Recent Posts in Wildlife Violations

• Title 18 May Affect Your Privilege to Hunt and Fish

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  Posted By Feldmann Nagel, LLC 5-Mar-2018

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  Did you know some criminal convictions under Colorado’s Criminal code codified in Title 18 may affect your privilege to hunt and fish? Don’t get caught in that trap! Within Colorado’s Parks and Wildlife code codified in Title 33, ...

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• Reality-TV's Billy Buspice Loses Hunting Privileges until 2019 for Poaching

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  Posted By Feldmann Nagel, LLC 29-Jun-2017

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  Billy Buspice, co-host of the reality-TV show “Wildgame Nation” and star of A&E’s upcoming series “Country Buck$,” had his hunting and fishing privileges revoked this week until 2019 by a Louisiana Circuit Court ...

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• Importance of Seeking Legal Counsel After an Accusation of a Hunting Violation

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  Posted By Feldmann Nagal, LLC 19-Jun-2017

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  Colorado is a state that takes wildlife seriously. The state has many laws regarding conduct outlined in its official statutes. Specifically, the legislation in the Wildlife and Parks and Outdoor Recreation laws, Article 6 describe the general ...

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• Checkpoint Ahead - You better CHECK YOUR WILDLIFE because law enforcement is!

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  Posted By Charles Feldmann & Patrick F. Welsh 22-Oct-2015

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  Is that a DUI sobriety check ahead? Nope that is a Wildlife Checkpoint! Colorado Parks and Wildlife, is conducting one of the largest wildlife check stations in the state’s history. The CPW has set up a checkpoint near Idaho Springs and with ...

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• Get off the Hook and Have Your Hunting and Fishing Rights Reinstated with a Strong Appeal

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  Posted By Feldmann Nagel, LLC 17-Jun-2015

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  By Patrick F. Welsh, Esq. In August 2012, state Rep. Jon Becker’s House Bill 1330 was signed into law creating an appeals process for Coloradans with suspended hunting or fishing licenses. This law gives hunters and anglers in Colorado a ...

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• Attorney Stancil Wins Reinstatement of Client's Hunting/Fishing Rights

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  Posted By Feldmann Nagel, LLC 16-Jan-2015

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  By Julia M. Stancil, Esq. In December of 2014, Wildlife Attorney Julia Stancil went before the Colorado Wildlife Commission to petition for a reinstatement of her client's rights to hunt and fish in Colorado and all other states within the ...

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• The Legalities of "Walkie Talkie" Use While Hunting

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  Posted By Feldmann Nagel, LLC 13-Jan-2015

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  By Julia M. Stancil, Esq. Several clients have asked about the legality of "walkie talkie" use or use of other electronic devices while hunting. For example, an elk hunter asked me if he would be violating Colorado's wildlife laws if he ...

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• Elephant Ivory Case Moving Forward

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  Posted By Feldmann Nagel, LLC 8-Jan-2015

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  Hunters going on exotic hunting safaris will be interested to know when they may once again hunt certain countries in Africa for elephants. Currently, the Safari Club International as well as the National Rifle Association have filed suit against the ...

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• Colorado Big Game Winding Down, Waterfowl Ramping Up

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  Posted By Feldmann Nagel, LLC 29-Dec-2014

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  With most big game seasons ending, the waterfowl season in Colorado is ramping up for January. Rifle Plains Deer season will go through January, but most of the deer, elk, and pronghorn seasons have come and gone. Many big game hunters will turn ...

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• Kansas Rifle Deer Season Winds Down

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  Posted By Feldmann Nagel, LLC 17-Dec-2014

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  With Rifle deer season winding down this past weekend, wardens were very busy in Kansas. Several hunters from both in and out of state were charged with violations ranging from criminal trespass to aggravated assault to no hunting license. Hunting ...

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• Hunter Loses Elk after Reality TV Star Officer Issues Violation for the Cameras

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  Posted By Feldmann Nagel, LLC 10-Dec-2014

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  A Minnesota hunter enjoying the elk season in Montana was issued a citation this season for "failure to properly tag" the elk he killed. According to reports, Jim Latvala harvested a beautiful bull elk in the early hours of the morning at ...

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• Wildlife Laws Different, But Same Across States

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  Posted By Feldmann Nagel, LLC 1-Dec-2014

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  As the holidays come and go, many outdoorsmen will travel with their families and friends to hunt in neighboring states. This presents the hunter with a whole new world of opportunity and risk. For instance, a Kansas hunter who is used to setting out ...

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• Size Matters

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  Posted By Feldmann Nagel, LLC 26-Nov-2014

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  In 1995, two individuals stalked a trophy bull elk in Estes Park, Colorado and illegally killed him and three other elk. That one elk was affectionately referred to as Samson by Estes Park residents and his death had a profound impact not only on ...

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• Non-Hunting Crimes Lead to Hunting Suspension

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  Posted By Feldmann Nagel, LLC 24-Nov-2014

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  In Colorado generally, hunting-related offenses earn the offender "points" on his license. Handed down in 5 point increments (each offense being worth a separate number of points depending on severity), when the total points accumulated in ...

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• Kansas Pheasant Hunting Opener This Weekend

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  Posted By Feldmann Nagel, LLC 7-Nov-2014

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  The pheasant season in Kansas opens this weekend and hunters will be out in force. So too, will the Kansas Game Wardens. With many hunters making their annual pilgrimage to the Sunflower State this weekend, opportunities will abound. A long held ...

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• November Brings Multiple Hunting Opportunities/Risks

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  Posted By Feldmann Nagel, LLC 6-Nov-2014

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  With Halloween over, thoughts for a lot of folks turn to Thanksgiving and Christmas (if your local store doesn't already have the garland and plastic trees on display). For hunters and outdoorsman, November brings several different species into ...

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• Elk Violation

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  Posted By Feldmann Nagel, LLC 3-Nov-2014

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  November 1 st marks the beginning of the third rifle elk season in Colorado. With only four seasons total, the opportunities to harvest a cow or bull are winding down. The third season will run through the 9 th of November with the fourth season ...

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• Invasive Species' Effect on Local Trout

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  Posted By Feldmann Nagel, LLC 17-Sep-2014

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  Invasive species are nothing new to hunters. The public has often turned to sportsmen when certain animals move in where they are not supposed to be. Missouri's response to the increasing wild boar populations has been a policy of "Shoot on ...

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• Kansas Hunters Facing Migratory Bird Violations

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  Posted By Feldmann Nagel, LLC 12-Sep-2014

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  It has been hunting season for less than a month and hunters are already making the news in a big way. Four Kansas men were allegedly found in possession of 209 doves, according to KDWPT employees. Doves are a migratory bird, and if these hunters are ...

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• Feldmann Nagel Wildlife Lawyers Defending Federal Paddlefish Sting Defendants

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  Posted By Jeffery L. Weeden, Esq. 17-Mar-2013

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  Over 100 defendants have been arrested, charged or cited as a result of a Paddlefish fishing and eggs sting in Missouri. These defendants are facing possible penalties of years of prison time and hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines. Call ...

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• Trespassing II

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  Posted By Crooked Arrow 17-Mar-2013

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  Part II JOE SHOULD HAVE….. What went wrong for Joe and what could he have done different? Well you see Joe was from Arizona where the trespass laws are a little different. Down there a land owner has to post his property to keep unwanted ...

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• Trespassing

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  Posted By Crooked Arrow 12-Mar-2013

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  By Crooked Arrow Trespassing even if done inadvertently can ruin your day. Take the case of an unnamed hunter in Colorado who was hunting in an area of 5-20 acre homes and home sites mixed with a smattering of national forest. He thought he knew his ...

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• Closed Roads

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  Posted By Crooked Arrow 2-Mar-2013

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  By Crooked Arrow Just a heads up to all sportsmen and outdoor enthusiast that the National Forest Service is alive and well and working against our interest as forest users. They are in the process of closing roads and camping areas throughout the ...

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• First mid-suspension petition for review per H.B. 1330 results in upholding the original suspension

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  Posted By Feldmann & Nagel LLC 8-Feb-2013

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  Today, February 8, 2013, the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission met and reviewed the first H.B. 1330 Petition to Reinstate Privileges and Feldmann Nagel Cantafio Margulis Gonnell PLLC was there. HB 1330 relates to "(33-6-106(9), C.R.S.), ...

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• Colorado House Bill 1330: New Hunter Appeals Process

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  Posted By Wildlife Lawyer 9-May-2012

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  On April 25, the Colorado House of Representatives passed House Bill 1330. Championed by State Representative Jon Becker, House Bill 1330 would create an appeals process for Colorado hunters and anglers with suspended hunting or fishing licenses. ...

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• Ted Nugent "Blindsided" by Game Law

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  Posted By Wildlife Lawyer 25-Apr-2012

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  Famed rock musician, conservationist, and political activist Ted Nugent pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a federal wildlife violation after he failed to recover a wounded black bear three years ago on an archery hunt in Alaska. Mr. Nugent agreed to pay ...

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