Alaska Man Gets Jail Time for Poaching 3 Dall Sheep
Late last summer a pair of hunters witnessed another man shoot and kill two dall sheep while hunting in a drainage located 20 miles back on the east fork of King River. The two men quickly reported the incident when they later saw the man who shot the sheep leave the area without any […]
50-Year Hunting Suspension for PA Poaching Suspect
Earlier in the year, the Pennsylvania Game Commission uncovered a poaching operation that involved the illegal killing of nearly a dozen deer in Mount Pleasant Township, just east of Pittsburgh. After investigating a tip, officials caught 19-year old Charles Harr Jr. poaching whitetail deer from his pickup truck and later pressed charges against his […]
Three Men Charged After Poaching Newly-Introduced Elk
It wasn’t until August 2010 that the Virginia Board of Game and Inland Fisheries officially approved a motion that would see the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries establish a elk reintroduction program. It began by stocking 71 elk in Buchanan County with help, of course, from the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. The […]
Oregon State Police Arrest Three Suspects in Elk Poaching Case
On June 1, Oregon State Police issued a press release pleading for the public’s help to identify the individuals responsible for the illegal killing of a pair of bull elk in the Scappoose area of Oregon. After receiving a call on May 29, the Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife Division responded and found […]
Idaho Man Convicted of Poaching Bighorn Sheep, Gets Jail and Lifetime Hunting Ban
Idaho Fish and Game Conservation officers stumbled upon the carcass of a bighorn sheep last November while patrolling the Salmon River. Up on the riverbank, the officers noticed someone camping and promptly approached the man, who reportedly had blood on his hands and forearms. After brief questioning, Paul Cortez of Nampa, Idaho admitted to […]
Father and Son Duo Under Investigation for Poaching of Trophy Buck
A small Wisconsin community was up in arms when the news broke that a massive whitetail deer was illegally killed in January and authorities have just released who they are targeting in this marquee poaching case. The carcass of the deer lay headless in the snow when authorities in Shiocton, Wisconsin recovered the animal […]
B.C. Man Who Tracked Down Child Killer in Woods Now Faces Illegal-Hunting Charges
In the spring of 2008 a British Columbia man fled his home and headed into the wilderness after stabbing his three children to death. Allan Schoenborn killed his three children in cold blood in what many believe to be an act carried out because of a failed marriage. Shoenborn told the court that he […]
USC Trustee Fined $75K for Executing Hawks on his Plantation
Charles Williams, a University of South Carolina board of trustees member plead guilty after he was charged with baiting and trapping rare red-tailed hawks using pigeons and then executing the raptors using his pistol. The bizarre charges came after a 2013 investigation was launched at Williams’ plantation when the South Carolina Department of Natural […]
Deer Poaching Restitution of up to $10K Now Law in Maryland
Without a veto, Maryland’s new legislation mandating an increase in the amount of financial restitution for poaching deer became law without Gov. Larry Hogan’s signature. The recently passed legislation will see restitution charges based upon the size of the antlers on the animals head. Penalties for shooting a doe or antlerless buck will vary […]
Missouri Poacher Slapped with $99.50 Fine For Killing Black Bear
Wait, what? $99.50. That’s all is cost 40-year-old Chris Keown to illegally shoot a black bear using his muzzle-loader earlier in the month. Acting on a number of tips from the state’s Operation Game Thief, conservation agents conducted a thorough investigation and gathered pertinent evidence used to charge Keown. He was eventually cited for […]