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"Poachers are stealing from hunters, but they are stealing from all of us, whether you hunt or not, because wildlife belongs to all of us."
- Ted McDermott
Prosecutors across Montana say poaching cases are hard to win 鈥 and even harder to prove.聽
- DAVID ERICKSON
"Poachers are stealing from hunters, but they are stealing from all of us, whether you hunt or not, because wildlife belongs to all of us."
- DAVID ERICKSON
There are big poaching busts in Montana every year. Here's a list of some of the most heinous cases in the state's recent history.
- Ted McDermott
Lee Enterprises sought poaching data and information about the number and nature of unsolved poaching cases. FWP indicated that it does not keep such data or keeps incomplete data.
- DAVID ERICKSON
From a "thrill kill" rampage on deer to nine trophy black bears, Lou Royce has investigated many poaching incidents. But it's the unsolved cases that haunt him.
"People aren't bragging about the drugs that they're moving across the state, but they're bragging about animals that they just have killed.鈥
Glacier National Park had never recorded a fatal grizzly bear attack since its creation in 1910. On Aug. 13, 1967, two bears fatally mauled two young women camped miles apart.
Content by Ballard's Resort.聽Read the tale of amateur angler Doobie Flathers, one of the most prolific walleye fishermen of his time.
More than one hundred people bundled up Sunday morning to attend the annual Easter Sunrise Celebration at Mount Rushmore.聽
Monument Health Community Relations Anna Whetham said the Special Rodeo's聽 goal is to provide an immersive experience to rodeo for everyone. Regardless of age or form of disability.
After 10 days in California to help contain the fires, firefighters from South Dakota Wildland Fire, Black Hawk Fire Department, Fairburn, Argyle and Whispering Pines Volunteer Fire Department are home.
Enjoy the snowy solitude of Spearfish Canyon, including spectacular frozen waterfalls like Spearfish Falls and Bridal Veil Falls.
Floods, such as the one in 2022, severe upstream ice jams and extended periods of extreme low temperatures can build up near the intake, restricting the city's water supply.
The order followed a request from the U.S. Forest Service to close 20,510 acres of National Forest System land to sale or exchange, mineral entry and leasing for 20 years.
The one bobcat limit for the Black Hills is new for this season.
The cabin was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930鈥檚 and served as the original ranger station and residence.
Seasonal gates and recreation sites that are not open through the winter on the Black Hills National Forest will be closed beginning Monday, Dec. 16.
The count is patterned after the nationwide National Audubon Society effort to document trends in wintering birdlife throughout the United States.
This one-day sale will be held at The Lions Building on the Central States Fairgrounds in Rapid City from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.聽
In 2023, South Dakota hunters killed about 49,000 deer, roughly 2,800 antelope and 114 elk, according to the state.
Use of the pier during tree removal is hazardous due to falling rocks and trees.
Two conservation groups agreed to dismiss a lawsuit against the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission this week after it adopted wolf trapping season regulations they said will protect grizzly bears.
"The Upper Division states would almost certainly say 'hell no!' The Lower Basin States would then go to court to force the Upper Division states to ... deliver more water," says one expert. Another says that would be akin to "dropping a bomb" into the process.聽
Hydroacoustic surveys are used to monitor fish populations in large lakes and reservoirs across Wyoming.
In addition, the remote yard waste disposal locations at Fitzgerald Stadium and West Boulevard North will close for the winter season after this Friday.
The public may see increased current and higher than normal water levels downstream.
The Forest Service鈥檚 Christmas tree cutting program helps improve forest health by thinning densely populated stands of small-diameter trees.
Fees to access South Dakota's State Parks will change Dec. 15.聽