Wisconsin State Updates & News
To date, the Wisconsin DNR has held two Wolf Advisory Committee meetings. The most interesting statistic provided in September was that the DNR estimates we have 102 FEWER wolves than last year. The wolf population estimate in 2024 was 1,328 and in 2025 the population dropped to 1,226 which is below the state’s biological carrying capacity of 1,242 wolves.
The DNR says they have “credible intervals 95% certainty” that the Wisconsin wolf population is between 1,087 – 1,379.
This report from the DNR is an insult to conservation and wildlife management.
Yet, somehow Hunter Nation members captured 3.4% of the entire state’s wolf population in just four separate locations.
Hunter Nation will continue the fight for a numeric population goal – Stay Tuned!
FOLLOW THE MONEY
Adding to the insults we received from the DNR recently. A state audit revealed last year the DNR spent less than half of its Fish & Wildlife Account funds on programs that directly benefitted hunters and anglers. In the last four years, revenue rose by nearly 24% but the F&W Account had a $10M deficit all the while the DNR only spent 49.8% of their budget on projects that primarily benefited the hunting and fishing community.
Below is the link for the full independent audit.
Hunter Nation Wisconsin Events
Thank you to the Northeast Wisconsin Patriots and the Manitowoc County Patriots for inviting Hunter Nation to speak. These events are great opportunities to hear about our work in the state and the success we see when hunters engage and vote!
Thank you to all who attended our Green Bay Town Hall
It’s deer season here in Wisconsin.
Congrats to all the archery hunters and best of luck to Wisconsin’s Orange Army headed into God’s Country
Be safe and God Bless
Chris Vaughan
Chris@HunterNation.org
Hunter Nation - Wisconsin State Director
The answer to the wolf problem in Wisconsin is to elect a governor who will bring accountability to the office. Anyone who likes to hunt deer and would like to have the tradition passed on to the younger generations will vote for such a person. There has always been bear, coyotes and bobcats but they play second fiddle to the apex predator, the wolf. Wolves travel long distances to seek out their prey, whitetail deer. Wolves have no natural enemies. After the 2021 wolf season wolf numbers made a re-bound after the following spring with new litters of pups. Wolves eat whatever they catch including black bear. Wolves are part of the wilderness but their numbers should be controlled like other species. A resolution was approved at the 2022 Spring Hearings that set a wolf goal of 350 or less. The Wolf Management Plan approved in 1999 and 2007 set the population goal at 350 wolves. Why isn’t there a a numeric population goal of 350 wolves in the Wolf Management Plan?
Thank you for what you are doing. Please keep us informed and updated on your work in Wisconsin. Please hold our (com artist) DNR accountable. We have not had a wolf season in years, how can the population be less this year than last year? Also, the number of antlerless tags they allow is ridiculous. Ask any hunter, the number of deer that people see, does not support this. We all feel that the DNR is just trying to sell more tags to pad their pockets.