DNR to Craft New Reporting Methods for Wolf Hunts

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is planning to ask wolf hunters and trappers for more information about their kills.

Dave MacFarland, the DNR's carnivore specialist, is set to give a presentation to the Natural Resources Board on Wednesday about additional data the agency will ask hunters and trappers to supply.

Documents the DNR sent to the board state the information will be used to evaluate harvest methods and compliance will be voluntary.

The documents offer no other details and a DNR spokesman says MacFarland isn't ready to talk about the initiative.

Animal rights advocates have complained for several years about a provision in state law that allows hunters to use hounds to chase down wolves, saying the measure will lead to bloody dog-on-wolf fights in the woods.