Licensed hunters do Not Vote
On average, licensed hunters do not vote. This is not a political message, but rather one of reality and concern. Here in Wisconsin, 60% of hunters vote conservative, while the remaining 40% vote liberal. At Hunter Nation, we do not tell you who to vote for. First, register to vote. Then vote your values: God, Family, Country, Constitution and our Outdoor Heritage.
From January through October 2026, Hunter Nation has held or participated in 17 events urging hunters to vote and discuss our efforts toward a federal wolf delisting. Each event was open to the public, and all elected officials were invited to attend.
In Wisconsin, statewide elections are routinely decided by fewer than 20,000 votes.
Where I live in Waukesha County, we have nearly 48,000 low-propensity voters who share our conservative outdoor and Second Amendment values. That alone can win an election. Add in the other 71 counties, and we have an additional 600,000-plus no-, low- and new-propensity voters who share our values.
Following our recent Sportsmen’s Rallies in Green Bay and Waukesha, the energy on the ground across Wisconsin is electric. Our message resonates because it reflects the real conversations happening right now in blinds, cabins and hardware stores across the Badger State. Hunters and gun owners are the single most powerful voting bloc in Wisconsin, and when we vote, our way of life is protected.
Hunter Nation is at the forefront of predator management. At the top of our list is a federal wolf delisting that removes judicial review: H.R. 845, the Pet and Livestock Protection Act.
Wolves are fully recovered in the state and need management, not protection. Under the Endangered Species Act, the gray wolf is the single greatest recovery story we have in Wisconsin. The state has a Wolf Management Plan that, even with federal delisting, will struggle to set an accurate harvest quota. Vague adaptive management replaces firm numeric population goals, and a 24-member committee hand-selected by the DNR will decide how many wolves are harvested. Included in that group are three anti-hunting animal-rights groups and three tribal designees, all of whom support a zero harvest. Of the entire 24-person committee, only three members fully support a hunt and a numeric population goal. THREE.
The Wisconsin DNR continues to tell us the state has around 1,200 wolves. The articles, photos and testimonials in this issue of On Wisconsin Outdoors alone show we have at least three times that number. Yet our constitutional right to hunt wolves will be placed in the hands of a DNR that drastically undercounts, and are advised by a group whose majority will rely on feelings over facts and reject scientifically proven harvest quota.
I’ll ask you this question: Who best represents you?
Vote Your Values
God · Family · Country · Constitution · Outdoor Heritage
Connect with Hunter Nation Wisconsin State Director Chris Vaughan at
Chris@HunterNation.org
