MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Republican lawmaker is trying persuade a committee to approve his bill prohibiting people from harassing hunters in the woods. Rep. Adam Jarchow of Balsalm Lake introduced the bill last week. He says hunters need more protection from extreme environmentalists who have been following them into the woods and filming their activities. Under the bill, anyone in engages in two or more acts over any period of time that are intended to impede or obstruct a hunter. Acts would include staying within a hunter’s sight, photographing them and using a drone to follow or photograph them. He says such activities have been on the rise since lawmakers approved a wolf hunt in 2011. Jarchow told the Assembly’s natural resources committee during a public hearing Wednesday that extremists are stalking hunters.
