Washington Man Gets Jail Time for Killing Grizzly Bear
In May 2015, Shalako Katzer of Mead, Washington, and his family set up for a camping trip at the Yaak Falls Campground in the Kootenai National Forest area in western Montana. After getting wind of a grizzly bear heading toward the campground, Katzer and his brother grabbed their firearms in preparation for the bear’s […]
Maine Man Gets 8 Months in Jail for Over 45 Hunting Violations
Ralph Fowler, 44, of Eastbrook, Maine is heading to jail on the heels of facing a slew of criminal charges. 50 charges to be exact. Of those 50 charges, 46 of them accounted for hunting-related violations. Accepting a plea bargain with the Hancock County district attorney’s office in court this week, Fowler ended up […]
Alaska Man’s Birthday Celebration Foiled by Drug, Gun & Poaching Charges
No one really knows what kind of party Brian Lee Johnson had in mind until Alaska State Troopers were dispatched to the North Pole, Alaska region early Friday morning, the day of Johnson’s 41st birthday. After a report of shots being fired came in to troopers around 6:30am, responding officers located Johnson and determined him […]
Minnesota Poaching Case Involving 28 Deer is Dismissed
In a case that has become well known around the state of Minnesota due to the sheer number of deer poached has been thrown out by District Judge Thomas Van Hon. In January 2015, Joshua Liebl, along with three other men were charged after officials executed a search warrant on Liebl’s home and uncovered 28 […]
Alberta Poachers Shoot Five Elk, Fish and Wildlife Looking for Tips
Alberta Fish and Wildlife Officials came across the remains of two bull elk, two pregnant cow elk and a calf elk in a remote area near Fort Vermilion, Alberta. After a report came in during the month of March, authorities uncovered the bodies of the elk, who by their guess, had been sitting beneath the […]
“Chronic Poacher” Charged Once Again for Poaching in Pennsylvania
Despite already serving a revocation of his hunting license, Andrew Klinefelter is again facing multiple felony charges for poaching and drug paraphernalia possession. The Pennsylvania Game Commission has referred to the young man as a “chronic poacher” in a press release stating his pas convictions in 2013 and 2014 for game law violations that resulted […]
Two Men Charged with Illegally Hunting Using a Helicopter
A tip came in during the fall of 2015 about a helicopter being used to hunt big game in Newfoundland and Labrador. After the department of Justice and Public Safety searched the reported site, the helicopter was then seized by authorities and released the following day after evidence was collected. Jeffery Byrne and Daniel Byrne […]
Ontario Couple Charged After Shooting Deer Decoy
After setting up a number of deer decoys in broad daylight on a private piece of land outside of Thunder Bay, Ontario, conservation officers witness a local couple shoot the decoy from across a roadway. It was stated in court that the couple drove past the decoy in the field and then walked back along […]
Reward Offered for Conviction of Elk Poacher in Oklahoma
Comprising of 17,000 acres of land in the Ozarks region of Oklahoma, the J.T. Nickel Family Nature and Wildlife Preserve lost one of its prized possessions this winter. The body of “Hollywood”, a large elk that called the reserve home was found in January, beheaded. The large bull was particularly fond of people and was […]
$10K Reward Offered for Information about Poached Idaho Grizzly
In October of 2015 a radio-collared grizzly bear was found dead in the Grouse Creek drainage of Bonner County, Idaho. The incident is being investigated by officials from the Idaho Fish and Game Department and the US Fish and Wildlife Service. Shooting a grizzly bear, unless for self-defense is a federal offense as the animals […]