Michigan Elk Poachers Sought

Officials are seeking information about elk poaching in Michigan’s northern Lower Peninsula.   The Michigan Department of Natural Resources said that a bull elk was shot and killed in Otsego County during the week of April 19 and a pregnant cow elk was shot on or around March 14 in Montmorency County.

Anyone with information is encouraged to call the Gaylord Operations Center at (989) 732-3541 or the state’s poaching line at (800) 292-7800.

Australian Poachers Arrested in Idaho

By Evin Oneale – Idaho Department of Fish and Game

Three Australians suspected of poaching were arrested last week on multiple charges and later booked into the Elmore County jail.

Eleven charges have been filed against the men, with a combined bond set at $165,000.

Anton Kepeller, 58, Darren Tubb, 43, and Samuel Henley, 18, all from Tasmania, Australia, were contacted and later arrested Read more