Hunt Hill: Wolf Tracking

Join Adrian Wydeven, Chair of the Timber Wolf Alliance Advisory Council, for a day tracking carnivores and other forest wildlife in eastern Washburn County. The day will begin with a brief indoor introduction at Hunt Hill Nature Center, followed by time on the roads looking for and then identifying tracks. The focus will be on mid and large carnivore tracks, from fishers to bears, and we will especially be hoping to encounter some wolf tracks and signs along the way. Most of the day will involve driving along backroads, but there will be opportunities for some short hikes along the way.

Adrian Wydeven worked as a wildlife biologist for the Wisconsin DNR for over 32 years, and headed up the state wolf recovery and management program from 1990-2013.  Wydeven has tracked wolves across northern Wisconsin for the last 36 years and currently is a volunteer tracker and regional tracking coordinator for the WDNR.  Adrian also teaches about wolves and promotes wolf conservation through the Timber Wolf Alliance and Wisconsin’s Green Fire.

Participants should dress for the weather as we’ll be riding and walking. Pack a lunch and water bottle, and feel free to bring snowshoes and a tracking guide book. Adrian has recommended Scat and Tracks of the Great Lakes by James Halfpenny.

Limited to 20 participants. Up to 11 can ride together in the Hunt Hill Van.

REGISTER HERE Registration is required by January 16.
Program Fee: $60/person, $55/member