Missouri Hunters for Fair Chase Seeking Changes on the Captive Deer Industry
With a heavy focus on containing the spread of the fatal chronic wasting disease inside Missouri’s borders, a local fair chase advocacy group is petitioning the captive breeding industry in the show-me state. With the disease continuing to spread in many areas of the country, much of the focus has turned to the captive breeding […]
25 Convicted on 161 Poaching-Related Charges in Ohio
[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] Spanning a 24-month period, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources has announced the convictions of 25 individuals, including 20 juveniles, Muskingum County, Ohio, just east of Columbus. The lengthy investigation kicked off during a night patrol in 2014. DNR officers were observing a vehicle spotlighting deer in a hay […]
Maine Officials Propose a 44% Increase in Deer Hunting Permits for 2017
The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife has tabled a big proposal that would see the state offer over 66,000 any-deer permits this fall. The allocation represents a whopping 44 percent increase in available tags from 2016’s numbers and represents the largest volume of available permits in a decade. After a pair of fairly […]
Canadian National Park Considering Hunting to Manage Elk Herds
Surrounded by fencing, Elk Island National Park just outside of Edmonton, Alberta is facing a conundrum of sorts regarding the growing populations of its enclosed wildlife. As elk, moose and bison populations continue to flourish in the park, officials are growing concerned about the effect the amount of grazing is having on the ecosystem. The […]
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Investigating Grizzly Bear Killing
Taking in a spring black bear hunt northeast of Montana earlier this month, a black bear hunter reportedly shot and killed a mature grizzly bear. Given the fact that the animal killed was one under federal protections, few details have since been released. “The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, in conjunction with its partners at […]
Study Indicates Wolves Do Not Necessarily ‘Prey Switch’ to Stabilize Prey Populations
Dating back to the late 1960’s, the term ‘prey switching’ was initially hypothesized in general ecology to describe the way generalist predatory animals switch between prey as the prey species relative abundances change. What this means is that predators, such as wolves, were thought to have switched their preference of prey based on the abundance […]
Four Juveniles Convicted in Utah Deer Killing Spree
Over a span of a couple of months this past winter, a group of Utah youths decided to go on a killing spree outside of Orangeville, killing at least 19 deer and wounding several others. Using both rifles and vehicles to kill the deer, the four juveniles were finally convicted last week based on evidence […]
Tennessee Poachers Caught Illegally Shooting Deer on Home Surveillance Video
According to officials from the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA), a homeowner in Lafollette captured some damning footage of a pair of poachers on their property. According to TWRA, the homeowners contacted the agency to report the appearance of two men seemingly hunting whitetail deer on the property. The problem being, whitetails were out of […]
Get Ready, You Soon Might Be Able to Hunt Hogs from a Hot Air Balloon in Texas
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] Well if it was going to happen anywhere, most of us might assume it ought to be in Texas. Lawmakers in the Lone Star state passed a bill on Wednesday that aims to legalize the hunting of feral hogs and coyotes from the comfort of a hot […]
Boastful Minnesota Poacher Convicted on 11 Misdemeanor Counts
Posing shirtless with what was believed to be a record-breaking black bear back in 2013, Shawn O’Connor’s illegal and unethical practices have finally caught up with him. The Minnesota man was known to have been bragging about the bear he shot on September 7, 2013. His boastful attitude landed him in featured publications around the […]