Oregon Man Sentenced After Claiming Already Dead Elk
In September 2016, Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife Division Mid-Valley Team began an investigation into the potentially unlawful take of a 6×6 bull elk in East Linn County. As part of a hunting group, an acquaintance of the accused Jeffrey Allen McCraven, legally shot and wounded the bull elk on September 11, 2016. […]
Butte Man Charged with Shooting Trophy Mule Deer in Downtown Butte
A trophy-sized mule deer was found dead in the streets of downtown Butte, Montana on a Monday morning last fall with a fresh bullet wound in his side. Causing an uncharacteristic Monday morning traffic jam, Montana officials immediately suspected foul play and got to work in the investigation. Given the public nature of the […]
Moose Meat and Bear Penises: New Brunswick Poacher Slapped with $15K in Fines
A Plaster Rock, NB man seemingly had it all, hundreds of pounds of moose and bear meat and other obscure animal parts including the bones from five bear penises. His collection was uncovered during a 2015 investigation spanning over 60 separate wildlife violation charges that were spawned after six Canadians and two Americans were […]
Utah Man Faces $20,000 Fine for Poaching Elk
A multi-year investigation has finally concluded as a Utah man was finally sentenced for the felony killing and waste of a bull elk outside of Pioche, Nevada. The investigation began in August of 2015 after a bull elk carcass was recovered after it was shot, the head removed and the rest of the animal […]
Poaching and Wasting Game Elevated to a Felony in New Mexico
In an effort to hammer poachers, New Mexico Game and Fish announced earlier this month that new legislation had been passed, elevating the crime of wasting game from a misdemeanor to a felony. Poachers that kill bighorn sheep, ibex, oryx, Barbary sheep, elk, deer or pronghorn without a license or out of season and […]
Oregon Man Arrested for Poaching Upwards of 25 Elk
In another egregious case of illegal wildlife killing, a 69-year-old Oregon man has been charged with poaching and wasting at least 12 elk found dead on his property – and perhaps up to 13 more found on a neighboring property. Earlier in the week officials placed Larry Harshfield, operator of the Harshfield Ranch located […]
Police Make Arrest in Deer Burning Incident
Last month gruesome reports of entailing the roadside burning of a live deer surfaced, sparking outrage across the nation. With only a vehicle description, police investigated the incident with vigor and announced yesterday that they have made an arrest in the case. Authorities arrested 18-year-old Christopher Hodges of Mentone, Indiana in connection with the brutal […]
Idaho Conservation Officers Seek Assistance Regarding Bull Elk Shot And Left to Waste
On Thursday, March 16, 2017, a bull elk was shot and left to waste on privately owned farm ground near White Owl Butte approximately 11 miles east of Rexburg in Madison County, ID. There currently is no open hunting season for elk in that area. Idaho Department of Fish & Game (IDFG) Conservation Officers […]
Over 600 Snares Seized in Minnesota’s Largest Case of Illegal Trapping
A two-year investigation has resulted in charges being laid against two Minnesota men in what is believed to be the largest and most extensive illegal trapping cases the state has ever seen. Douglas Anthony Marana, 70 and Roderick Kottom, 68 have since been charged with four counts of illegal trapping after Minnesota Department of Natural […]
Washington State Cougar and Elk Poaching Incident Sparks Massive Investigation
A “sophisticated kind of criminal activity” that has likely been going on in Skagit County, Washington for several years has sparked a massive investigation. At the core of the investigation lies the illegal killing of a pair of bull elk and a mountain lion. “We ended up recovering one of the elk racks and […]