When it comes to poaching Idaho\u2019s wildlife, many concerned citizens are saying, \u201cEnough is enough!\u201d\u00a0 And they are doing something about it.<\/p>\n
\u201cTips from the public are invaluable,\u201d said Jordan Costner, District Conservation Officer of Salmon.\u00a0\u201cOur officers cannot be everywhere at once, so reports from the public help with many cases that may go undetected.\u201d<\/p>\n
Digging up treasure\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n An officer in Stanley received an unusual report from hunters in the Seafoam area who stated they observed a suspicious individual burying something along a ridge.\u00a0 The report included a photograph and a partial license plate.\u00a0 Through curiosity and investigative skills, the officer made two important discoveries: he was able to successfully identify the vehicle and individual, and he found the site and dug up a decaying deer fawn.<\/p>\n During the initial interview, the individual stated to the officer that he brought the deer fawn from his home in North Dakota to use as bait for his wolf traps.\u00a0 He also admitted that that he thought he might be in trouble for transporting the deer into Idaho because of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) concerns.\u00a0 The trapper was issued a citation for the importation of deer into Idaho from a CWD confirmed state.<\/p>\n Absent-minded archery hunters \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n An officer in Challis received a report through the\u00a0Citizens Against Poaching (CAP)\u00a0\u00a0hotline of two archery hunters using ATVs in Unit 37A, a unit managed under the \u00a0motorized hunt rule.\u00a0 The report included pictures of the ATVs and license plate numbers.\u00a0 The officer coordinated with another officer out of the area and was able to locate and interview the ATV users.\u00a0 Both riders admitted to violating the motorized hunt rule.\u00a0 Additional violations were also discovered including failure to register ATVs, violation of road closures, and hunting without an archery permit.\u00a0 Both individuals were issued citations, with the cases currently pending in court.<\/p>\n Got gun – no problem<\/strong><\/p>\n After receiving a report of a suspicious archery hunter with a mule deer buck, an officer in Salmon responded and made contact with the hunter.\u00a0 The officer noticed a freshly harvested skinned out deer carcass and a full cape and head of the buck.\u00a0 The individual in possession of the deer later presented a deer tag that was not validated.\u00a0 The individual stated that he had harvested the buck that evening with archery equipment.\u00a0But after further questioning, the hunter admitted to \u201cfinishing the deer off\u201d by shooting it with a firearm.<\/p>\n Suspecting additional violations, the officer issued the suspect a citation for improperly tagged wildlife and seized the deer carcass and cape.\u00a0 After conducting a necropsy of the deer, the officer was able to gather evidence that clearly showed the deer had been shot with a rifle and not with archery equipment.\u00a0 The suspect was issued citations for possession of unlawfully taken wildlife and taking big game with a firearm during archery only season.\u00a0 This case is pending in court.<\/p>\n Without these reports, the violations would likely not have been detected. Thank you to concerned citizens who make the call.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" When it comes to poaching Idaho\u2019s wildlife, many concerned citizens are saying, \u201cEnough is enough!\u201d\u00a0 And they are doing something about it. \u201cTips from the public are invaluable,\u201d said Jordan Costner, District Conservation Officer of Salmon.\u00a0\u201cOur officers cannot be everywhere at once, so reports from the public help with many cases that may go undetected.\u201d […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":1212,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/citizensagainstpoaching.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1211"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/citizensagainstpoaching.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/citizensagainstpoaching.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citizensagainstpoaching.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citizensagainstpoaching.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1211"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/citizensagainstpoaching.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1211\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1213,"href":"https:\/\/citizensagainstpoaching.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1211\/revisions\/1213"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citizensagainstpoaching.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1212"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/citizensagainstpoaching.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1211"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citizensagainstpoaching.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1211"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citizensagainstpoaching.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1211"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}