Trophy Hunting Issues
Ohio poacher pleads guilty to illegally taking 18-point trophy buck October 17, 2024 NewsNation
... ... The larger buck’s antlers have 18 scorable points, and the final restitution has been calculated at $35,071.73. The final restitution for the second buck, with eight scorable points, is $4,625...
New bill seeks to overturn limits on deer hunts for youth, veterans, and people with disabilities September 14, 2024 Michigan, WKAR
... A bill in the Michigan Senate ... The antlerless rules, announced this summer, are meant to help control the overpopulation of does in southern Michigan. But Albert [State senator] argues the limitations will have the opposite effect. “When you pull away the fun part of it, people aren't going to go anymore,” ...
Court to rule whether potentially record-setting Ohio deer antlers were taken illegally January 7, 2024 Ohio, Columbus Dispatch
... Alexander speculated before the legal problems that the rack might fetch $100,000 or more ...the deer had been known for a number of years in Wilmington and often frequented a cemetery ...
Poacher cuts and runs in Lane County February 2, 2022 Oregon, ODFW News
... A poacher fled the scene leaving behind both the buck deer he shot on private property, and the head he had just cut off the animal as a trophy... The poacher had difficulty starting the vehicle, so it might have mechanical issues. The TIP Reward for information that leads to an arrest or citation in this case stands at $500 ...
Plan for 'stupid money' fails: Ohio poacher pleads guilty in trophy deer controversy October 20, 2024 Ohio, Yahoo
... Rather than get “buying house type money” and modest fame for killing what might’ve been scored as Ohio’s biggest buck, Alexander got investigated, indicted and last week pleaded guilty in a Clinton County courthouse to numerous charges...
Missouri among the first states to allow hunter drone use for wildlife recovery October 17, 2024 KSDK
... sometimes be a downside to "Buck Fever." ... "Anyone who hunts and says they haven’t wounded one hasn’t hunted very much" ... A new Missouri law, however, could make that process a thing of the past, allowing hunters to take to the sky with thermal drones to recover their trophies...
Will the headlong pursuit of 'booners' harm deer hunting's future? December 29, 2018 West Virginia, Charleston Gazette-Mail
... Every year, from mid-August to the end of December, most of the chatter in hunting-related social media sites centers on trophy bucks. People post game-camera pictures of bucks, often accompanied by the question, “Do you think it’s a booner?” ...a buck with a rack large enough to qualify for the Boone & Crockett record book...
Genesee County park land have to take an antlerless deer before they take aim at trophy bucks September 28, 2013 Michigan, The Flint Journal - MLive.com
... "I tried to encourage all the hunters last year to "take an antlerless deer (but) they were all trying to get that big buck," said Chief Ranger Kevin Shanlian... the county did not conduct a deer count this year ... a lottery to determine who will be allowed to hunt ...