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Written by Millwaukee Journal-Sentinel
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Wednesday, July 22, 2009 |
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Stacy Forster Madison — It would be a crime to kill, threaten or harass wild animals with motor vehicles and boats, under a bill proposed by state Rep. Andy Jorgensen (D-Fort Atkinson). The bill would extend the same felony penalties for animal cruelty to those who intentionally or recklessly kill or harm wild mammals or birds by pursuing or harassing them with a motor vehicle or motor boat. In a statement, Jorgensen said it was necessary to close a loophole for "thrill kill" offenders after a series of incidents last winter. A Waupaca County judge last month dismissed felony charges of cruelty to animals against a man who was accused of running over and killing deer with his snowmobile in January. Similar charges are pending against two other men in the same incident in which four deer were found dead along a snowmobile trail south of Waupaca, and a fifth had to be euthanized. |
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Read more... [Law would make thrill killing animals a crime]
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Written by Wisconsin Public Radio
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Monday, July 20, 2009 |
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Brian Bull FT. ATKINSON, Wis. (WPR) A state lawmaker has drafted a bill aimed at people who deliberately injure and kill wildlife with snowmobiles and ATVs. Last January in Waupaca County, three men circled, battered, and killed five deer with their snowmobiles. That same month, snowmobilers near Ft. Atkinson ran over and killed dozens of ducks as they crossed the frozen Rock River. |
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Read more... [Wisconsin bill would criminalize attacks on animals with off-road vehicles]
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Written by Telegraph Herald
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Sunday, June 21, 2009 |
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POTOSI, Wis. -- A Potosi man attempting to flee police on an ATV struck a tree Saturday morning. Brian Jacobson, 36, of Potosi, was operating his ATV on U.S. 61 just north of Buena Vista Lane when a Grant County sheriff's deputy attempted to pull him over. Jacobson refused to stop, traveling at speeds of approximately 45 mph, according to the Grant County Sheriff's Department. A Potosi police officer joined the pursuit as Jacobson turned west on Dutch Hollow Road. Jacobson then took his ATV off-road, into a field owned by Modesta Winkler. The officers continued pursuit on foot. Jacobson then struck a tree, got off his ATV and attempted to flee on foot, but was caught by the pursuing officers. |
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Read more... [Potosi man attempts to flee police on ATV]
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Written by Shirley Clements
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Monday, May 18, 2009 |
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Shirley Clements The Fond du Lac County Board is aware that ATVs cause limestone trail damage even in winter. It is aware the Dodge County Wild Goose Trail has winter ATV activity problems - trail damage, trespassing and speeding. Yet the board will be voting to make ATVs permanent on the new Eisenbahn Trail, a trail not built or intended for ATVs. |
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Read more... [OPINION: Your Letters]
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Written by Journal Sentinel
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Thursday, March 19, 2009 |
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Tom Kertscher Oak Creek - Five of the seven men who were hit with colossal towing bills for getting stuck in the muck while off-roading have been found guilty of municipal violations. Twice last month groups of young men got their trucks stuck while tearing around vacant Milwaukee County-owned land off E. American Ave. |
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Read more... [5 off-roaders found guilty, must pay municipal tickets]
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Written by Journal Sentinel
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Monday, March 02, 2009 |
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Tom Kertscher Oak Creek - For years, guys have taken their trucks "off-roading" on a vacant piece of land along E. American Ave., and every once in a while, someone called the cops. If the off-roaders got caught, they might have gotten a ticket. But no one ever got nailed like a bunch of mud-spattering thrill-seekers did a few weeks ago. |
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Read more... [Trucks stuck in muck = big bucks: Off-roaders face steep towing fees, fines]
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Written by Journal Sentinel
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Monday, March 02, 2009 |
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Tom Kertscher Oak Creek - For years, guys have taken their trucks "off-roading" on a vacant piece of land along E. American Ave., and every once in a while, someone called the cops. If the off-roaders got caught, they might have gotten a ticket.
But no one ever got nailed like a bunch of mud-spattering thrill-seekers did a few weeks ago. |
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Read more... [Trucks stuck in muck = big bucks: Off-roaders face steep towing fees, fines]
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Written by Channel 3000
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Thursday, February 05, 2009 |
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Recommendations Aren't Final MINOCQUA, Wis. -- The Wisconsin Snowmobile Recreation Council voted unanimously on Thursday to stiffen penalties for driving a recreational vehicle while intoxicated. The recommendations, which aren't final, will now be sent to specific recreational organizations for review and input. |
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Read more... [Council Votes To Stiffen Penalties For Snowmobile, ATV OWIs]
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Written by Associated Press
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Saturday, January 31, 2009 |
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FOND DU LAC, Wis. - A snowmobiler who turned himself in after the death of 57 mallard ducks faces five citations totaling $2,490 including restitution. Department of Natural Resources Conservation Warden Kyle Kosin hand-delivered the citations to the 33-year-old Fond du Lac man on Friday. |
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Read more... [More reward money in Fort Atkinson duck deaths]
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Written by The Post Crescent
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Sunday, January 18, 2009 |
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David Horst What in the world? Disbelief and complete bafflement. And anger. It was the only way to react to the news that a group of snowmobilers had viciously chased down and tortured five deer on the outskirts of Waupaca. |
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Read more... [David Horst column: Attacks on wildlife deserve our outrage]
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