Five northwest Iowa men plead guilty to 48 wildlife violations 3/29/2022 1:52:00 PM View Count 3160 Ida Grove, Iowa - An investigation that began as a turkey poaching case last fall has concluded with five individuals pleading guilty to 48 wildlife charges and assessed nearly $83,000 in fines and liquidated damages.
Three men facing dozens of deer, turkey poaching charges in Des Moines County after lengthy investigations 12/28/2021 1:07:00 PM View Count 3103 State conservation officers have charged three men with multiple hunting violations in Des Moines County from two separate investigations for illegal activity that allegedly occurred this fall.
Yearlong poaching investigation ends with four convictions 2/2/2021 1:21:00 PM View Count 24461 A routine inspection of local taxidermy operations in Buchanan and Linn counties began a yearlong investigation into poaching activity and ended with four individuals being charged and convicted of dozens of wildlife violations as well as facing thousands of dollars in fines and civil damages.
Tip leads to Buchanan County deer poaching case 1/12/2021 12:31:00 PM View Count 5699 A tip that an individual with a rifle may be trying to kill a deer at night in Brayton Memorial Forest Wildlife Area, near Hopkinton, resulted in one person being charged with illegally taking a white-tailed deer, and a number of individuals being charged with helping him.
Bald Eagle shot, killed in Ankeny; public’s help sought 1/21/2020 1:33:00 PM View Count 25655 ANKENY, Iowa -- On January 3, 2020, the Ankeny Police Department contacted a DNR Conservation Officer and a Wildlife Rehabber about a mature Bald Eagle that was not acting normal and sitting on the ground near Northeast Trilein Drive and East 1st Street.
Anonymous tip leads to charges on illegal killing of swans 12/9/2019 8:20:00 AM View Count 9285 ANKENY, Iowa – On December 6, 2019, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources received an anonymous tip about a man shooting trumpeter swans at Paul Errington Marsh, just east of Ankeny.
Carroll County father and son charged with several deer violations 10/23/2019 8:58:00 AM View Count 4205 CARROLL COUNTY, Iowa – Iowa Department of Natural Resources Conservation Officers have charged two Glidden men with numerous deer hunting violations, including poaching, from an investigation stemming back to November 2018.
Illinois couple pleads guilty to illegally harvesting ginseng in Geode State Park 6/11/2019 3:34:00 PM View Count 5883 DANVILLE, Iowa -- After several months of investigation from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources’ Law Enforcement Bureau and State Parks Bureau, in conjunction with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Ki Pil Park and Jaemyung Yoo of Chicago, IL, pleaded guilty to several ginseng related charges.
Two Waterloo men charged with illegally killing antlered deer 8/14/2018 12:47:00 PM View Count 19203 WATERLOO – On Thursday, August 2, 2018 at 1:26 a.m., Iowa Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Bureau was contacted by the Waterloo Police Department after they conducted a traffic stop of two males who had illegally killed two antlered deer that were still in velvet.
Investigation finds Michigan residents unlawfully took nearly two dozen deer over 16 years 7/24/2018 11:49:00 AM View Count 15477 CEDAR COUNTY, Iowa – In an effort to provide quality, legal deer hunting opportunities for Iowans, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service conducted a joint investigation that put an end to an illegal scheme to take white-tailed deer in Iowa.
Arizona man found guilty of deer poaching 2/27/2018 11:33:00 AM View Count 9657 Nicholas Slater of Glendale, Ariz. was found guilty following a trial on Feb. 12, 2018 for charges related to poaching a whitetail deer. The poaching incident occurred at Lake Manawa State Park in Council Bluffs on Nov. 19, 2016.
Arizona man charged with deer poaching in Iowa 11/7/2017 2:48:00 PM View Count 14745 Iowa DNR Conservation Officers have charged Nicholas W. Slater, 31, of Glendale, AZ with deer poaching in Lake Manawa State Park on November 19, 2016.
Two men charged for illegal netting 7/19/2017 1:19:00 PM View Count 13622 MUSCATINE COUNTY, Iowa – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources law enforcement conservation officers have charged two men after an investigation of illegal netting in an Iowa river.
Tama man pleads guilty of deer poaching in Marshall County 4/4/2017 11:34:00 AM View Count 10257 Ralph Ray Rozevink, 61, of rural Tama County, pleaded guilty on Feb. 22 to poaching a doe in southern Marshall County on Dec. 18, 2016.
Two bald eagles found shot in Webster County 3/21/2017 11:49:00 AM View Count 32050 The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is looking for the person or persons responsible for shooting two bald eagles in Webster County.
Jefferson man pleads guilty to poaching trophy buck 3/14/2017 11:42:00 AM View Count 34726 Brett Cranston, 41, of Jefferson, pleaded guilty on March 9 to three charges related to illegally taking a deer during the first shotgun deer season in Greene County.
Officers seeking information to find person responsible for shooting Winneshiek County bald eagle 3/7/2017 8:24:00 AM View Count 8036 Law enforcement officials in Winneshiek County are looking for the party responsible for killing a bald eagle.
Officials still searching for party responsible for dead eagle 2/24/2017 10:06:00 AM View Count 10195 The search continues for the party responsible for the death of a bald eagle discovered Jan. 25, in Yellow Banks County Park, on the southeast side of Des Moines.
Johnston man pleaded guilty to deer poaching at Big Creek State Park 2/21/2017 3:18:00 PM View Count 8102 Polk City - Roy Penney, 49, of Johnston, pleaded guilty to using a motor vehicle to take deer, wanton waste of game, hunting in a refuge, failure to tag the deer and interference with official acts in Polk County Court on Feb. 17.
Grimes man pleaded guilty to poaching deer in West Des Moines 2/21/2017 3:15:00 PM View Count 8419 Christopher Husted, 41, of Grimes, pleaded guilty on Feb. 17, to trespassing and poaching an 11 point buck on Nov. 11, off of Grand Avenue, in West Des Moines.
Eagle found shot at Polk County park 1/26/2017 1:35:00 PM View Count 28418 The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is looking for the person or persons responsible for shooting a bald eagle at Yellow Banks County Park, near the Des Moines River on the southeast side of Des Moines, and removing its head and talons.
Three men plead guilty in 2015 deer poaching case 1/17/2017 12:45:00 PM View Count 24053 Two Minnesota men and one North Iowa man have pleaded guilty to illegally taking deer in Emmet and Kossuth counties in Iowa in October and November 2015.
Deer poachers caught on camera 10/11/2016 3:23:00 PM View Count 33840 Fort Dodge, Iowa - A nine month investigation into deer and turkey poaching in Webster County, Iowa, was closed on Oct. 7, when Kyle Alstott, 23, of Fort Dodge, the last of the 10 individuals facing charges from Iowa and Nebraska, pleaded guilty.
Louisa County man pleads guilty to deer poaching 10/4/2016 1:41:00 PM View Count 11483 DES MOINES – A Morning Sun man has pled guilty to multiple counts of illegally taking deer in Louisa County.
DNR Investigation Into Three Swans Being Shot Results in Charges Being Filed 10/23/2015 10:25:00 AM View Count 5938 FORT MADISON – Three Trumpeter swans shot on Sunday, Oct. 18th near Fort Madison has resulted in charges being filed against three southeast Iowa men.