Wildlife Management

Can you knock down a moose with a .22? The answer is “yes”—but it takes about 15 bullets. Just ask Shawn Tuffnell, of Stoughton, Saskatchewan. On January 22, Shawn was going about his morning after having spent the night at his mother’s house when he heard her screams coming from outside. Angie had...

Authorities in California have disrupted an overseas wildlife poaching operation after seizing hundreds of illegal animal parts. According to a press release, in the early weeks of 2026, an investigation began after the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service intercepted a falsely labeled package en route...

The Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is prosecuting its first drone poaching case, the first since the recovery of game with drones was legalized in March of 2024. However, it is illegal to use drones to search for, scout, or detect deer during the hunting season or for 14 days prior...

Well, you don’t see this every day: A woman in California was recently nabbed for two wildlife infractions after attempting to conceal illegally taken shellfish in her pants. The incident took place at Van Damme State Park, along the Mendocino Coast, during the weekend of January 31-February...

Last week, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife approved a plan to eradicate mule deer on Catalina Island, located about 23 miles off the southern California coast. Behind the plan is a nonprofit called the Catalina Island Conservancy, which owns 42,000 acres on Catalina—about 80% of the...

The Hawai’i Department of Natural of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) is currently accepting applications from landowners and lessees to participate in a unique “incentive program” that encourages the removal of invasive axis deer on the island of Maui. The program, dubbed the Landowner Incentive...

The field of archeology is full of examples of humans using antlers for sacred and ceremonial purposes. It is obvious that antlers have amazed hunters long before we started scoring them in inches and points. Some of the spiritual mystique of antlers comes from the fact that they are cast off and...

An Idaho man recently received his just desserts after a slew of wildlife infractions that authorities were able to identify because of his shockingly careless attempt to dispose of the evidence. According to an Idaho Fish & Game (IDFG) press release, the investigation began in early October 202...

Last fall, Rodney Gilstrap took a plea deal and was sentenced following a multi-year investigation by Wyoming Department of Game & Fish (WDFG) wardens. Gilstrap’s charges stemmed from his residency—or lack thereof. According to a press release, WDFG warden James Hobbs initially received an anonymous...

In Canada, a proposed policy change could remake recreational fishermen’s abilities to target salmon in British Columbia. The country’s fisheries management agency, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (referred to as “DFO”), is reviewing a salmon-allocation policy that’s been in place since 1999, and up for...

Three active duty soldiers were just convicted of multiple misdemeanor wildlife charges after poaching five mule deer on Fort Carson, also known as “The Mountain Post,” and one on the surrounding state land. While it is legal to hunt on military bases, you still have to abide by local and federal...

On Tuesday, January 20, the Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife (KDFW) announced more than 700 criminal charges for 25 individuals in one of the most eye-catching poaching cases in recent memory. The sprawling investigation, dubbed “Operation River Raid,” involved catfish. A lot of catfish...