The poor great white hunter. They are such a persecuted entity in the state of Wisconsin. Not only can they shoot, arrow, hound, trap,bait, and kill almost any species throughout the year they also control the governorship, legislature, Natural Resources Board, courts, county boards, and apparently every other government entity, but that is apparently not enough….
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Scott Walker Welcomes the “Fox” Into the Hen House With Open Arms and We Pay For It
“Sportsmen for Walker.” This slogan has adorned yard signs and bumperstickers since 2010. The trophy obsessed “sportsmen” of Wisconsin believed that if NRA and Koch shill Scott Walker (R-Koch Industries) was elected as governor they would get whatever they wanted and for the first four years they essentially did. Walker appointed kill everything extreme hunting…
Dictator in Training: Walker Moves Anti-Environment and Anti-Science Agenda to Forefront
When college dropout/Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker took power following his election to governor in 2010 we got a taste of what was to come when he “dropped the bomb” on public employees with his infamous 2011 Act 10 legislation. At the time hundreds of thousands of Wisconsinites took to the streets surrounding the state Capitol…
Political Games and Rewriting History About Wisconsin’s Wolf Slaughter
Forget North Korea, since this past Friday following the federal court ruling that reinstated Endangered Species Act protections to wolves in the Great Lakes, the wolf haters and extreme right wing have been on an internet rampage. The wolf haters are openly promising to defy the ruling of the “radical liberal judge” and “emotional city…
Wisconsin DNR’s Conundrum: How to Eradicate Wolves and Pretend That We Aren’t
The wolf hating and bear hounder pandering Wisconsin DNR now finds themselves in a conundrum of their own making. The task at hand is to pretend they don’t wish to eradicate Wisconsin’s wolf population while continuing to pander to the bear hounders and the other anti-wildlife extremists that control their agency. The first mistake they…
Wisconsin “Reforms” and More Ties That Bind: The Perils of Political Payback and One Party Rule
In the two weeks since Wisconsin Governor, Scott Walker, and his GOP allies were reelected the perils of one party rule and hypocrisy have reared their ugly heads in a big way. In addition to more attacks on the poor and unemployed along with threats of withholding aid for political opponents, the Walker Administration’s political…
“Gut Shooting Wolves,” Conflicts of Interest, and the Ties That Bind. Just Another Day in Wisconsin
At a very recent Wisconsin Conservation Congress “Wolf Committee” meeting a representative for several of the DNR’s “Wolf Advisory Committee” member groups and a longtime anti-wolf zealot was reported to have been overheard making this comment: “Maybe shooting those damn things in the gut ain’t kind, but it sure is fun”. This comment was allegedly made…
Appeals Court Rules That Hounders Are Able To “Train” Their Dogs Against Wolves…….The Fix Is In
**UPDATED 7/10/2014 4:45 PM** According to a wildlife advocate that spoke with Wisconsin DNR Carnivore Biologist Dave McFarland, today’s court ruling means that there are ZERO rules for “training” with dogs against wolves and that hounders can now use their dogs against them 365 days a year. You read that right. Hounders as of now…
