BY:HENRY REDMAN-7:00 AM

Illustration of hunting dogs attacking a bear from Sporting Sketches (1817-1818) by Henry Alken (1784-1851). ( CC BY 4.0)

     https://wisconsinexaminer.com/2022/02/22/conflicts-between-bear-hunters-and-property-owners-in-northwoods-lead-to-fears-of-cowboy-war/

In the remote counties of Northern Wisconsin, where the closest law enforcement officer is often at least 30 minutes away, a conflict between property owners and bear hunters running hounds through the woods is reaching a boiling point.

The conflict, which has sprung up in counties including Sawyer, Burnett and Polk in the northwest corner of the state, pits hunters against hunters and scared residents who see the remote reaches of the state as a sanctuary. Adding to the frustration are the limitations of law enforcement tasked with patrolling such large areas, the political clout of the state’s bear hunting lobby and the controversial practice of using hounds to hunt large predators such as wolves and bears.

“I got f–king…