Two Utah residents nailed for residency fraud after illegally killing mule deer 🏷️

In the event that the weekend wasn’t quite long enough for you, here’s to hoping that your favorite dispatch from the outdoor world can give you 5-or-so minutes to prep yourself for yet 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:

• Cross-border fraud - Utah suspects nailed for fraudulent tags 🏷️

• Freedom and farming - The Sunday hunt debate rages on in PA ⛪️

• Let me dream for a minute - $12.5 million hunting lodge hits the market 😍

• Possible whale hunt - A Washington tribe is hoping so…🐋

• Spring breakin’ - Watch as this deer lets it all go on the beach this Spring Break🤪 

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PAIR OF UTAH RESIDENTS NAILED FOR RESIDENCY FRAUD FOR ILLEGAL KILLING OF MULE DEER

A pair of unnamed Utah residents have been found guilty in a case of illegal hunting along the Utah-Nevada border. According to officials, in December of 2022, Utah’s Division of Natural Resources tipped off the Nevada Department of Wildlife regarding a Utah resident they alleged had shot and killed a large mule deer using what they suspected to be a fraudulent tag.

Following the tip, the department launched a full-scale investigation into the shooting and the suspect and later determined that the shooter had been a Utah resident for more than three years…

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Freedom, Farming, & Free-Time Factor Into Latest Sunday Hunting Debate In PA: For years, advocates, including the Pennsylvania Game Commission, have argued the state’s “blue laws” prohibiting hunting on Sundays stunt the growth of the sport. But, groups representing hikers and horseback riders have said they believe it’s important to have one day a week to enjoy the outdoors without the sound of gunfire in the fields and woods.  Read the full story.

CWD detected in some deer during the 2024-25 Ohio deer hunting season: A total of 5,783 deer were tested. Twenty-three deer were taken by hunters in Allen, Hardin, Marion, and Wyandot counties. For the first time, a deer harvested by a hunter in Morrow County also tested positive for CWD. Read the full story.

See inside $12.5M luxury lodge in Alabama: ‘Where hunting dreams come true’: A 1,225-acre property with a 14,000 square-foot luxury lodge is “where hunting dreams come true,” says agent Clint Flowers. The $12.5 million estate located on Oak Road in Deer Park, Ala., is in a prime location. Read the full story.

Washington state's Makah Tribe submits permit for traditional whale hunt this year: After more than a quarter century, the Makah Tribe in Neah Bay is looking to hunt gray whales in the coming months. The Tribe submitted an application on Tuesday to hunt the marine mammals from July to October.  Read the full story.

North Dakota Senate votes to let veteran organizations use hunting tags in fundraisers: The bill would expand the types of nonprofits eligible to receive special allocation hunting licenses to include veterans organizations, or organizations under the 501(c)(19) nonprofit designation. Read the full story.

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🐊 It’s spring break, b*tches! Watch as this deer finally makes it out to the coast and throws all caution into the wind.

Might do the same…

Casually strolling into Monday.

📸 : @elkraven_photography

Oh, and one more thing…