Wildlife Management

Time and again, poachers never seem to get what they deserve. Even in cases with egregious wildlife crimes, securing jail time can be nearly impossible. Every so often though, a district attorney goes for broke in prosecuting a case. Such was the case in Grant County, Oregon, where a 34-year-old man...

California’s struggles with mountain lion conflicts continue. On June 14, a mountain lion attack took place at a summer camp in Trinity County, which is in the mountainous northwestern portion of the state. The attack involved a camp counselor but took place a day before kids arrived at the camp...

An Idaho man allegedly at the center of a black market scheme to buy and sell big game tags was sentenced this week, but some Gem State hunters are skeptical that the punishment fits the crime. Karl Studer had been charged with seven felonies and over a dozen misdemeanors for harassing wildlife with...

A Wisconsin man tried to pull a fast one by passing off the rack of a game farm deer as a fair chase buck—and got his just desserts. According to reporting by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 62-year-old Richard Waters admitted to lying about killing a potential state record nontypical whitetail...

Oklahoma has seen an increase in mountain lion sightings in recent years. Now, photos have led the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODFW) to confirm the “first instances of possible reproduction of mountain lions within the state” in the agency’s history. According to a press release...

A Wisconsin hunter tagged what is now the Boone and Crockett record for the largest grizzly bear ever killed by a human. Brian van Lanen shot the giant bruin last fall near Norton Sound, Alaska. He knew after skinning out the head that it would be a top-10 giant, but after a 60-day drying period...

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) recently announced a slew of eye-popping poaching busts involving two of the state’s most heavily restricted—and sought after—marine species: chinook salmon and white sturgeon. The most noteworthy case stemmed from an investigation into a...

A Virginia waterfowl hunter has been fined nearly $10,000 for killing at least 20 birds of prey in 2023, including a bald eagle. William Custis Smith of Accomack County had built a pond on his property to attract ducks, but he wasn’t the only hunter interested in this spot: the hawks and eagles in...

Following a spate of recent attacks, Colorado officials are warning residents and visitors to be wary of “potentially aggressive cow moose.” In a press release, Colorado Parks & Wildlife (CPW) detailed three moose attacks that took place over the course of just three days. The first, on Friday, May...

Last month, Slovakia’s government announced a plan to cull 350 brown bears after an increase in bear attacks over the last decade. According to the BBC, they declared this week that the culled bear meat could be sold to the public, provided it meets the required legal and hygienic standards. These...

The mass slaughter of as many as 75 caribou in Manitoba, including cows carrying unborn calves, is prompting calls for changes to the way the species is managed in the province, especially as it relates to Indigenous hunting rights. Residents of a local First Nations community were responsible for...

A California poacher is facing serious consequences after one of the strangest series of incidents in recent memory. According to a Facebook post, a California Department of Fish & Wildlife (CDFW) officer stopped a slow-moving Honda Civic near Paso Robles earlier this spring. The warden had noticed...