For those who’ve been following the ongoing saga in Wisconsin surrounding the upcoming wolf hunt, we wanted to give you an update on several cases that are making their way through the courts. In the case involving the Attorney General’s attempt to remove Dr. Frederick Prehn as the Chairman of the Natural Resources Board, a…
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September 2, 2021 For immediate release: Please contact for further comment: Luke Hilgemann at [email protected] Hunter Nation Files Brief Defending Hunters in Federal Wolf Delisting Case Kansas City, Kansas…Hunter Nation, the fastest growing grassroots group in the country dedicated to defending our hunting traditions, filed a brief in federal court this week defending the U.S.…
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August 31, 2021 For immediate release: Please contact for further comment: Luke Hilgemann at [email protected] Hunter Nation Statement on Anti-Hunting groups Frivolous Wolf Hunt Suits Hunter Nation, the fastest growing grassroots organization in the country dedicated to protecting the rights of hunters, issued the following statement today in response to lawsuits made public by national…
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Testimony in support of increasing Fall wolf hunt quota Submitted by: Luke Hilgemann – President, CEO Hunter Nation Date: August 11, 2021 Honorable Chairman Prehn, and members of the Board. My name is Luke Hilgemann and I am the President and CEO of Hunter Nation – a grassroots organization that represents the United Voice…
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Hunter Nation is continuing our work to ensure that hunters play a role in responsibly managing our predator populations in Wisconsin. The DNR has begun its work of putting together an updated wolf management plan that will be one step in the process of developing a long-term plan to manage Wisconsin’s wolves. We were disappointed…
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In a tense exchange, Sen. Mary Felzkowski (R-Irma) grilled Department of Natural Resources (DNR) secretary Preston Cole on the Wisconsin Wolf hunt. Sen. Mary Felzkowski asked, “If you aren’t representing the sportsmen who are asking for the hunt … who are you representing? …Why did it take a lawsuit for you to do your job?”…
Read MoreMARSHFIELD — A plethora of news articles are reporting that Wisconsin wolf hunters exceeded the Department of Natural Resource’s harvest quota by more than 50%. But this statistic is grossly misleading and has created a false narrative that deserves clarity. The reality is Wisconsin’s wolf hunt quota was 200 for the 2021 season, and the number of…
Read MoreLast fall, following successful conservation efforts, Interior Secretary David Bernhardt announced the removal of the gray wolf from federal Endangered Species Act protections, and on January 4, 2021, the removal became official. A conservation success story, the wolf population in the continental United States didn’t just recover, it grew exponentially, unleashing an overwhelming number of…
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This February, Hunter Nation won a historic victory for Wisconsin hunters—and a victory for the rule of law—and ensured that the state’s legally required wolf hunt was held. With the delisting of the grey wolf from the federal Endangered Species Act going into effect in January 2021, Wisconsin state law requires an “annual open season…
Read MoreThis week, Hunter Nation, along with the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty, won our lawsuit against the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources for ignoring a state law requirement to schedule a wolf hunt this winter. A Jefferson County Circuit Court found that the Wisconsin DNR violated state law by refusing to schedule a winter 2021 gray…
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