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Jail time for Maine serial poacher 🚔
+ Vermont's recommended doe season, bighorn reductions in the Missouri Breaks, Illinois deer numbers and the Walt Disney buck
If you’re still with us, that means you’ve made it to the middle of yet another week.
With that in mind, let’s all take a minute to grab a coffee or whiskey and get another mid-week dispatch out the door.
Here's what's worth reading about this morning:
Do not pass Go - Maine man gets jail sentence for poaching spree 👮
Don’t doe me like that - VT is recommending a doe hunt during regular season 🧐
Bighorn reductions - Bighorn licenses reduced in Missouri Breaks 🐏
Stellar numbers - Illinois hunters drop a pile of whitetails this year 🦌
Walt Disney buck - Ice fishermen stumble across beautiful buck frozen in time 🥶
I brought dinner! - When a mountain lion shows up with his own contribution for the dinner party 🍽️
IS 30 DAYS A LITTLE LIGHT?
MAINE MAN FACES JAIL TIME AND FINES FOR POACHING SPREE
A Maine man accused of more than 60 hunting violations is finally facing the music after reaching a plea deal. Charged with almost 50 misdemeanors and over a dozen civil violations, 51-year-old Benjamin Hamor, of Mount Desert, is fixing to spend 30 days in jail and get out his check book to pay some hefty fines for his wrong doing.
According to officials, the majority of Hamor’s crimes took place on Maine’s Mount Desert Island - an area strictly off limits to hunting. Given the close proximity to Acadia National Park, federal law prohibits hunting which has led to an overabundance of deer on the island, which has become a magnet for those looking to skirt the rules.
While Hamor is not the first and likely won’t be the last poacher to try his hand at chasing whitetails on the island, he is the latest to get caught…
QUICK HITS // FROM AROUND THE WEB
Vermont Fish & Wildlife Board considers adding does to the regular deer hunting season : “I apologize for the blasphemy,” said Nick Fortin, a wildlife biologist and deer specialist for the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department, as he introduced a new rule proposal to the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Board. “But, we recommend allowing antlerless permits to be used during the regular season.” Read the full story.
DWR announces updated Utah Hunting Skills Challenge, invites public to compete: During the 40th anniversary of the formerly named Youth Hunter Education Challenge, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources is announcing some updates to the annual contest and is inviting anyone who has completed Hunter Education to register and compete in the upcoming event. Read the full story.
Bighorn sheep hunting licenses reduced in Missouri Breaks Hunting District 622: Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks announced Monday that hunting licenses in Missouri Breaks Hunting District 622 have been reduced after population decline that may be related to a disease outbreak. Read the full story.
Changes to know ahead of big-game hunting season in Colorado: Hunters must purchase a 2025 qualifying license to participate in big-game draws; most qualifying licenses are available starting in March. Fees pertaining to Colorado residents, nonresidents and licenses for various game are outlined in the new brochure, which outlines several changes starting this year. Read the full story.
Final deer harvest totals given for '24-25 Illinois hunting season: Hunters in Illinois harvested a preliminary total of 170,758 deer during all 2024-2025 archery and firearm seasons, which concluded Jan. 19. Read the full story.
West Virginia small game hunting, trapping season enters final week:The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR) is reminding hunters and trapper that this is the final week of the season before it closes on Feb. 28. Read the full story.
WTF // NOT SURE WHAT TO SAY
OK, this really isn’t WTF, because it’s pretty damn obvious what happened here.
Either way, it’s an incredible find of a very unfortunate incident. According to the post, an ice fisherman came across this poor fella in Hancock County, Maine. The buck was frozen about 70 feet from shore in about 3-4 feet of water.
What a miserable way to go…
VIDEO // SOME THINGS JUST HAVE TO BE SEEN
🍽️ That damn cat is always bringing something home for dinner. Watch as a mountain lion wanders around a doorway looking for his invite to the dining room to enjoy his fresh caught meal.
Kind of rude not to let him in when you think about it…
HUMPDAY MEME // I THINK I’M IN LOVE
WANDERINGS // A SFW GLIMPSE OF OUR BROWSER HISTORY
Ever wonder what the states would look like if they were resized based on population? Ya, me neither, but here we are. There’s a small private island nestled along the Homosassa River in Florida that’s decorated with a makeshift lighthouse, a swing and rope course, a tree house and a gang of mischievous monkeys put there to keep them out of trouble on the mainland. Contrary to popular belief, the modern donut wasn’t crafted by some culinary genius at Dunkin’ or Krispy Kreme - it was perfected by a Maine ship captain who decided to punch a hole in a regular ol’ donut back in 1847. Now, I fancy myself something of a whiskey connoisseur, especially when it comes to the Canadian varieties, despite them being hard to find here in the US. But I was completely unaware that these cask-strength spirits require specific bottle designs.
EYE CANDY // PICTURES > WORDS
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