GA: 2 cited in Cook Co. for hunting violations
7/10/2019 DNR agents have cited two people after they said a video showed two men stomping an opossum to death in Cook County. Agents said they cited Dalton Joiner and Zane McDowell for hunting out…
FL: Iguana hunter shoots pool maintenance worker after mistaking him for lizard
7/4/2019 An iguana hunter mistook a pool maintenance worker for an iguana and shot him with a pellet gun in Florida. E-Lyn Bryan, a Florida homeowner, hired the hunter to take care of the nuisance animals at his property,…
MS: Mississippi man killed his friend in ‘alligator hunting’ accident, then fled, deputies say
7/2/2019 A Mississippi man allegedly told deputies that he was “alligator hunting” when he accidentally shot and killed his friend. Stephen McLaurin, 53, was arrested and has multiple charges pending against him, including second degree…
CO: Poacher Loses Hunting Privileges After Killing And Wasting Bear In Colorado
7/1/2019 A South Dakota man has lost his hunting and fishing privileges for 12 years, was fined $3,400 and had to forfeit his rifle for wasting the meat of a black bear he killed in…
NY: Upstate NY man pleads guilty to homicide charge in deer-hunting fatality case
6/26/2019 A Tioga County man pleaded guilty to criminally negligent homicide earlier this week in County Court for shooting his neighbor in a deer-hunting incident in December. Dean A. Brockoff, 54, of Lockwood, pleaded guilty…
NY: Upstate NY man pleads guilty to homicide charge in deer-hunting fatality case
6/26/2019 A Tioga County man pleaded guilty to criminally negligent homicide earlier this week in County Court for shooting his neighbor in a deer-hunting incident in December. Dean A. Brockoff, 54, of Lockwood, pleaded guilty…
FL: Pellet gun for iguana hunting in Boca Raton community hits man
6/24/2019 Homeowner E-Lyn Bryan says it started last Friday when workers from a pool company were doing maintenance in her patio area. “I came out to see what they were doing and I heard him…
ID: Charge dismissed in helicopter hunting case
6/24/2019 A misdemeanor charge against former Bonneville County GOP Chairman Doyle Beck was dismissed last week by a motion from the prosecutor. Lemhi County Prosecutor Bruce Withers said he agreed to dismiss the charge in…
CO: Colorado man loses privileges over wildlife violations
6/23/2019 A 46-year-old Colorado man has received a lifetime ban on hunting, fishing, and trapping in Colorado and most other states for various wildlife violations. Colorado Parks and Wildlife says Jeff Bodnar, of Hartsel, recently…
Man shot in Tasmania hunting accident
JUNE 22, 2019 A young man has been accidentally shot in the head while out hunting in Tasmania. The 18-year-old Gagebrook man was shot at Bothwell, in central Tasmania, about 8.30am with police and paramedics…