Wolves kill two bear hounds near Park Falls
Press-Gazette
PARK FALLS Wolves from a pack in the Hoffman Lake Wildlife Area northeast of Park Falls killed two bear hounds on Aug. 18.
Adrian Wydeven, mammalian ecologist for the state Department of Natural Resources, said this is the first depredation incident on bear-hunting dogs in this area.
Wydeven said wolves are in rendezvous sites for the summer pup-rearing season. It is unknown if the wolves were protecting the sites at the times the dogs were killed.
The two dogs were owned by a Weyauwega man. Hunters training bear hounds may want to use caution if they plan to train or hunt dogs in this area, which is northeast of Park Falls.
Wolves are listed as a protected species in Wisconsin. The Hoffman Lake Pack has about nine wolves.