Feds Nail New Mexico Outfitters for Hacking State’s Elk Tag Lottery 👮

Welcome to the Wednesday edition of the newsletter. If you’re still with us, that means you’ve made it to the middle of yet another week.

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FEDS NAIL NEW MEXICO OUTFITTERS FOR HACKING THE STATE’S ELK TAG LOTTERY

Federal prosecutors just dropped the hammer on three New Mexico men for allegedly running a multi-year operation to rig the state's resident elk tag draw, fraudulently transferring coveted permits to out-of-state clients for profit.

According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Mexico, Danial Adair, 44, Daniel Nicolds, 57, and his brother Lary Nicolds, 59, are accused of orchestrating a multi-year hustle through their outfitting business, Big Horn Outfitters, from approximately 2019 through 2022…

Thirteen Idaho hunters draw Super Hunt tags, second drawing deadline is Aug. 10: Draw results for the first round of Super Hunt applications have been announced. Roughly 153,000 entries were put in for the first Super Hunt drawing.  Read the full story. 

Burglar in $80K Arkansas hunting cabin theft found in closet: A man found hiding in a water heater closet was arrested after stealing and damaging $80,000 worth of items from a hunting cabin in Poinsett County, Arkansas, deputies said. Read the full story.

NWTF-Funded Research to Examine Hunting Pressure and Turkey Populations in Western Oklahoma: Through its 2025 Research Grants Program, the National Wild Turkey Federation is supporting a research project designed to address the question in wild turkey management: how does hunting pressure influence turkey populations on public lands? Read the full story.

Montana FWP euthanizes black bear that entered tent: Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks officials euthanized a black bear that entered a tent at Beavertail Hill State Park near Missoula. According to a press release, on Tuesday morning the black bear entered a tent that had campers in it, but no one was injured. Read the full story.

PA Senate advances bill to reduce license fees for a new group of hunters: The Senate approved a bill Tuesday to make hunting more affordable for hunters who now live out of state but were born in Pennsylvania. Read the full story.

Beverly Hills considering cull, trapping options for deer overpopulation: Neighbors in Beverly Hills say the deer population has grown out of control, with some animals chasing people and pets. The village of Beverly Hills is now considering a deer cull — a highly managed hunt — to bring the population down. Read the full story.

🧐 Ever seen a doe kill her own fawn? This trail cam footage captures an incredible event as this doe purposely puts the hurt on one of her fawns.

The video shows that she had another fawn with her so there is plenty of speculation about her killing the weaker or sicker twin. Either way, it’s something I’ve never seen…

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