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Big Game => Black Bear => Topic started by: mudbrook on July 28, 2009, 05:52:58 PM

Title: Concerns grow about wolves killing dogs
Post by: mudbrook on July 28, 2009, 05:52:58 PM
A central Wisconsin hunter believes the number of wolves in the central forest region is greatly underestimated.

Jason Tibbett was out training bear-hunting dogs just east of Fairchild Sunday. The dogs were performing magnificently, having bayed a bear in less than 10 minutes. That's when his friend's dog, Nelly, a 3-and-a-half year old female walker-red tick hound, was killed.

Tibbett says the dog came running past him with three wolves chasing after it. The owner tried to distract the wolves, but they attacked the dog.
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