Wolves kill two hunting dogs in Minocqua

Wolves kill hunting dogs in Minocqua

On Sept. 22 USDA-Wildlife Services issued a corrected bulletin advising that wolves had killed two hunting dogs in the town of Minocqua, Oneida County on Sept. 18. 

“Dog owners are reminded to exercise caution in wolf-occupied areas, especially those using their dogs to hunt,” the agency stressed in a press release. “Conflicts between hunting dogs and wolves are common during the bear training and hunting season. Dogs have also been depredated while pursuing other wildlife, including foxes, coyotes, bobcats, rabbits, snowshoe hares and upland birds.”

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) partners with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Wildlife Services department to investigate reported conflicts with wolves. Interactive maps, past reports and damage payment information is available at https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/WildlifeHabitat/wolf/maps. 

This resource shows locations of wolf depredation and threat conflicts verified between 2013 and the present. 

Depredation reports detail individual Wildlife Services reports, including if the report was verified as wolf depredation or determined as another cause. To view past reports, visit https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/WildlifeHabitat/wolf/maps