Fourteen poachers indicted in massive Arizona poaching case 🧑‍⚖️

Greetings from another Monday in the wonderful month of January. In trusting that the weekend wasn’t quite long enough, here’s to hoping that your favorite dispatch from the outdoor world can give you 5-or-so minutes to yourself as we prepare for the onslaught of another week.

So, without further adieu, let’s grab that coffee or whiskey (no judgement) and get caught up on the outdoor news and views from the past few days. 

Here's what's worth reading about today:

• Fourteen indicted - A massive Arizona poaching ring has been dismantled 🧑‍⚖️

• Approved - Utah board approves changes to waterfowl and bear seasons 👍

• One less deer for you - Oklahoma toying with the idea of reduced bag limits 👜

• Looouisiana hunters honored - It was a season of firsts for bear hunters in the Bayou State 🐻

• Kids cubs these days - If only someone would tell their mother…😂

UNBELIEVABLE
FOURTEEN ARIZONA POACHERS INDICTED ON DOZENS OF WILDLIFE CHARGES

During the middle of December, the Arizona Grand Jury indicted 14 individuals on dozens of counts of poaching wildlife. According to the indictment, the crimes included one count each of conspiracy, illegally conducting an enterprise, and cruelty to animals, along with 26 counts of wildlife theft.

According to the Arizona Attorney General’s Office, the 14 suspects allegedly poached a plethora of game animals including four bighorn sheep, four elk, five mule deer, 13 whitetail deer, four javelinas, two turkeys and three pronghorn antelope. The charges handed down to them all relate to crimes that allegedly took place between April 2018 and October of 2021…

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Utah Wildlife Board approves changes to waterfowl, bear hunting in Utah and other items: The Utah Wildlife Board approved a few updates to waterfowl hunting in Utah, as well as the harvest rules for bears, cougars and furbearer species, and a few other items during a public meeting on Thursday.  Read the full story.

Oklahoma Senate bill could lower bag limit for antlered deer from two to one: The Oklahoma state Legislature could soon hear arguments regarding the antlered deer bag limit after a senator from Wellston filed a bill seeking to lower the yearly harvest number. Read the full story.

Deron Santiny, Fisher Brown, Perry Pitre Jr. honored with Louisiana black bear hunting awards:  Three Louisiana black bear hunters who harvested animals during the recently concluded special bear season were honored with awards during the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission meeting.  Read the full story.

Despite snow, numbers were high in Ohio’s 4-day muzzleloader deer hunting season:  Whatever the effects of a powerful slap from winter, the 2025 muzzleloader hunt claimed 13,476 deer, surpassing last year’s count of 12,714 by 762 for an increase of about 6%. This year’s total also bested the three-year average of 13,081. Read the full story.

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🖕Kids these days, they have no respect for anything.  Maybe I sound like a grizzled old man but this video of these kids completely disrespecting the golf course really gets my goat.

No word on whether or not the cameraman went to find their mother…

Those sunset views in Whitefish though…

📸 : @chance_jackson

Oh, and one more thing…