Ontario Men Who Shot Bull Moose Decoy Handed $9K in Fines
The two Ontario men who shot a bull moose decoy on a rural roadside in the fall of 2015 pleaded guilty to their charges and were handed down suspensions and $5,000 worth of fines. On October 13, 2015, Ontario’s Ministry of Natural Resources officers placed a bull moose decoy on a rural road east […]
N.H. Moose Hunt Lottery at Historical Low
What is usually a celebratory event, especially for those successful applicants, was over-shadowed by corresponding bad news for New Hampshire hunters last week. Friday marked the announcement of the state’s annual moose hunt lottery, which unfortunately, only named 71 successful applicants, marking the lowest number of awarded licenses in three decades. Uncommonly warm winters […]
Mother Cited for Feeding Wildlife After Sons Gun Down Moose on Easter Sunday
In a bizarre turn of events in Settlers Bay, Alaska, a calf moose was gunned down by two brothers in a backyard on Easter Sunday. The brothers, James and Josiah Beall shot the moose during a family Easter celebration after feeling threatened by neighborhood moose on a number of occasions prior to the incident. […]
Alaska Man’s Birthday Celebration Foiled by Drug, Gun & Poaching Charges
No one really knows what kind of party Brian Lee Johnson had in mind until Alaska State Troopers were dispatched to the North Pole, Alaska region early Friday morning, the day of Johnson’s 41st birthday. After a report of shots being fired came in to troopers around 6:30am, responding officers located Johnson and determined him […]
Two Men Charged with Illegally Hunting Using a Helicopter
A tip came in during the fall of 2015 about a helicopter being used to hunt big game in Newfoundland and Labrador. After the department of Justice and Public Safety searched the reported site, the helicopter was then seized by authorities and released the following day after evidence was collected. Jeffery Byrne and Daniel Byrne […]
Watch a Moose Lose its Antler in this Rare Video Footage
While the act of a moose shedding their massive antlers is one that takes place each and every year, the opportunity to witness it with your camera rolling is one many of us won’t get in our lifetimes. A video recently posted to National Geographic’s YouTube Channel, depicts just that. A Wyoming family was treated […]
Undercover Fish & Wildlife Officers Bust Wildlife Trafficking Ring
After a four-year investigation, three individuals are convicted of wildlife trafficking in Alberta. Eva Irene Jennie Potts, Ryan Morley Grandbois-Faulds and Daiy Fay Potts were each convicted of one count of illegally selling moose meat and the three of them netted fines amounting to a combined total of $27,350. Earlier in the year Edward Joseph […]
Kelowna Man Rescues Calf Moose, Gets Chased
After attempting to jump a fence, a calf moose in Kelowna, British Columbia got her hind leg caught in the fence. The video depicts Kelowna resident Marc Schoene approaching the trapped moose and eventually freeing the animal from the fence with a set of cutters. What Marc did not expect was that after freeing the […]
Rare Video Footage of an even Rarer Albino Moose in Sweden
While we all dream of spotting a large bull moose, whether we are hunting or not, spotting an albino moose is something not many on this planet will ever experience. Given the rare condition of albinism, those that have been fortunate enough to spot one of a particular species of animal, such as a moose […]