That bumped the price up to $8,000 at the 1,200-acre Mountain View Elk Ranch, ... Hunter John Martone poses with a trophy bull elk shot Oct. 6 in Riggins, Idaho.

Tue., Oct. 8, 2013 A young man has been charged for illegally killing this 6-by-6 point bull elk with a rifle during the 2013 archery elk season in Pend Oreille County.

Thu., Nov. 16, 2017 Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Warden Shawn Briggs poses with trophy elk racks confiscated from twin brothers charged with illegally killing eight bull elk in central Montana.

A California pleaded guilty on Monday to federal charges resulting from an illegal 2006 Oregon wildlife shooting spree in which he killed a trophy bull elk in eastern Oregon's sought-after Wenaha ...

Under new penalties that took effect January 2010, the 6x7 bull elk qualified for the increased trophy fines. Any bull elk with at least 6 points on either side qualifies for a trophy fine of $15,000.

The bull elk was a 6x6, making it a trophy animal. “We really appreciate the public’s assistance in reporting illegal wildlife activity,” DWR Conservation Officer Kody Jones said.

Drawing a permit is a big deal. Overall success rates for special elk permit holders run from 50 to 90 percent. Success rates for spike bull hunters in the Blues run about 5 percent or less.

After a yearlong investigation, five men have been charged and fined in connection with two poaching cases, according to Division of Wildlife Resources.

A trophy bull elk has been killed by the Pennsylvania Game Commission after it wandered into an area where officials recently found the deadly chronic wasting disease present in deer.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) – When John Martone spotted the huge bull elk on a forested slope, he knew he was looking at an awesome trophy. Martone, an options trader from Seattle, brought down the animal ...