Two Brothers from Kentucky Nailed with Over 200 Counts of Poaching
A pair of brazen brothers from Kentucky finally had their day in court, pleading guilty on hundreds of illegal hunting charges. In November 2016, an investigation was launched after one of the brothers, Larry Fryman, 69, was discovered by Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources officers to have been illegally hunting in Mason County. […]
Officials Looking for Information Regarding Decapitated Black Bear
British Columbia conservation officers are asking the public for help in identifying those involved in the illegal killing of a black bear. Found on Haida Gwaii, a wildlife-rich archipelago off British Columbia’s western coast, a headless black bear lie dead on the beach. “The head was removed, but the rest of the bear was intact,” […]
Pair of Ontario Men Fined for Illegal Deer Hunt
(RELEASE) – Two Sault Ste. Marie men have been fined a total of $2,000 for an illegal deer hunt. Cameron Tucker pleaded guilty and was fined $500 for unlawfully hunting deer without a licence and $500 for obstructing a conservation officer. Tucker also received a two-year hunting prohibition on top of a three-year ban for […]
Oregon Man Pleads Guilty in Unlawful Mule Deer Case
(RELEASE) – In March 2017, the Oregon State Police Fish & Wildlife Division received information a local man had taken two mule deer bucks without a valid controlled hunt tag for the Southern Oregon unit where the deer were shot and harvested. Based on the verifiable information OSP was provided, Troopers from the Springfield Patrol […]
Oregon Officials Looking for Poachers Who Illegally Killed Cow Elk
Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife Division is reaching out to the public for assistance in locating the individual or individuals responsible for killing a cow elk in Douglas County. Last weekend, police were notified about a dead cow elk that was found in an open field located close to a major roadway. Investigating officers […]
Michigan DNR Investigating the Poaching of Two Bucks
A pair of whitetail deer turned up in a ditch in Akron Township, Michigan earlier this week and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources is reaching out to the public for help. The remains of two bucks-an 8-point and a 9-point-were recovered by conservation officers in full velvet on August 1. “Not only is this […]
Turkey Poacher Crashes Car Fleeing Scene of Crime
Idiocy truly is something reserved for the poaching community, which I would like to add, has nothing to do with the hunting community, despite what some news sources would like to label it as. This sentiment was apparent after an Ontario man decided he was going to illegally get himself a bird last spring but […]
Kansas Hunting Guide Sentenced for Lacey Act Violations
Not long after a New York state hunting guide was sentenced on poaching charges, this week another guide, this time in Kansas, had pleaded guilty to strikingly similar charges. Josh Hedges of Grenola, Kansas pleaded guilty on Wednesday to conspiracy to violate the Lacey Act and violating the Migratory Bird Treaty. As the owner of […]
Ontario Conservation Officer Attacked by Trio of Anglers
In a routine license and catch check, a veteran Ontario conservation officer found himself “fearing for his life,” after an altercation broke out on a frozen Ontario lake last winter. The conservation officer and the accused anglers; Alex Friel, 20, Steven Friel, 43 and Garry St. Jean, 46, were in court this week as part […]
Wyoming Teens Charged with Poaching, Intoxicated Hunting
In what sounds like an intoxicated joy ride, a pair of Wyoming teens have been charged with a slew of wildlife violations and were jailed for driving while under the influence. In the true nature of intoxicated idiocy, the teens were traced back to the scene of a dead deer through evidence found near the […]