At issue in the court's 4-3 ruling was the state's request for nearly $28,000 in restitution, an amount calculated based on a scoring system for the large animal with 20-point antlers.
The Arizona Game and Fish Department is investigating the illegal killing of a mule deer doe.
Sportsman's Channel takes immediate action to suspend known hunting show, The Syndicate, in lieu of poaching allegations.
Mississippi wildlife officials believe the spike in poaching is directly tied to more alligator hunting shows on TV. One official says they see the shows and just think it's cool.
Skyler Willis shot a trophy 6-point bull elk with his bow on the Zumwalt Prairie in the Chesnimnus Wildlife Management Unit. Willis did not have a valid elk tag and had been trespassing when he retrieved the bull elk.
Hunting season for wolves ended on March 15. The penalty for killing a wolf out of season is a citation and $1,000 in restitution.
The hunting licenses for two southeast Idaho men have been revoked for life in Idaho following a three-month poaching spree.
Poachers have killed a large buck and wounded at least three deer in a tiny fishing village where residents' feeding of the animals has made them easy targets.
The tiny fishing village of Port Mansfield is offering a $25,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of a bow-and-arrow toting deer poacher.
New Michigan laws are in effect to deter poaching of antlered bucks and hunters who trespass on private land.