Group of Teens Stab and Suffocate Whitetail – North Dakota Officials Looking for Information
During the fall of 2016 a disturbing video surfaced depicting a group of teens who had spotted a whitetail buck in the Cannonball River. The young men then proceeded to drag the deer out of the water and violently stab it a number of times until it died. The shocking video was just recently […]
Two Louisiana Men Cited for Hunting at Night, Illegally Selling Deer Meat
After receiving an anonymous tip from a St. Helena Parish resident, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) agents launched a month-long investigation into a number of alleged wildlife violations. On December 19th, Sgt. Toby Miller of LDFW was able to question Rogelio Perez, 52, at his residence regarding a pair of deer he […]
Nevada Bighorns Unlimited Adds $10k to Reward for Nevada Mule Deer Poaching Case
Since September, nine mule deer have been recovered by Nevada wildlife officials, all believed to have been killed illegally. Eight of those animals were believed to have been killed during a three week period in the state’s Spring Mountains. The ninth case was uncovered towards the end of November, with the animal’s head partially removed, […]
Colorado Undersheriff Faces Multiple Wildlife Charges
In what seems to be a case of an individual attempting to operate above the law, a Colorado undersheriff is now facing a plethora of charges for violating state wildlife laws. Costilla County Undersheriff Andrew J. Espinoza, 39, is facing charges of illegally selling wildlife, attempting to tamper with physical evidence, illegal possession of […]
Nevada Dept. Of Wildlife Offers Cash Rewards in Wake of Illegal Mule Deer Killings
Nine illegally killed mule deer have been recovered in the state of Nevada since September and state wildlife officials are reaching out to the public for help. The nine deer were killed in two separate instances and as of now, officials do not believe the two incidents are related. Over a three week period in […]
Poachers That Shot Up Herd of Washington Elk Still At Large
In what was called one of the most ‘egregious poaching’ cases in the Pacific Northwest, a small herd of elk in Washington State were gunned down in early November, their carcasses left to rot. With no attempt to salvage either meat or antlers from any of the deceased animals, the incident left hunters and wildlife […]
Mule Deer Falls in the Streets of Butte, $1k Reward for Information Offered
A 5 x 5 mule deer buck laid in the streets of Uptown Butte, Montana Monday morning sporting a fresh bullet wound to his side. Law enforcement officers found the buck early Monday morning collapsed by the gutter on North Main Street east of the Original Mine Yard. As it is illegal to discharge […]
Two U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Employees Embroiled in Poaching Case
Posing proudly with an absolutely massive bull elk, Thad Bingham’s picture caught the attention of state officials in Colorado, leading them to investigate the killing of the animal. Colorado Parks and Wildlife has stated that wildlife officers immediately “recognized landmarks in the background of the snapshot confirming that the bull was killed in an […]
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 […]
Eight Men Receive 77 Charges Stemming from Illegal Black Bear Hunting
That’s right; West Virginia’s Natural Resources Police laid down 77 charges of violations on eight men stemming from a variety of alleged illegal bear hunting activities that took place between May and September of 2015. Mark Allen Lampka Jr. and Chad Fridley of Mount Storm, Daniel Boddy, Dustin Knaggs and James Scott Kuhn of […]