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Well, we kicked the week off with the news of a pair of Utah residents who have since been nailed for residency fraud for the illegal killing of a beauty mule deer in Nevada,  we then covered the story of Alaska’s fight that would allow them to continue to cull bears and wolves to protect caribou, despite one bogus ruling that called the program “unconstitutional”.

By mid-week we were talking about the possibility of both an elk hunt in North Carolina and an eve more surprising potential bear hunt in Connecticut and we rounded out the week with the story of yet another hunter who is now facing felony charges after shooting a fellow hunter’s hunting dog after it trespassed on his mother’s property.

We’re also covering:

• Louisiana man cited for illegally killing a bear in mistaken identity case
• Kansas lawmakers ruffle feathers with new waterfowl proposal
• Florida woman arrested for amputating her “pet” deer’s leg
• Mountain Lion Hunting Bill Sparks Fierce Debate in Oklahoma
• Convicted felon now facing charges in illegal bear hunt.

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Well, we kicked the week off with the news of a crazy finding way up in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula involving some awfully cute future killers, went down to Texas and learned about the state representative and deer breeder that is introducing legislation that he hopes will abolish the state’s Parks and Wildlife Department and dismantle any regulations around deer breeding (protectionism anyone???).

By mid-week we were covering the story of the whiskey-shooting police officer that is now facing criminal charges after shooting a fellow hunter in the head, how non-resident Utah big game tags are about to jump in price (to the tune of an 100 percent increase and we rounded out the week with a story Colorado officials wish wouldn’t get out, involving one of their newly-reintroduced wolves being killed after destroying livestock in neighboring Wyoming.

We’re also covering:

• Elon chimes in on the fate of pet deer confiscated by Pennsylvania Game Wardens
• Michigan deer farmer using specific breeding genetics proven to resist chronic wasting disease
• Alberta's government has proposed new legislation to allow 12-year-olds and those in wheelchairs to hunt
• Corner-crossing is now legal across six states
• Two Alaska teens charged for illegally shooting a moose a dozen times using a 22
• Update: Charges Laid in Fatal Shooting of Ontario Couple's Dogs

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We kicked things off this week in Colorado as ranchers have begun to be rewarded funding for wold predation claims, we chat about Utah's bill aiming to ensure that all wildlife board members hold and maintain a hunting license, two stories coming out of British Columbia involving influencers and poaching and the story of the Wisconsin man who is now headed to prison after viscously assaulting a state game warden.

We’re also covering:

• Wyoming influencer in hot water after snatching a baby wombat from its mother
• Deer hunter unearths prehistoric mammoth tusk on Texas ranch.
• You will eat invasive species and you will be happy
• Colorado bill aimed at removing hunting as a primary method for wildlife management fails miserably.
• Colorado Gun Control Bill Advances with Permit-to-Purchase Amendment.
• Alaskan transporter nailed for illegally killed black bears.

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We kicked things off this week with the story of how a big old deer smuggling bust in Texas turned into a whole lot more than wardens expected, an Oregon man who was handed his third lifetime hunting ban in 10 years, the story of a Washington man who almost successfully commandeered a commercial fishing vessel, a Wisconsin farmer who "made a game" of illegally killing 150 deer on his property along with a new California bill set to allow houndsmen to "tree and free" problem mountain lions.

We’re also covering:

• Montana officials are looking for information regarding a poached mountain lion with a missing tail.
• Minnesota moose survey says populations are stable, but moose aren’t out of the woods just yet
• 50,000 redfish released into Biscayne Bay for the first time in 30 years
• Polk county woman narrowly survives alligator attack while kayaking
• Pennsylvania man facing charges after shooting another hunting in the facer
• Colorado voters might very well bring an end to the state’s wolf reintroduction program
• Florida officials are calling on residents to speak up on bear hunting proposal

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We kicked things off this week with the story of how the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation is stepping up in the case of a pair of illegal elk killings along the Nevada-Utah border, on Tuesday we covered Montana’s new proposal that would see them follow in the footsteps of some neighboring states by bringing in license fees for shed hunting, Texas Game Wardens were at it again, this time rescuing a pair of hypothermia-induced hog hunters, a case of mistaken identity in Ontario that resulted in the death of two pet German shepherds and we finished off the week with the story of OR158 and how this lone wolf is single-handedly terrorizing a small farming community.

We’re also covering:

• Washington state bill aims to wrestle control over grizzlies away from Feds, into state management
• Hunting outfitter ordered to pay $500,000 to settle wildfire ignition allegations
• Wisconsin elk hunters are set to get more opportunity in 2025 and beyond
• Venice prosecutors office now officially investigating Don Jr’s duck hunting incident
• West Virginia man accused of evading police while dragging a dead deer with his car
• Idaho officials are looking for answers in two poaching cases in the Panhandle region of the state

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We kicked off the week this week covering a multi-year Montana poaching investigation that resulted in guilty pleas for the poaching of three bull elk, a black bear and a whole lot of trout. We’ll also cover off the failure of a new Wyoming bill that would have outlawed the use of snowmachines to mow down predators like wolves and coyotes. We also got the details and pictures of the fattest cat ever captured in the state of Florida along with the story of citizen’s arrest, bear penises and a porcupine and we’ll chat about Rocky Mountain National Park’s bulging moose populations.

We're also covering:

• Florida hunter who illegally shot a rare Tundra Swan last year gets a lifetime hunting ban plus fines
• Texas Game Wardens bust man hunting on private property in converted Port-a-Potty
• Texas Game Wardens foil undocumented immigrant operation
• GOP lawmakers in Connecticut are calling for a bear season after recording 68 home invasions last year
• Louisiana men cited for poaching a dozen deer across three parishes
• PA Judge rules that the first bear shot in Lancaster County was, in fact, shot illegally
• New Oregon Bill aims to circumvent the state’s ban on mountain lion hunting with dogs
• Louisiana’s got a gator problem and the only prescription is more hunting seasons

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We started this week with the tragic profile of 7 long-time hunting buddies who were returning from a hunting trip in Kansas on American Airlines Flight 5342 before it collided with a Black Hawk helicopter last week in DC. We’ve also got the news surrounding a new bill that maybe, just maybe will see gray wolves finally delisted in the western Great Lakes. We’ve also got the stories of how Texas Game Wardens busted in on a group of duck hunters that simply couldn’t resist blasting every duck out of the sky along with the story of Donald Trump Jr’s brush with an ornery Italian politician over a protected duck.

We're also covering:

• CDFW and the local Attorney’s Office get their man in pronghorn poaching case
• A New Wyoming Bill that proposed year-round, open season on mountain lions gets push back
• Texas Game Wardens put the hurt on outfitter and guides for illegal exotic hunts
• Only one of Montana’s newly-minted wolf bills passes the chamber vote
• Alaska shuts down emperor goose hunt
• Missing Idaho hunters, including one child, safely rescued after being snowed in on the mountain
• Fond du Lac Band and Minnesota DNR ready to tackle additional elk reintroduction efforts

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This week's episode included the story of four complete douchebags and their attempt to use stolen valor to get free hunting and fishing licenses, Wyoming’s Clean Kill bill and how it just kind of sort of missing the mark, along with a new study that shows us that all we need to do to combat chronic wasting disease is to kill more big bucks and how a New Mexico lake is so incredibly filled with cancer-causing chemicals that the state’s Department of Health is now imploring hunters to get to a doctor ASAP.

We're also covering:

• Alberta's $400,000 tag
• Louisiana poaching trio busted
• Idaho reminding shed hunters to bring their license
• Saving steelhead from a SoCal river
• and more!

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For our main stories this week, we dissected the not-so-surprising reasons that Banff’s elk are in decline, Colorado’s hush-hush approach to ushering in a whole new batch of wolves, Florida’s possible forthcoming bear hunt and the miraculous story of a pair of Louisiana duck hunters who braved frigid temperatures (and waters) after their boat sank.

We're also covering:

• A headless deer found in Alberta
• When neighbors help you deal with problem cougars
• $1.3 billion in conservation
• Nebraska's mountain lion hunting season
• Charges dropped in Pa. drone hunting case
• and more!

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Our main stories this week included the brutal story surrounding 14 Arizona poachers that were finally indicted, Colorado’s steamrolling approach to importing more wolves, a pair of out of state poachers caught on Ring Camera and highlighting Wisconsin’s sandhill crane restoration project and what it means for possible hunting seasons.

We're also covering:

• Application fee increases in both Montana and Wyoming
• China's wild hog problem
• Idaho survey reveals traditional values among hunters
• Supreme Court shuts down Utah land grab case
• Duck hunter pleads guilty in involuntary manslaughter case

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