Press Release: Petition Seeks Hounding Ban in Wisconsin National Forest

Wildlife conservation and animal protection groups petitioned the U.S. Forest Service today to ban hounding in Wisconsinโ€™s Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest. Hounding is the practice of training and using dogs to hunt and chase down black bears and other wildlife.

Sample Letter to National Forest Officials: End Bear Baiting and Hounding on Wisconsin Public Lands

Please use this letter as a template to express your opposition to the bear hounding and baiting practices that are currently being allowed to take place with very little regulation on our public lands.