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The National Park Service is investigating a suspected incident of elk poaching that occurred last month in the Great Sand Dunes National Preserve.

Absent a settlement, it will be a long road as the Pac-12 and Mountain West argue over a poaching penalty in court. That could be trouble for the Mountain West.

Even if you’ve never been a hunter, you’re likely familiar with the term poaching. Poaching is theft, plain and simple. It’s the illegal taking or killing of fish and wildlife. It’s stealing from legal hunters and trampling on the public trust.

Authorities at the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve in southern Colorado are searching for a man suspected of poaching an elk last month, according to the park service.

To put it simply, hunters are always responsible for knowing their target, and this isn’t a mistake they should be making.”

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks announced Monday, Oct. 13, the closure of a 2023 trophy deer poaching case. The case involved the illegal harvest of a trophy deer in Kansas. The investigation ended with a guilty plea from a Tennessee man, who, according to KDHE, admitted to unlawfully taking the deer.

Marsh & McLennan Agency, LLC (MMA) is taking a direct competitor and a former top executive to court, alleging a coordinated raid on clients, employees, and confidential business data in the cut-throat world of commercial insurance brokerage.

A man suspected of deer poaching in central Minnesota was hospitalized after crashing his truck as he fled police at speeds in excess of 100 mph. The incident unfolded around 6:40 p.m. in the area of 255th Ave and 115th St NE in Burbank Township, where someone reported a suspect shooting at a deer from a pickup truck and then driving off.

Barring a settlement, the case could stretch deep into 2026 and make it difficult for the MW to meet its obligations.

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