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Sections of Wisconsin’s hunter harassment law that prohibit approaching or video-recording hunters are unconstitutionally overbroad and vague, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has ruled.

Sections of Wisconsin’s hunter harassment law that prohibit approaching or video-recording hunters are unconstitutionally overbroad and vague, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has ruled.

Citing the First Amendment, a Chicago-based federal appeals court has struck down changes to a Wisconsin “hunter harassment law” that bans recording and approaching hunters.

Another film festival is coming this week. Or, sort of, two of them are coming.

Duluth Superior Film Festival announces lineup, including an ‘ethereal documentary’ and larger-than-life animation The 11th annual festival also features works with local ties, including films by Matthew Koshmrl and Moira Villiard. Written By: Christa Lawler | × "Malni: Towards the Ocean, Towards the Shore" kicks off this years Duluth Superior Film Festival. (grasshopperfilm.com) The 11th annual Duluth Superior Film Festival will open with "Malni: Toward the O...

/ Rod Coronado, leader of activist group Wolf Patrol, in a still from the new film Operation Wolf Patrol. This past February, Wisconsin held the state’s first sanctioned gray wolf hunt in almost seven years. The planned week-long hunt was shut down after just 72 hours when hunters blew past the state’s kill target of 119 wolves, killing over 200 wolves. The hunt has since been criticized by biologists and Native tribes for not communicating with Indigenous populations or incorporating prop...

2021 Lighthouse International Film Festival Preview (LONG BEACH ISLAND, NJ) -- After paving the way last year as the first full drive-in film festival in the world (screening 28 new films in five days during COVID times), the 2021 Lighthouse International Film Festival strives to recapture a sense of normalcy as a cultural event that offers in-person screenings of the best new indie films as well as industry panels, master classes, and parties — all during one long summer weekend (June 3-6) ...

To Which We Belong 89 minutes | United States To Which We Belong is a documentary that highlights farmers and ranchers leaving behind conventional practices that are no longer profitable or sustainable. What Should I Put in My Coffee? 86 minutes | United States What Should I Put in My Coffee? is the worlds first feature-length documentary about coffee creamer. Using this seemingly light-hearted topic as a starting point, the film explores big ideas about farming and animal agriculture, the envi...

Wisconsin wildlife officials opened a wolf season Monday after hunting advocates sued to move the start date up from November amid fears that the Biden administration might restore protections for the animals.

Hunters harvested 216 wolves during Wisconsin’s 2021 wolf season. The season was set to last 7-days but was cut short as hunters quickly filled quotas. The 216 wolves are nearly 100 more wolves than the 119 wolf quota issued the Natural Resources Board.   DNR employees pointed to a couple different reasons for the number going so far over. Hunters have 24 hours to report kills which can lead to delays in reporting. By state law, the DNR has to give 24 hours-notice before closing a zone. “I...