Now comes the story of 200 turkeys poisened here in Wisconsin. Just makes me sick to my stomach! About 200 wild turkeys have been fatally poisoned in Oconto County in northeastern Wisconsin, the state Department of Natural Resources said Friday. The DNR said it has identified the person believed to have killed the turkeys, which were found in a wooded area near a farm in north central Oconto County. Wardens responded after receiving information from the DNR's tip line. The poisoning is the latest in a string of assaults against wildlife this winter. In other cases, snowmobilers have killed deer and ducks in Waupaca, Fond du Lac and Jefferson counties. "This is very disconcerting," said Byron Goetsch, a regional DNR warden in northeastern Wisconsin, where all but the Jefferson County case were handled. "It really isn't representative of the people in this area." The DNR has contacted the Oconto County district attorney's office, which declined to comment. Goetsch declined to identify the suspect or poison used or say when the poisoning occurred, other than to say the turkeys were found in the last two weeks. Two or three crows also might have been poisoned, Goetsch said. An aerial survey of the area showed no other wildlife were harmed. In another case in Waupaca County, three men were charged in what authorities believe was a "thrill kill" of five deer while riding their snowmobiles. In Fond du Lac County, a man has been charged with killing 57 mallards while driving at speeds of up to 80 mph over water. In a case on the Rock River in Fort Atkinson, snowmobilers are believed to be responsible for killing about 60 ducks.
Extremely disturbing. Yeah, there must be something in the cheese here. I guess I better quit eating it or else I'll go on a killing spree.
Really an odd series of events, and for them to all occur within the same general area is very strange. People make me sick at times.
coming from a guy whose state has 4 govenors since 1960's being found guilty of some kind of misdealings. :d
