SAVANNAH, N.Y.—A man on a hunting trip was shot and killed in western New York on Saturday, the first day of the state’s regular deer and bear hunting seasons, authorities said. The Wayne County Sheriff’s Office said it responded at about 7 a.m. to a report that a hunter had been shot in Savannah, about […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska—The plane flown by the husband of Alaska U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola was carrying a load of moose meat from a remote hunting camp when it crashed, killing him earlier this week, authorities said. Eugene Peltola Jr., 57, was the only person aboard the small plane when it crashed late Tuesday. Two hunters who […]
MILTON, N.H.—A 32-year-old man was accidentally shot in the head in New Hampshire after the bullet fired by his 8-year-old nephew ricocheted while they were shooting chipmunks, police said. The man was injured Friday in Milton and is expected to recover, Fosters Daily Democrat reports. Police said a bullet shot by the 8-year-old ricocheted after […]
Three young hunters who were convicted of illegally killing a mountain lion in Yellowstone National Park left behind a trail of pictures on social media websites that authorities obtained before they were deleted, helping bolster their prosecution. Pictures posted on Instagram, Snapchat, and Facebook—including some that anyone could see—showed Corbin Simmons, 19, Austin Peterson, 20, […]
A woman said that she was banned from Tinder after another user saw a photo of her posing next to a dead deer and reported it to administrators. The Vermont woman, Nichole Magoon, said that she tried to use Tinder while on vacation in San Francisco but found she couldn’t. She said that she had […]
Graphic video footage shows a hunter firing at a buck just yards after from fishermen. The fishermen began filming after they saw a buck chasing two does in the lake they were fishing on in Alabama over the weekend. They were stunned when a hunter shattered the scene by firing at the buck about 25 yards […]
A former college football player had to get his leg amputated after a dog pulled the trigger of a gun during a hunting trip. Micah Heckford of Baton Rouge was with a group of friends on an annual hunting trip in Mississippi on Dec. 28, 2018, on the land of Matt Branch, a former offensive lineman […]
A man in Colorado was convicted for the illegal trade of big game wildlife and the illegal possession of a mountain lion—a Class Six Felony—on Nov. 8. For years, Andrew Pashley, 35, had not only illegally hunted wildlife, but had also organized illegal hunts in the state of Colorado. Various reports of illegal hunting and […]
Six wolves died due to the actions of people in and around Yellowstone National Park, according to a National Park Service report covering 2017. Five of the wolves were killed legally during hunting season in Montana, while one of the wolves was shot illegally within park boundaries and had to be euthanized by park staff, according […]
An Illinois hunter may have set a new record for the largest deer killed in the country. Keith Szableswki killed a deer in mid-November in Williamson County. Conservation officers told him that the buck is 7 to 9 years old, weighs around 265 pounds, and could have as many as 51 scoreable points. He said […]
Three Wisconsin men pleaded guilty to charges linked to the killing of a mountain lion in January 2017. Robert Peters, 53, and Steven Reindahl, 55, both of Turtle Lake, pleaded guilty in federal court on Dec. 12 of hindering a federal grand jury investigation by providing false testimony about the 2017 Montana mountain lion hunt. The […]
Officials in New York state fined two men who were illegally hunting deer. Officials said the men were hunting on Thanksgiving and were pulled over after a witness saw them shoot from the truck and drive off. “Fresh blood on the tailgate, rear bumper, and floormats of the truck, along with hunting attire, rifles, and […]
A former police chief has died from a gunshot wound in what authorities are describing as a hunting accident. Jay Nelson, 53, was a longtime law enforcement officer who retired in 2015, according to the Becker County Sheriff’s Office in Minnesota. Nelson started working as a deputy sheriff in the office and served in several other […]
A Louisiana man was arrested after shooting his hunting companion in what’s being described as a tragic accident. Donald Jones, 22, and Zachary Swanson, 23, were hunting together in the Peach Lake area of the Honey Island Swamp around 8 a.m. on Nov. 10. Jones said he shot at a hog he saw but hit […]
