Influencers implicated in massive big game poaching bust 🤳

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:

• Is that camera on? - Influencers among those implicated in BC poaching bust 🤳

• More WV CWD - Deadly disease pops up again in WV 🧟‍♂️

• Two swans, three deer - Idaho officials tracking poacher down 🕵️‍♀️

• Plenty of bears - NY’s northern zone doesn’t disappoint 🐻

• Don’t just stand there - Watch as skiers film a deadly avalanche about to consume them ⛷️

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SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCERS IMPLICATED IN MASSIVE BC POACHING BUST

In a case coming out of beautiful British Columbia, four individuals, including two social media influencers who operated a popular backcountry hunting site, are facing a slew of charges for their alleged involvement in the unlawful killing of multiple big game animals.

The investigation, spearheaded by the B.C. Conservation Officer Service, was initiated in 2023 following reports of gunshots echoing near a cabin in Sheridan Lake. Acting on these reports, investigators executed search warrants on two properties located in the Lower Mainland. The searches yielded substantial evidence linked to the illegal killing of several species, including two stone sheep, two mountain goats, one elk, and four mule deer…

‘Zombie deer disease’ spreads to another West Virginia county : This is the first case in a new county that has been detected since 2023, when Jefferson County had a confirmed case. Those two counties join Berkeley, Mineral, Morgan, Hardy and Hampshire counties in the CWD Containment Area.  Read the full story. 

Idaho Fish and Game investigating killings of two swans and three mule deer: The Idaho Department of Fish and Game is looking for information about the illegal killing of two trumpeter swans and three mule deer in southeast Idaho during the last week of December 2024. Read the full story.

NY DEC reports 657 bears harvested in Northern Zone during 2024 hunting season: Of those, 632 were taken in regular season, 15 with a bow and one was harvested by a youth hunter. DEC did not specify how many were taken in St. Lawrence County specifically. Read the full story.

North Dakota Legislature discusses plethora of hunting changes: Legislators heard testimony Friday on a flurry of potential changes to hunting in North Dakota, ranging from license availability alterations to bans on hunting over bait. Read the full story. 

Here's how much Wisconsin hunting license fees would increase in Gov. Tony Evers' budget proposal: The price of Wisconsin hunting licenses could go up $20 if proposed increases in Gov. Tony Evers' 2025-27 state budget are supported by the state Legislature. Read the full story.

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🏂 Here’s the POV when your skiing village gets swallowed up by a massive avalanche. This footage out of China shows the slow but deadly progression of an avalanche barreling down the mountain.

I don’t know about you, but I wouldn’t be the guy with his camera out…

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