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Old 09-30-2007 | 01:28 PM
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Default RE: Elk in Wisconsin. Are we doing enough?

like lungbuster said, "the only good wolf, is a dead wolf". The DNR never should have reintroduced them back into WI. It wouldn't be bad if them stayed up north in the Big woods but they don't. They hunt whatever is easiest to kill and usually that means farmers livestock. At least now that they are delisted the farmers can shoot them if they are causing problems without the fear of prosecution. I am from around the Black River Falls area and I don't believe it would be good to reintroduce elk in that area. There are too many agricultural areas that would be affected by the reintroduction(cranberry bogs and regular cash crop farmers). I have seen the elk in northern WI and that is cool but WI nolonger has large enough chunks of unbroken forest to maintain a very large population. Whether the DNR wants to believe it or not CWD is always going to be in WI no matter what they try to do to get rid of it. It has been out West for over thirty years and hunters still pay big bucks to go hunting out there. The DNR should get back to worrying about managing the deer herd that is here instead of trying to wipe it out which won't happen. Enough said.....
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