Poconos Man Accused of Killing Two Deer Out of Season and Consuming Their Blood 🩸

The weekend might not be here just yet, but your favorite dispatch from the great outdoors is. 

So grab your coffee or whiskey (no judgement) and let's get caught up on the outdoor news and views from the past 24-or-so hours. 

Here's what's worth reading about today:

A CIVILIZATIONAL WARNING SIGN
POCONOS MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING TWO DEER OUT OF SEASON AND CONSUMING THEIR BLOOD, WARDENS SAY

We originally shared this story in Wednesday’s edition of the newsletter and while we hate to recycle stories around these parts, the developments were just too ‘juicy’ to pass up. According to some updated reports coming out of northeastern Pennsylvania regarding the illegal shooting of two deer near the Camelback Resort, a traditional poaching case has suddenly morphed into a civilizational warning sign. 

Michael A. Sukna, 22, of Henryville, was arrested late last week along Camelback Road after wardens responded to reports of illegal big game violations, according to court records and affidavits filed by Game Warden Bryan Mowrer. 

Sukna allegedly shot the two deer on separate occasions on Thursday and Friday of last week. Both shootings took place near the entrance to the Village at Camelback, a private townhouse development along Camelback Road in Jackson Township. His weapon of choice was a Glock 23 chambered in 10mm, which he used to fire multiple rounds in the direction of the gated residential entrance. When asked what in the hell he was doing, he admitted to investigating officers that he was shooting “for fun” and for - you know - a bit of target practice.

But the real chef’s kiss of this story came shortly after the wardens rolled up…

NY’s 2025 hunting season was safest on record: The Department of Environmental Conservation says nearly 600,000 New Yorkers go hunting every year, and that in 2025, there were 7 hunting-related shooting incidents. Five of the shootings were self-inflicted, and two involved more than one person. One incident involved an unlicensed person illegally hunting.  Read the full story.

Texas Parks and Wildlife keeps January season for dove hunting in South Texas: The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission tabled a proposed change that would have shifted the second split of South Zone dove season to begin around Thanksgiving, adding opportunity around the holiday but eliminating January hunting in the state's top dove hunting region. Read the full story.

Mouflon sheep hunting season on Lāna‘i is around the corner: The Lānaʻi mouflon sheep season will feature four hunts: an archery hunt, a youth hunt, a muzzleloader hunt, and a general rifle hunt. All four may be subject to a lottery drawing, depending on the number of applicants and available slots. Read the full story.

Pennsylvania bill could improve how hunters harvest snow geese: Rep. Thomas Mehaffie, a Republican from Dauphin County, introduced House Bill 1950 on March 18 to create an exception for shotguns used during the state’s conservation season for snow geese when deemed to be appropriate by the Pennsylvania Game Commission. Read the full story.

Here’s what Southwest Idaho hunters need to know before spring turkey, bear hunts kick off in April:April is just around the corner, which means two of Idaho’s popular spring hunting opportunities are, too. Whether you’re chasing beards or bears, there’s plenty of reason for optimism if you’re hunting in the Southwest Region, but there are also a couple of changes you need to know about before heading out into the field. We’ll get into both, but let’s start with the changes. Read the full story.

😕 Mom found herself in something of an awkward situation. According to the rescuers, the homeowner spotted a pair of fawns hanging around their fence. When they went to investigate, they found that the mother had been trapped between their fence and their neighbors.

They took the whole fence apart and managed to get her free…

The pull of the weekend.

📸 by: @fimbuloutdoors

Oh, and one more thing…