Next up - memorial for all the fallen squirrles and rabbits in 2012.

Where is the memorial for all of the livestock, dogs and cats killed by these monsters? Problem is, none of these lefty loons have ever seen a wolf in the wild in Wisconsin....they are mean nasty creatures.

Anyone know where the mosquito memorial is? I need to pay my respect for all those that I have killed over the years.

Dumb liberals

I like turtles

LOL first world problems for these libs. A poem LOL hahaha

These crazy groups buy up hunting licenses every year to keep the general public from obtaining one. I want to know of the 1,160 licenses how many were obtained by far left groups.

I've been out of the country for more than a year. Why would anyone want to hunt wolves? I don't get it. Can anyone explain? Are they hurting people or livestock? Do they carry disease? Just looking for info here, not trying to make a point. Thanks!

Yes, yes and Yes!!!!

I am having a memorial tonight for a chicken killed by Tyson. The event will include carrots, potatoes and gravy. It will also be followed by a belch and other gastric salutes.

Imbeciles! Comparing a magnificent creature like a wolf to mosquitos and squirrels is beyond ignorant. It's this kind of ignorance that led to the wolf being completely wiped out in the early 1900's. I would have thought there would have been a little evolution in the intervening 100+ years. Wolves are part of a healthy ecosystem (I know that may be way beyond your minimal intellectual comprehension) There are programs in place to compensate ranchers and farmers for the loss of livestock, plus, most of us "lefty weirdos" have no problem with killing problem wolves that continously prey on livestock. It's the random killing of hundreds that's the issue.

Will the Native Americans be ridiculed for their involvement in this genocide?

Steve, where did you get that picture of the fox and wolf?

Ann, did a dingo eat your baby?

I'm curious how they intend to "symbolize the lives and deaths" of wolves. Eat some deer meat and howl at the moon?

To me there is no difference between this proposed wolf memorial and the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in D.C. Both are a complete waste of time and energy.

OH GIVE ME A BREAK ThIS memorial IS TO MUCH! BOB you are correct there are to many wolfes in the state . They are vicious and where ever there are to many of them other spicies are anielated by them .IE: Elk in Utah. They will run down a deer eat off its legs and then leave the deer alive to die a slow death. They kill farm animals and are a nuisance to man and beasts. A reasonible amount of them in any given area makes sense .But like any creature they should be hunted, and 117 isnt enough from what I hear.I love Gods creatures but if your going to hold a memorial their are plenty of Humandeaths, issues, and situations to mourn!

How do I get rid of that silky skin ad? It's covering half the article on my Mobil device. I've tried everything.
Well, almost everything, I never shot a wolf.

Do you think they hunt chihuahuas in Mexico?

Liberals want gun control. And in the words of Biden today if any law saves at lest one life it's worth it. So in that same mindset, if killing wolves saves at least one life, it's worth it.

You can't have it both way liberal thinkers.

Except if you ban guns, we can't harvest wolves affectively, their population explodes, and our children become dinner.

mind blown

If it has a face, it's open season and it's for dinner.

I agree with you Lu.100%

I'm not sure PETA style political theater is the best way to endear people to your cause, although certainly it'll get publicity. But if they wish to go whole hog with the the anthropomorphism routine, perhaps they could have a couple of well-behaved hybrids in tow with mourning veils affixed. At a certain point in the ceremony they could be brought to the makeshift podium or center of the ceremonial ring of attendees or whatever and encouraged to howl their outrage over the massacre.

What a missed opportunity. They should have live trapped a couple wolves, made sure they were hungry and let them loose at the Capitol when all the demonstrations were taking place. That would have thinned that herd real fast and saved a lot of taxpayer money for security.

Better yet, release the hungry wolves at the Friday service and watch them "feel the love" at that time. There would be some other memorials following and not for the wolves.

I think it is a disgusting parade of human ignorance and our sense of superiority over all other life that we need to hold hunting seasons for the Earth's creatures. What a wonderful animal the wolf is! A calculated and deadly killer, killing ONLY FOR THEIR OWN NEEDS. Earlier this year, on a jog through a well populated neighborhood, i was attacked by a dog, a plain, domesticated dog. That put me out of walking or being independent at all for almost 3 months, with permanent damage to my leg for the rest of my life. And Wisconsin calls for a 'Wolf Hunting Season'? What we should see is Wisconsin focus on much more important issues: unemployment, housing market, poverty, declining MPS, people who own dogs but do not know how to take care of them. I think this is a disgusting thing Wisconsin has started, killing creatures who kill to survive, instead of fat, pampered, spoiled dogs who have 2X's the regular amount to eat, and still ruin lives. How about that Ann?

A someone who has hunted in northeastern Wisconsin for most of my adult life, I was torn by the decision to hut wolves in Wisconsin. Anyone who has come into my home or cabin has seen the many pieces of art depicting wolves, and anyone that knows me knows that I hve contributed to many wolf preservation foundations.

So I'm torn because I would never hunt wolves. But I hunt deer, and successful deer hunting is vital to many areas of the the state's economy. Since wolves naturally prey on deer or other large mammals, there was concern of the increase in the number of wolves as it relates to deer mortality. At least that was the concern in Marinette County. In that area, deer have many natural predators including bear, coyotes and wolves. All three have seen increases in numbers and the deer population has decreased. But I'm not sure that the natural predator issue alone is the cause. For decades, the DNR has allowed very liberal doe hunting, which many of us who spend many hours in the woods, would say was more harmful to the deer population. Before the wolf hunt should have been allowed, recent efforts in deer herd management should have studied for their effectiveness in increasing the herd.

With that said, I believe the hunt itself was managed well as the numbers indicate. I won't be holding any vigils, but I hope that we have monitoring in place to see if this program should continue.

Once again my comment is directed to ann-in regards to her "eliminate the entire species, they serve no purpose to the eco system". Clearly, this comment is pure ignorance, and my previous comment, however heated, was I thought directed towards someone of some educational background. Why do you think there are predators? To hunt the prey. Why do you think the numbers of prey always outnumber the amount of predators? So that they can sustain their own population as well as that of the animals that hunt them. Knowing full well that wolves do indeed hunt deer, why not let natural processes play out? the more deer (prey) you have, the greater number of wolves (predator) you will have. That is the way of the world. To say that wolves servce no purpose in our eco system is a completely uneducated response. Take pride in your surroundings, and take a couple seconds to appreciate the Earth you live on, Ann, you may find that you can learn a thing or two.

Just food for thought:
Why is there all this publicity/outrage/compassion/etc for a wolf hunt, yet not a peep for thousands of innocent lives taken through abortions,etc?

...and Mara Hanson...there is no way wolves 'run down deer, eat off their legs and leave them to die a slow death'!
These animals have to hunt and eat to survive; they never selectively gnaw off an animal's legs, then walk off chuckling under their breath!
What strange media have you been watching?

You liberal nut cases need to come face to face with a 200 pound Canadian Grey in the wild - unarmed.
Then, perhaps, they would get an idea, however briefly, of why they were hunted to near extinction in the past.

These beasts are the bane of ranchers everywhere, they “kill for fun”, and are killing machines of the first order.
In some areas the deer population my be getting bit out of hand, but there are other alternatives to unleashing packs of wolves on them.

And us, I might add.

Young Conservative, As far as I am concerned, the only creatures that kill for fun are humans. Jusxt because wolves are nature's killing machine, doesnt mean that they are vicious killing creatures who kill for the fun of it. I think you need to check your sources. I have had hunters in my family for a very long time, and have witnessed nature at its most raw. However, having Native American ancestry, we also took time to understand they dynamics at play, and respect all life, and know that no wolves kill for sport. I have never ever heard of a wolf killing (by itself) any animal, then walking away while laughing. (and Brian-I do not think all hunting is disgusting, not at all, but what upsets me about this particular act is that I do have a hard time believing that the State exhausted all other means to fix the issues out there, and that this decision was perhaps made a bit too hastily).

A little tidbit: my uncle was a photographer for Nat Geo, and he loved nature (obviously). But here is some actualy scientific text to back our argument:
Wolves live and hunt in packs of around six to ten animals. They are known to roam large distances, perhaps 12 miles (20 kilometers) in a single day. These social animals cooperate on their preferred prey—large animals such as deer, elk, and moose. When they are successful, wolves do not eat in moderation. A single animal can consume 20 pounds (9 kilograms) of meat at a sitting. Wolves also eat smaller mammals, birds, fish, lizards, snakes, and fruit.

Realllllly people, we take over and invade thier land that we just destroy, and we have the nerve and gall to condemn them??? Call them MONSTERS????
Realllllly???????
They are trying to survive just like the rest of us.
Yes I have seen them in the wild AND I have seen them trapped and I have also seen them cageds. How would all of you people be if that were YOU???
Oh that's right...you would walk the other way ESPECIALLY if you haven't eaten in days and have a babies to fend for. OMG! I just can't believe most of these post promoting it!
THANK YOU SOOOOOO MUCH Heather for your post!!! Spot on!
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Greg: hahahahahahahaha. i cant even stand to listen to this much longer. it is a crazy thing that the eco system has always relied on man to kill wolves. how could i have never been informed of this? maybe because it is a load of garbage.

It strikes me as odd to live near a wolf refuge, have wolves at the Milwaukee County Zoo, and also wolf hunting in the state. I certainly respect that animals were in this area first but these are significant predators and must be kept from human-populated areas.

Oh, Greg, I will cut you a break here, how old are you, 16? 17? since I do not like to cut down children, I will simply disregard your comebacks as elementary and inconsequential. However, perhaps your mother would want to place a call to the Greendale Super. and let him know that her son has not yet become learned in the ways of science (and common sense for that matter), but to use your case as an example of what can happen from pure negligence and disregard for becoming a valued citizen. Believe it or not, I appreciate your comments, it only aids in making those who chose to differ from you and your 'knowlege' stand out and come out on top.

Young conservative if you are telling people they need some psychiatric help sadly you are referring to yourself.
Heather, I'm Michelle :) got your back on that one too!
Bren and everyone else in this discussio--- maybe we need to stop taking away wildlife and rebuild what we already have....oh but we can't do that we live in a society of where we have to consume everything in our path to be better than the next guy. Our motto isn't Let's Protect It...anymore
it's Let's Destroy It...
DON"T take a downtown area an rebuild it...lets go out to the woods, take an animals' home and then expect them not to care. Wow....amazingly just how self absorbed & materialistic we have become. :(
We keep taking away the woods and their homes, what do you expect wild animals to do? Humans breed at far faster rate than most animals....and we need to keep them (wild animals) out of our areas???? Whoa! Maybe WE should stop reproducing. How about that one??
Then those that call wolves monsters and killers could just live in the city and learn more about life and the value of it.

Who cares what these liberal bimbos think? They have never seen a wolf in the wild and have no idea what they are talking about. Stick to the crayons, gals.

Craig i am the current ower of 3 rescue dogs, all from puppy mills in Alabama and Georgia. I ahve owned dogs my entire life, but when we are killing mass amounts of animals because they are labled 'vicious' or said to kill for sport (which is totally untrue and riduculous), but yet we let HUMANS have ownership over an animal, pamper it, overfeed it (which is a form of abuse), then unleash it to the world and nothing happens to that person (and sometimes unfortunately the animal is euthanized, yes), where are we going in htis world? let us punih innocent wolves for doing what they do naturally, but lets simply give a slap on the wrist to horrible dog owners (and they outnumber vicious wolves 1000 to 1), that is an issue. Thousands of $$ went into my painful recovery, out of my own pocket, and the owner gets to sleep safvetly at night, with her animals, and not care about the size of the monkey wrench her inability to control the dog she made into a fat beast has thrown into my life. I say we put into action a law that will round up all those humans, and educate them. however, with wolves, lets just jump to killing them by the hundreds, cause that is fair right?

Why because you are intimidated by women?
FYI Craig I have kids and a husband and a family that hunts but we dont hunt wolves. We respect our world around us.
And if you want to throw that kind of crap out there and you know what crap I am talking about....You are kind of person that shouldn't be called a man because for that matter you have a lot to learn on what being a man is. A real man is definitely not you.

You realize that's 117 wolves that would have never even been around to be hunted had humans not made efforts to see that the wolf population grew in the first place. Would it be better that that had never happened? Then we wouldn't have to get upset about this.

Life is about compromises and choices. The wolf has no natural predators in this state. We can't have agriculture and a large wolf population. We're not going to do away with agriculture so wolves can flourish unabated. Be realistic. This is really the lesser of two evils.

young conservative-when you have nothing more that is of any worth to contribute to a conversation, one usually backs out, not interjects nonsense sentences. I am sorry that you are so disconnected from life and society to see what is going on around you, and that you may have too much faith in things you hardly know anything about. open your eyes, your comments have been nothing but 'liberal this, liberal that'. however, what have you said that has actually mattered in this argument? you saw a 200lb wolf? i say, tell someone of authority about taht! that would be a very large wolf. usually they top out at around 100lb's. Are you the same guy who discovered bigfoot and the lockness monster? And you are still here with us? i would have figured you would be living in some mansion somewhere in California. And be a liberal. however, i am not seeing the conservative influence in your comments anyways, so perhaps you should figure out what side of the fence you actually sit on. And it would be wise of you to not hate on the woman race. Because remember, it is because of a woman that you are even here in this conversation to begin with dear.

I'm enjoying my wolfskins.

The emerald ASH borer has murdered THOUSANDS of ASH trees, yet no one cares enough to hold a memorial for the poor ash trees.
I am extremely saddened that so many people want to hug a wolf, and there are no nuts left to hug a tree.

Craig
2:39 pm on Thursday, January 10, 2013
Has your husband ever suggested Midol?

Craig - Has Yours?????

The right wing fringe is unraveling.here again..loony comparisons of plant life to magnificent carnivores that preserve a bit of what once was in wild America.

Writing ALL DAY and NIGHT on blogs about killing wolves, fondling guns close to their persons, women as bimbos, etc. is obviously a desperate compensating for feelings of inadequacy and smallness by these white suburban "he men" ,that venture to the woods only well armed and half liquored up.

Wolf season ends February 28, 2013 in Wisconsin. Wish me luck this weekend so we can break past the current kill of 117!

You little ***, I can't let this one go because you are one of the reason's this world is turning to crap and you are a lonely little imp.
Hmmm lemme guess...you sit in a dark basement or in your bedroom somewhere in here in WI hating life and women because they did you wrong at some point in your life. And with this blog you will really be angry and go hurt a woman because you can. OR IF, and that's a BIG IF you are married you will beat your wife up because it makes you feel like a man....well you need to (and I'm sure alot of people will agree) get help and quit typing because jerks like you get their karma back ten fold....beware ace.

There seems to be some women on here needing a good romping to get some cobwebs out. To think we're not even debating birth control. Wolves must be the next big issue with them.

To All:

I believe "ann" was a plant, someone who was trying to be over-the-top in order to make the opposition look bad.

Let's have some details of the event(?)
Actions tell the real story.