Three Sentenced in Muti-Year, Tri-State Elk Poaching Investigation
Spanning over three years and three different states, officials have closed the case involving two Utah residents, an Idaho resident and a variety of poached and wasted animals. A Nevada game warden was locked and detained behind closed gates while attempting to investigate the killing of a bull elk he had witnessed moments earlier in […]
Alaska Officials Asking Public to Report Mule Deer Sightings
It’s no secret to most that mule deer are travelers, often migrating thousands of miles in search of better climate and more feeding options. In somewhat of an unprecedented migration or travel route, mule deer are beginning to show up in the Alaskan interior, a place not typically known for mule deer, but one that […]
Colorado’s Predator Study to Proceed After Injunction Fails
[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”] In December, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) announced a plan to protect the shrinking mule deer populations in the Piceance Basin region of the state. After years of conclusive research, officials identified predation as one of the main limiting factors affecting mule deer in the area and […]
Texas’ 50th CWD Case Discovered at Fifth Captive Deer Breeding Facility
A case of chronic wasting disease (CWD) has been validated in a captive white-tailed deer at another breeding facility in Medina County. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) and Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) are conducting an epidemiological investigation into this new case. The latest finding is from a 3 ½ – year-old buck […]
Hundreds of Illegally Killed Animals Found In Shocking Case of Poaching in Washington
A two-year investigation has finally resulted in served warrants in one of the most brazen poaching cases in the Pacific Northwest in recent years. According to wildlife officials in both Oregon and Washington, 10 individuals have been under investigation for the illegal killing of hundreds of animals including deer, bears, mountain lions, bobcats, and elk. […]
Colorado Outfitter Charged with Felony Menacing After Firing on Hunters
The owner of a Colorado hunting outfitter is in hot water after reports emerged about a pair of incidents last month in which he has been accused of harassing and firing shots at neighboring hunters. Jim Arnold, 38, the owner of Waterfowl Haven Outfitters has been charged this week with two counts of felony menacing […]
Montana World Record Elk Goes on Display
Confirmed by both the Boone and Crockett Club and the Pope and Young Club earlier this year, Steve Felix’s official world record elk will be on display at the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF) headquarters in Missoula. While solo hunting with his bow in the fall of 2016, Felix took this massive bull that immediately […]
Colorado Bill Aims to Give Free Hunting and Fishing Licenses to Vets
Denoted as the “Colorado Heroes Hunting and Fishing Act,” representatives in Colorado are hoping House bill 1374 serves members of the military with free hunting and fishing licenses. Awaiting approval from the House Appropriations Committee, House floor, Senate committees and Republicans on the Senate floor, a pair of Democratic Representatives are hopeful the bill passes […]
Wisconsin’s “Save Our Deer Act” Aims to Contain CWD-Infected Farms
With much of the spotlight being placed as of late on captive deer breeding facilities around the country, lawmakers in Wisconsin are ramping up their efforts to contain the disease on these types of farms with a history of chronic wasting disease. Sponsors of LRB 2277, Nick Milroy (D-South Range) and Dana Wachs (D-Eau Claire) say the […]
Bear Poop Sprouts 1,200 Seedlings at Rocky Mountain National Park
[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”] The experimentally-minded folks at Rocky Mountain National Park planted a pile of bear droppings to fully understand the effect animals have on seed dispersion in the wild. The scat, collected last fall, was mixed with soil in small germination trays and has since sprouted 1,200 new seedlings to […]