Wisconsin Woman Responsible for Killing Over 100 Deer is Convicted 🧑‍⚖️

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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:

• Awaiting sentencing - Disgusting poaching case ends with conviction 🙌

• Taking over - Over 70 Mizzou counties now stricken with disease 🤮

• Winning the lotto - You might need to as a non-resident to hunt in Oklahoma 🎫

• 273 inches - That’s the size of this deadhead some kid in Illinois stumbled upon 🫢

• Saving the moose - An Ontario man’s crusade to save moose (since the DNR won’t) 🫎

• Don’t just stand there - These fellas felling trees learn a valuable lesson 🪚 

THIS HAS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING
WISCONSIN WOMAN RESPONSIBLE FOR HEINOUSLY KILLING OVER 100 DEER IS CONVICTED FOR HER CRIMES

Following this crazy story out of Wisconsin, a 37-year-old woman has pleaded guilty for her leadership role that led to the painful and often torturous death of over 100 deer across three Dairyland counties.

As was reported back in October, a group of juveniles and their female leader, Jessica Kroening, were implicated in a poaching case the local sheriff referred to at the time as “Senseless. Reckless and Indiscriminate.”

The crimes took place in Fond du Lac, Washington and Dodge counties between the spring of 2023 and the summer of 2024. According to reports, 37-year-old Jessican Kroening and her 16-year-old  juvenile companions would ride around in their car looking for deer to hit. The band of illegal shooters would spotlight those they couldn’t target with their vehicle, shooting any they saw alongside the road.

Any of the animals that they ended up gunning down with the rifle or the car were typically left to rot, with the exception of bucks, whose heads would be removed as a trophy. As for the deer that survived any collisions with their car, they would sometimes allow the animal to continue suffering and use it as a source of deranged entertainment for themselves…

Over 70 Missouri counties now have or are at-risk for a 100% fatal deer disease: Seven counties around Missouri recently experienced their first case of an always-fatal deer disease, leading to new regulations for hundreds of local hunters.  Read the full story. 

Oklahoma House Moves Nonresident Hunting Lottery Legislation to Governor: Rep. Jim Grego, R-Wilburton, on Monday secured passage of a bill that will create a lottery system for nonresidents seeking a hunting, killing or trapping permit with the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission. Read the full story.

Why is Maine urging hunters to switch from lead ammo while allowing it at shooting ranges?:  The Maine IFW has an entire webpage dedicated to this topic. The primary concern over lead ammunition is the danger it poses to wildlife. Read the full story.

Staggering 273-Inch Deadhead Buck Found by 7-Year-Old in Illinois: Many deer hunters use the late-winter months each year to do some postseason scouting and shed hunting. For Mike Schuler, son-in-law Ross Walwer, and 7-year-old grandson Cason Walwer of Watseka, Illinois, February 25th, 2023 will forever be etched as one of their best days spent in the field.  Read the full story.

Michigan Black Bears Are Expanding Their Territory, Prompting Officials To Issue A Warning To Residents: In Michigan’s Lower Peninsula, black bears are expanding their territory. State officials say that residents should not leave food in their yards because this will attract the bears. Read the full story.

One Ontario man’s fight to save the province’s moose population: Alan Bisset, a retired moose biologist, is fighting like hell to save Ontario’s moose population, and he’s not afraid of locking antlers to do so. Read the full story.

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 🪚 Just the fellas trying to fell a tree…until the tree fells them. I don’t what to tell you other than stand back in situations like this.

Could have been a lot worse for this fella…

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