Two Army Sergeants Poached Deer On A Colorado Military Base — Then Cell Phone Photos Led To Over $27,000 In Fines
Poaching cases usually break open one of two ways: a hunter finds a carcass that doesn’t look right, or…
A Montana Man Poached Three Bull Elk In A Unit With A 1% Draw Odds — Then He Was Sentenced Via Zoom From Prison
If you’ve ever put in for a hard-to-draw elk permit year after year, you already know the feeling: you’re…
Fleet Farm Ignored An Employee’s Warning About A Suspicious Buyer In Minnesota — Then His Gun Killed A Woman In A Bar Shooting
Most folks who buy guns for hunting season know the routine: paperwork, a quick conversation at the counter, and…
An 81-Year-Old Minnesota Man Shot At A Bear Outside Hunting Season Because It ‘Looked At Him’ — Then Wardens Seized His Gun
Seeing a black bear wander the edge of the yard can get your heart rate up, especially if you’ve…
An Arkansas Bear Was Found Dumped In A Ditch Missing Its Head And Legs — Then Wardens Cited The Man Who Killed It
A black bear dumped in a Pope County roadside ditch isn’t something most Arkansas hunters ever expect to see….
A Texas Man Walked Up To His Neighbor’s Barking Dogs And Told Them To ‘Shut Up’ — Then He Shot One With A Rifle
Most folks who’ve lived close to a property line know the sound of it: a couple of dogs lighting…
Two Ohio Cousins Filmed Themselves Poaching Deer In A City Park For Social Media — Then They Faced 40 Guilty Pleas
Most guys who hunt the right way try to keep their head down and do things by the book—permission,…
An Arizona Gun Store Owner Helped Two Felons Buy Guns Through Straw Purchases — Then He Was Indicted For Hiding Cash Sales
Most gun folks know the drill at the counter: the paperwork matters, and the person standing there is supposed…
An Ohio Man Recruited Women With Clean Records To Buy Him Guns — Then More Than 20 Turned Up In D.C. And Maryland
When a gun shows up at a crime scene a few states away, the story usually starts long before…
An Illinois Man Bought 27 Handguns From Four Different Gun Stores In A Year — Then Agents Found He Wasn’t The Real Buyer
Buying a handgun from a gun counter is usually a pretty straightforward transaction: pick the pistol, fill out the…