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  • Idaho poacher gets lifetime hunting ban

    Ralph Maughan

    Idaho Falls, Idaho man killed 5 elk, left four- He also goes to jail for 2 months, can’t possess a firearm in the field and pays a fine. But is the penalty all that tough? Idaho poacher gets lifetime hunting ban. The Associated Press

  • Is it legal to hunt Idaho wildlife by honing in on radio collars?

    Ken Cole

    Yes, according to the IDFG. Over on a popular, unnamed anti-wolf website there has been discussion of using radio receivers to track and hunt wolves and the frequencies of the radio collars on them so I asked the IDFG about this. I sent them the exchanges which have taken place there and, specifically, I asked…

  • Western states take aim at antler gatherers

    Ralph Maughan

    More people are gathering antlers. The recession makes some of them desperate for money. The end result is trouble for wildlife- About a month ago I posted an article about this in Wyoming, but the issue is bigger than that. Overzealous antler gatherers face a new flurry of regulation by U.S. Western states trying to…

  • One more trophy moose poached in Montana

    Ralph Maughan

    Poaching was on the Rocky Mountain Front west of Choteau- Wardens seek poacher who killed moose on Front. Great Falls Tribune.

  • $11,000 now the offer for info on poaching of huge MT grizzly

    Ralph Maughan

    This is a brief, but important update on the story we ran earlier this year on the 800 pound grizzly poached on the Rocky Mountain Front in Montana. Reward now $11,000 for information about grizzly poaching. Great Falls Tribune staff. Here is the original story from the blog. Giant, 800 pound grizzly illegally killed on…

  • Montana: Trophy bull moose poached near Cardwell

    Ralph Maughan

    Moose was well known to local residents- The moose was left to rot/be scavenged Cardwell is on the Jefferson River east of Whitehall. Story. Moose poached.

  • Another grizzly found clawless

    Ralph Maughan

    Poached bear found on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation of the Rocky Mountain Front- Another grizzly found clawless. By Karl Puckett. Great Falls Tribune Staff Writer Just for reference. This bear was part of the Northern Continental Divide ecosystem grizzly bear population, the largest grizzly population in the lower 48 states (more bears than greater Yellowstone).

  • MT man poaches 2 wolves; pays $1135

    Ralph Maughan

    Columbia Falls man cited for poaching two wolves- Although it is wolf hunting season in Montana, one NW Montanan couldn’t wait. He shot two wolves along Whale Creek Road in the North Fork Flathead drainage on Oct. 9.  He plead guilty and paid a large fine for a wolf violation, a $1,135 fine.  A third…

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