Article re poaching in Utah

[EKYHunter]

Utah poachers killed 1,153 animals in 2021, ‘stealing’ from public

Wildlife authorities in Utah this week revealed that more than 1,000 wild animals were killed illegally in 2021, marking the continuation of a troubling trend. According to the state’s Division of Wildlife Resources, hunters and anglers last year…

ftw.usatoday.com

Interesting article.

 

[Birddoggin]

I think I'm going to have to try to dig up the actual press release and see if it was the state of Utah or USA Today that classified Hunters as poachers

 

[Birddoggin]

I think I'm going to have to try to dig up the actual press release and see if it was the state of Utah or USA Today that classified Hunters as poachers

1,153 wildlife illegally killed in Utah in 2021

The total number of wild animals harvested illegally in Utah in 2021 was higher than the number taken in 2020, Utah Division of Wildlife Resources conservation officers report.

wildlife.utah.gov

USA Today referred to hunters as poachers. Not Utah

 

[hank4elk]

IMHO,poaching has been a big problem, for years.

 

[Birddoggin]

IMHO,poaching has been a big problem, for years.

And that is just what they know about.

 

[hank4elk]

And that is just what they know about.

35 years ago gangs used silenced weapons with night vision.Think they may have upped it some?