CANADA: $10,000 in Fines for Careless Hunting
7/24/2020 The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry wants to remind hunters that shooting from and down a road is both dangerous and illegal. Two men have been fined a total of $10,000 for unsafe…
Canada: $17,500 in Fines and Hunting Suspensions for an Illegal Moose Hunt
7/21/2020 The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry wants to remind hunters that abandoning a shot moose is illegal. In the event the wrong animal is shot, contact a conservation officer. Four men have been…
NB: Outfitter pleads guilty to hunting violations
A 30-year-old Broken Bow man and a big-game hunting and guiding business both pleaded guilty in U.S. federal court on Monday for conspiracy to violate the Lacey Act and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. Jacob…
ID: Blackfoot man sentenced for years of trapping and hunting crimes
A Blackfoot man lost his ability to hunt and trap for years after pleading guilty to over a decade of hunting violations. Gage Allen, 33, pleaded guilty to five misdemeanor counts of various wildlife crimes…
TN: Man jailed for poaching Tennessee elk
https://newschannel9.com/sports/outdoors/man-jailed-for-poaching-tennessee-elk 6/24/2020 Sean Doney, 33, of Caryville, Tenn. has pleaded guilty to illegally killing a cow elk on the North Cumberland Wildlife Management Area (NCWMA) in Campbell County. As reported on NewsChannel9.com/Outdoors, a $2,000 reward…
NB: Broken Bow man sentenced for unlawful hunting activities
6/16/2020 Logan Spanel, 30, of Broken Bow, was sentenced on Tuesday in federal court in Omaha for violating the Lacey Act. According to the United States Attorney Joe Kelly, the act prohibits the trafficking in…
AK: Florida man receives federal probation for illegally shooting, transporting Alaska black bear
6/16/2020 A Florida man who shot and killed a black bear on the Kenai Peninsula and then transported it to the Lower 48 in violation of federal law received his sentence this week. James L.…
WA: Nine Men From St. John and Colfax Area To Be Charged With Illegal Elk Killings
6/12/2020 On Thursday, June 11, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) Police officers referred charges to the Whitman County Prosecutor’s office on nine men from the St. John and Colfax area for their roles…
SD: Traversie gets probation and no hunting for 1 year; $9,000 restitution bill for poaching giant buck
6/5/2020 SOURCE: https://www.capjournal.com/news/traversie-gets-probation-and-no-hunting-for-1-year-9-000-restitution-bill-for-poaching A federal magistrate judge in Pierre on Thursday sentenced Dugan Traversie to a year of probation, a year without hunting, and to pay restitution of $9,000 to the Timber Lake Elk Ranch…
PA: Teens punished in criminal cases involving viral deer torture video shot in Pa.
5/29/2020 The two teens seen in aviral video showing the beating and torturing a white-tailed buck in Pennsylvania have resolved their cases in court, the Pennsylvania Game Commission said Friday. The video shot Nov. 30 was shared on…