New Report Says Alleged Election Fraud Flipped the Colorado Wolf Vote 🗳️

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.

With that said, let’s all take a minute to grab a coffee or whiskey and get this mid-week dispatch out the door.

Here's what's worth reading about this morning:

COULD IT BE?
NEW REPORT SAYS ALLEGED ELECTION FRAUD FLIPPED THE COLORADO WOLF VOTE

When it comes to wildlife management programs, there’s perhaps none more contentious than the Colorado wolf reintroduction effort that was set into motion back in 2020. It was then that voters narrowly approved Proposition 114, mandating the reintroduction of gray wolves west of the Continental Divide. The measure passed by a thin margin, surviving on about 57,000 votes out of more than 3 million that were cast. 

As many expected, rural counties where the prospective wild canines would soon call home overwhelmingly rejected the measure, leaving it to be carried by urban and Front Range voters. Now, six years later with wolves on the ground, sky-high depredation claims, and a program that is literally on life support, a new challenge is now landing on federal desks arguing that the whole damn thing was built on sand…

Pennsylvania Game Commission announces date to buy hunting, trapping licenses for 2026-27 seasons: The Pennsylvania Game Commission has announced that hunting and trapping licenses for the 2026-27 seasons will go on sale beginning Monday, June 22, at 8:00 a.m.  Read the full story. 

New Hampshire Fish and Game floats higher fees, but governor not on board: When the state Department of Fish and Game proposed an increase to the cost of hunting and fishing licenses earlier this year, the feedback the agency received from hunters and anglers was largely positive, officials said. But shortly after those information-gathering sessions, the department pulled back the changes until at least next year, a move Gov. Kelly Ayotte’s office later said she had requested. Read the full story.

Arizona remains free of 'Zombie Deer Disease' — but neighbors aren't as lucky The Arizona Game and Fish Department announced this week that none of the 1,468 deer and elk tested during the 2025 hunt seasons showed signs of Chronic Wasting Disease, a fatal illness that attacks the nervous systems of deer, elk, and moose.Read the full story.

University of Montana names inaugural director of hunting and conservation center: The University of Montana has named Dr. Nicole Tatman as the inaugural director of its Center for Hunting and Conservation, a partnership with the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. Tatman currently serves as the big game program manager for the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, where she oversees research and management of elk, pronghorn, bighorn sheep and other game species. Read the full story.

Elk Hunting Licenses Are Up for Grabs in Northwestern Minnesota: The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is offering a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for big game hunters. The application period is now open for one of 12 licenses to hunt elk in northwestern Minnesota. Read the full story.

PA bill seeks to revoke hunting licenses for animal cruelty after 2019 viral video: Following a 2019 viral video showing two Jefferson County teens abusing a wounded deer, one state Representative is reintroducing legislation that would revoke or deny hunting licenses to those who torture wildlife. Read the full story.

🐻 The defenseless bleat of a fawn caught in the jaws of a black bear echoes throughout the woods. Watch as this New Jersey black bear makes a quick grab and takes off with a fawn as the mother follows in pursuit.

It almost looked like he thought he might be able to hide behind that tree…

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