Idaho Deer Poaching, Wastage Case Leads To ‘Multiple Convictions, Significant Restitution’ Penalties

Idaho Fish and Game officials detail a two-year investigation into how an October 2023 traffic stop of four men with five mule deer heads led them to a “larger network of individuals” who were recently convicted and sentenced in a case involving the unlawful killing of nearly three dozen animals, some of which were killed for their heads alone.
SW WA, Lower Columbia Fishing Report (11-4-25)

Late October and early November 2025 coho, Chinook and steelhead catch stats for the Lower Columbia and select Southwest Washington tributaries.