Judge hearing arguments over night deer hunting
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal judge is hearing arguments over whether the Wisconsin Chippewa can hunt deer at night.
U.S. District Judge Barbara Crabb two weeks ago declared the state’s ban on night deer hunting extends to tribal hunters, scuttling the Chippewa’s request until Wednesday’s hearing.
The Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission, the organization that oversees the Chippewa’s off-reservation rights, last month quietly authorized tribal hunters to hunt at night, known as shining.
The OK was given for night hunting in the so-called ceded territory, a 22,400-acre swath of northern Wisconsin the tribes handed over to the federal government in the 19th century.
The state Department of Natural Resources has banned night deer hunting for decades out of safety concerns.
The judge didn’t indicate during Wednesday’s hearing when she would rule.
Dec 13, 2012 at 10:13 a.m.
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wasp2491
I have no problem with Indians, (and yes I call them that respectfully) and often comment on illegal immigration by saying "Ask the Indians what they think of illegal immigration"
Now having said that, this night hunting thing is a crock, as I posted earlier...just like the misuse of your "Treaties" allowing tribes to buy land anywhere they want, then declare it a reservation and build a casino and pay NO TAXES on it...
Call this stuff what you want, but it is just plain wrong.
Dec 13, 2012 at 6:09 a.m.
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helge1939 - Oh please tell me what history books do you read. Were North and South America empty continents?
Dec 13, 2012 at 5:48 a.m.
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No one stole any land from them
Dec 13, 2012 at 5:20 a.m.
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Maybe we could just rescind the treaties and all the Caucasians could just get off the land that was stolen from the native Americans. Then there would be no problems at all.
Dec 13, 2012 at 3:21 a.m.
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It should actually be allowed because the deer move mostly at night. As long as we have rules and they don't good luck at controlling population. You better build massive walls around major roads or expect more accidents.
Dec 12, 2012 at 10:12 p.m.
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This is no different than the loopholes they used to slaughter the fish the way they do...
Not a good thing.
Dec 12, 2012 at 9:05 p.m.
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They claim this is how they did it 100 years ago? Pretty sure they didnt have high powered rifles,radios,spotlights and pickups!
Make them do it with a homemade recurve and gut string.
Dec 12, 2012 at 8:54 p.m.
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You can bet these night hunters will be shooting from the road
Dec 12, 2012 at 8:02 p.m.
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Don't hunters accidentally already kill each other way too many times in daylight hours? Which “herd” are you trying to thin? JMO, this is just plain too dangerous
Dec 12, 2012 at 6:31 p.m.
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You call this poaching in most cases,unless of course you are part of the tribe.
As far as shining yes it would make it very easy to poach a deer,but when you have snow there is no light needed.
This needs to be stopped.
Just recently 3 young men from Rock County were fined and lost their hunting rights for up to 21 years for doing exactly what is proposed. Hmmm !
Dec 12, 2012 at 5:43 p.m.
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I'm not a sportsman, but from what I understand, it is actually -easier- to hunt a deer at night, assuming shining is the method employed. Apparently, when you shine a deer, it freezes in it's tracks. I believe that implies even less skill is needed to hunt deer at night (if you are shining).
Dec 12, 2012 at 5:21 p.m.
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That would take a real hunter to shoot deer @ night
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