A poacher shot a pregnant deer with an arrow and left it to die slowly and painfully in Washington, police said. Now, police are trying to find the person who killed the animal. The doe was killed on or before May 29 in the Suncrest area of Stevens County, the Washington Department of Fish and […]
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Accused poacher bragged about kills on social media, WA officials say. He’s sentenced
A 29-year-old hunter boasted about his illegal kills online, leading to charges against him in western Washington, officials say. Investigators began looking into the man in 2021 after seeing a “multitude of successful harvest posts,” the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife said in a June 7 news release. From there, wildlife police suspected he […]
Iconic desert creature found shot near field sparks search for poacher, officials say
The discovery of a dead desert bighorn sheep near an Arizona field has set off a search for the poacher, wildlife officials said. The male animal with curved horns was found shot and left to waste sometime around Jan. 13 near Gila Bend, about 70 miles southwest of Phoenix, the Arizona Game & Fish Department […]