- Wiscampsin Weekly
- Posts
- Wolves kill dogs, monarch migration, and massive buck down
Wolves kill dogs, monarch migration, and massive buck down
Story of the week: Bats!
Forrest Koslowski
October 09, 2025
In partnership with
Mornin’ to everyone wondering how the heck to properly care for your lawn this fall. This is the Wiscampsin Weekly, the email that gets you in the know on the Wisconsin outdoors in 5 minutes or less. New reader? Subscribe here.
This week’s weekly:
🦋 Monarch migration is here!
🐺 Six hunting dogs killed by wolves over weekend
🦌 Wisconsin bowhunter arrows massive buck
🦇 STORY OF THE WEEK: A dance of 3,000 bats: Magic at Nelson Dewey State Park
🦋 Monarch migration is here! LINK
Monarch butterflies are on their epic two-and-a-half-month migration from Wisconsin’s late-summer fields to the mountains of Central Mexico—an awe-inspiring journey that coincides with Día de los Muertos.
Weighing about as much as a paperclip, only a fraction of monarchs survive the trek, making each fluttering orange wing a small miracle of endurance.
Wisconsinites can support the migration by planting milkweed and nectar-rich flowers to give these “super generation” butterflies safe pit stops on their cross-continent journey.
🐺 Six hunting dogs killed by wolves over weekend LINK
Six bear hunting dogs were killed and two injured in separate wolf encounters near Ackley Wildlife Area and Elcho, confirmed by Wisconsin DNR and USDA Wildlife Services.
Biologists say such incidents often happen when hunting dogs cross “rendezvous sites,” where wolf packs keep pups in late summer and are most territorial.
While wolves pose little risk to people in WI, hunters and dog owners are urged to check the DNR’s Wolf Depredation Map, leash dogs when possible, and report conflicts immediately to USDA Wildlife Services.
🦌 Wisconsin bowhunter arrows massive buck LINK
After tracking a legendary Sheboygan County buck for years, bowhunter Mitch Piepenburg finally tagged the massive 16-pointer—rough-scored near 200 inches—on a crisp, still Friday evening.
With shifting winds and a 10-degree temperature drop, Piepenburg hung a new stand, took two careful shots, and found the buck just 80 yards away after a four-hour wait.
The giant whitetail had survived a severe injury years earlier, earning local fame as a “ghost” buck that outsmarted hunters season after season—until this unforgettable night.
SUPPORT THE WISCAMPSIN WEEKLY — Click on our sponsors or check out the Wiscampsin Shop!
Looking for unbiased, fact-based news? Join 1440 today.
Join over 4 million Americans who start their day with 1440 – your daily digest for unbiased, fact-centric news. From politics to sports, we cover it all by analyzing over 100 sources. Our concise, 5-minute read lands in your inbox each morning at no cost. Experience news without the noise; let 1440 help you make up your own mind. Sign up now and invite your friends and family to be part of the informed.
🦇 STORY OF THE WEEK: A Dance of 3,000 Bats: Dawn Magic at Nelson Dewey State Park
At 4 a.m., the air is still, the sky soft and gray, and the only sound is a few folding chairs creaking as sleepy onlookers settle in. Suddenly, a flutter overhead — then thousands more. The show has begun. To read the rest of the story, sign up for the Wiscampsin Membership.
For $1.84/month you’ll get full access to Wiscampsin: 3 shorts, meme, Story + Trip of the Week, and poll.
Not ready to sign up? We created a free trial below so you can read the full story—no credit card required, no strings attached. Give it a go!
After signing up you will be able to read the full Wiscampsin Weekly on our website.
WISCAMPSIN WEEKLY POLL
38% of voters know there stuff! The most popular answer was the right one! In 1833 the Gallinipper was built, which later sank in 1851 becoming Wisconsin’s oldest known shipwreck.
Over the past few weeks have you seen an uptick of Monarch's in Wisconsin as they migrate South for the Winter?Click an answer below |
A write-in from the poll… Crimeny cripes!
Well, how'd we do this week? |
Reply