Upstate NY Duck Hunting Guide Hit with $5k Fine, Ordered to Advertise Apology
A well-known guide and TV personality was handed a $5,000 fine yesterday in a federal court based on charges for leading illegal waterfowl hunts for profit. William Saiff III, otherwise known as Bill Saiff, was ordered to pay the fine as well as pay upwards of $10,000 in charitable donations and was also ordered to […]
Nearly $300k in Fines Handed Out in One of Quebec’s Biggest Poaching Busts
A network of 30 poachers was brought down by the Canadian province of Quebec’s Ministry of Forests, Wildlife and Parks last month in one of the provinces biggest poaching busts on record. “It’s definitely in the top 3 of anti-poaching operations in Quebec,” Lieutenant Luc Alarie of the Ministry of Forests, Wildlife and Parks told […]
Ex-Marine Convicted on Poaching Charges, Illegal Outfitting
CRAIG, Colo. (RELEASE) – After an investigation and arrest by Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers, a California man found guilty of committing a variety of serious wildlife crimes in Northwest Colorado will pay thousands in fines and could potentially lose his hunting and fishing privileges for life. On June 20, Kyle Odle, 29, of Menifee, […]
Virginia Man Who Poached Eight Animals Slapped with Jail Time, Fines
Without a license, without any attempt to preserve the meat and without any dignity at all, a Virginia man who poached over half a dozen animals has finally had his day in court. Toward the end of last month, the accused, Nelson Drummond, sat in front of the Honorable Judge Henry Barringer of the Buchanan […]
One of the Illegally Captured Endangered Florida Deer is Euthanized
Unfortunate news coming out of South Florida as officials are reporting that one of the three Key Deer illegally captured last weekend has been euthanized. After a pair of young men were pulled over around 12:30 a.m. on July 2nd, Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Austin Hopp found two deer hog-tied in the backseat of […]
Michigan Man Sentenced After an Estimated 2.5 Tons of Bait Found on Deer Hunting Property
A dump truck full of sugar beets and few trailer loads of corn, that’s apparently the amount of bait one Michigan man felt he needed to successfully lure whitetails to his hunting stand. That man, Dexter James Sysak, 40, was subsequently charged for exceeding Michigan’s baiting regulations last fall and was sentenced last month for […]
Wildgame Nation and Bill Buspice Dumped by Partners – Issues Statement of His Own
[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” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] As one might expect, it didn’t take long for everything to come undone for Bill Buspice and his reality hunting show Wildgame Nation which airs on the Outdoor Channel. Embroiled in a poaching case, Buspice was sentenced earlier this week and in the wake […]
Three Charged for Dumping Skinned, Pregnant Doe in Country Club Pool
A break has been made in the disturbing story of a pregnant whitetail doe that was killed, skinned and dumped into the pool of a country club. Three individuals have been identified and are now facing multiple charges stemming from the incident that took place earlier in the month at a Williamson, Tennessee country club. […]
Restitution and Jail Time for Poacher Who Shot NY Conservation Officer
While investigating reports of illegal hunting while accompanied by fellow conservation officer Lt. Liza Bobseine last fall, James Davey was shot in the pelvic region while making his way through a cornfield. The shots came from the perpetrator they were there to investigate and thanks to the quick-acting Bobseine, Davey luckily walked away with his […]
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 […]