Pennsylvania Men Facing Charges in Alleged Deer Poaching Operation
A back road in Mount Pleasant Township, just east of Pittsburgh yielded charges being laid against three Pennsylvania men in what seems to be a poaching operation. The Pennsylvania Game Commission received a tip about the possibility of illegal poaching taking place in the area from a nearby homeowner. When investigating the tip, officials caught […]
Minnesota Considering Making Poaching a Felony
Poaching is something we hear about all too often, in my humble opinion and the state of Minnesota is looking to increase the penalty for poaching animals. The amount of hunting citations and warnings in the state of Minnesota increased by 35% in 2015 and is a driving force behind the push for harsher penalties […]
Montana Man Banned from Wild Horse Island for Removing Sheep Horns
Montana man, Michael Filipek was charged; his hunting and fishing privileges revoked and was banned for three years from Wild Horse Island after he removed a set of bighorn sheep horns from the island. The investigation began after Sgt. Nathan Reiner and Polson Game Warden Ron Howell encountered Filipek on the island in March of […]
Poachers Devastate Newly Established Elk Herd on Vancouver Island
A pair of pregnant female elk was illegally killed by poachers in the southern region of Vancouver Island. After being hunted out of the region, a new herd had formed in the area just east of the Jordan River over the past three years. In an interview with All Points West, British Columbia conservation officer […]
Four Accused of Head-Lighting Deer in Mississippi
After numerous complaints from local residents, the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks law enforcement made contact with four individuals who were allegedly using an 18-wheeler to head-light and shoot deer in Newton County, Mississippi. The Clarion-Ledger reports that Col. Steve Adcock, head of the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks (MDWFP) law […]
Banned For Life: Tennessee Hunters Lose Hunting Privileges in 44 States After Killing 40 Deer
After killing an estimated 40 deer out of season and without a license, two Tennessee men have been handed down a punishment unlike one we have ever seen. Densibel Calzada, 23, and Eddy Albert 21, residents of La Vergne, Tennessee were arrested after the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) received a call from a landowner […]