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Anonymous Tip Leads To Poaching Convictions

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An anonymous letter received in January 2012 alerted Wyoming Game and Fish wardens that a Cheyenne taxidermist imported feral pigs from Texas to Wyoming and also killed a mule deer buck out of season. These tips directly led to the … Read More

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Weatherby Gives Helping Hand to Hunter Education Instructors

Weatherby. Inc. announces its support of Hunter Education for 2013 with a new discount program to the more than 70,000 qualified volunteer Hunter Education Instructors around the United States. In 2012, Weatherby initiated several programs in support of Hunter Education … Read More

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Illegal Buck Costs Poacher $10,000 In Fines

A giant buck cost an Illinois man a giant amount of cash following his conviction and sentencing for poaching charges. Weldon “Jesse” Bean of Kankakee, Ill., was charged by Illinois DNR in late 2011 for multiple violations following his arrest. … Read More

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Ten Trophy Bucks Poached, Authorities on Manhunt

Washington authorities have suspects and are closing in on possible arrests after a months-long investigation into the poaching of 10 trophy deer. The Wenatche World reports that Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife searched four homes in Okanogan County on … Read More

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Trio Busted For Selling Hunts On Blackfeet Nation

A scandal involving former Blackfeet Nation tribal elders, three country music singers and illegal hunting on the tribe’s reservation has resulted in guilty pleas. Jay St. Goddard,  Jay Wells and Gayle Skunkcap Jr., three former Blackfeet tribal elders, pleaded guilty … Read More

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Firearm Education Courses On Tap

Three firearm hunter education courses will be offered by Nebraska Game and Parks Commission volunteer instructors in Lincoln beginning March 11, March 14 and March 26. The free course will be held at the Lincoln Izaak Walton League, 10801 South … Read More

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Poachers Put In The Spotlight!

A traveling exhibit housed in a mobile trailer soon will be making the rounds to educate the public about Operation Game Thief, a key program used by the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department Law Enforcement to combat fish and … Read More

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Poachers Keeping Conservation Officers Busy

While bears may hibernate and cranes fly south for the winter, those individuals who choose to violate Idaho’s wildlife laws are busy year round, that means that those who protect Idaho’s wildlife resources can never rest. Conservation officers in the … Read More

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Outfitter Sentenced to 41 Months in Prison!

Big game hunting outfitter Dennis Eugene Rodebaugh was sentenced Feb. 14 in Denver to 41 months in prison to be followed by three years supervised release for six felony counts of violating the Lacey Act. Rodebaugh, 72, of Meeker, Col., … Read More

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Alabama Governor Taps Martin

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Jeff Martin of Pell City has been appointed to the Alabama Conservation Advisory Board by Gov. Robert Bentley. Martin, an avid angler, hunter and conservationist, is president and co-founder of Vicious Fishing, a fishing tackle manufacturer located in Dora, Ala. … Read More

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