COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho - Officials say elk decoy stings in northern Idaho have bagged 15 poachers. Gail West, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Forest Service, says fake animals put out on November 11th and ...

COLORADO — There's a house near my neighborhood with a large elk decoy in the front yard. Every time we pass it, my kids inevitably yell, "Look at that huge elk!" I've told them hundreds of times the ...

Hunters in North Idaho have been advised to exercise caution before pulling the trigger, as Idaho Fish and Game officers are deploying life-like decoys to catch hunters breaking the law.

Taking a shot on that suspiciously still bull may seem tempting, but it could be a costly mistake. IDFG says officers deploy decoys to catch law-breaking hunters.

The decoys have lifelike images of deer, elk, moose, turkeys and antelope printed on both sides of the fabric. The image is transferred from photographs to paper and then heat-transferred to the ...

Through the latest hunting season, Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife workers used deer, bear, elk, grouse and other animal decoys to catch poachers. But they're not just simple decoys.

To eliminate excuse for confusion, Head and senior conservation officer Lee Garwood the day before had put up bright-yellow unit boundary signs on Warm Springs Road, within sight of where drivers who ...

A Nashua-area man who shot at a cow elk decoy set up by Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks wardens has paid $775 in fines and restitution and had his hunting, fishing and trapping privileges taken away ...

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho (AP) - Elk decoy stings set up on consecutive weekends earlier this month in northern Idaho have bagged about 15 poachers, an official said. The decoy caught "more people than we ...