04 December 2014, 18:30
KathiIDNR:Hunting show filmed on private property without permission
http://southtownstar.chicagotr...on.html#.VIBvlfldU1IIDNR: Hunting show filmed on private property without permission
December 3, 2014 7:16PM
Updated: December 4, 2014 2:26AM
The cast and crew of a television show on bow-hunting face more than 130 wildlife violations after filming hunts on private properties in the Chicago area without permission, conservation police say.
Police watched videos of the “Wired Arrow” hunts on the Sportsman Channel and YouTube, and determined hunting took place on area properties without permission from landowners, making hunting permits invalid, according to a statement from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.
The hunting took place on properties owned by the Cook County Forest Preserve District, the village of Lansing and several private companies, according to the IDNR.
In September, a joint operation involving several state and federal agencies interviewed members of the show who previously had hunted in Illinois.
The show’s owners, staff and guests have been charged with 134 wildlife violations, including taking 18 whitetail deer illegally, according to the IDNR.
According to the “Wired Arrow” website, the staff is “a group of dedicated bow-hunters committed to producing high-quality, action-packed, free-roaming whitetail and turkey hunts.”
Sun-Times Media Wire
04 December 2014, 18:35
Kathi"Wired Arrow Outdoors" investigated for 134 wildlife violations
By WEEK Producer
December 3, 2014
Updated Dec 3, 2014 at 1:00 PM CST
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The producers of a popular hunting show are under investigation for wildlife violations.
The Illinois Conservation Police are investigating the company that owns the Wired Arrow Outdoors show, staff members and guests for 134 wildlife violations, including 18 deer hunted illegally in Illinois.
Police looked at the show’s videos on YouTube and determined the hunting and filming done in the Chicago area were shot without permission from landowners, making the hunting permits invalid. Several videos were shot on private property, the Forest Preserve District of Cook County, or land owned by the Village of Lansing.
The programs featuring illegal deer harvesting aired on the Sportsman Channel or the Pursuit Channel, according to the conservation police.
Cooperating agencies in the investigation include the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, Missouri Department of Conservation and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
The names of those charged and a list of violations follows:
David T. Brugger - Co-owner of Wired Arrow - 7 Counts of Hunting without Permission, 7 Counts Hunting with Invalid Archery Deer Permits, 7 Counts of Unlawful Take of Whitetail Deer, 1 Count Unlawful Attempt to Take Whitetail Deer, 2 Counts Failure to Report Harvest by 10:00 PM, 1 Count Unlawful Possession of Unlawfully Taken Whitetail Deer or Parts Thereof, 6 Counts Accessory Hunting Without Permission, 6 Counts Accessory Hunting with Invalid Archery Deer Permits, 5 Counts Accessory To the Unlawful Take of Whitetail Deer. Total Violations (42)
Jessica E. Stoner - Pro-Staff - 1 Count Hunting without a License, 1 Count Hunting without a Habitat Stamp, 1 Count Hunting without Permission, 2 Counts Hunting with Invalid Archery Deer Permits, 1 Count Unlawful Take of Whitetail Deer, 1 Count Unlawful Attempt to Take Whitetail Deer, 1 Count Accessory Hunting without Permission, 1 Count Accessory Hunting with Invalid Archery Deer Permits, 1 Count Accessory Unlawful Take of Whitetail Deer. Total Violations (10)
Ryan T. Ederer - Co-Owner of Wired Arrow - 6 Counts Hunting without Permission, 6 Counts Hunting with Invalid Archery Deer Permits, 4 Counts Unlawful Take of Whitetail Deer, 2 Counts Failure to Report Harvest by 10:00 PM, 2 Counts Hunting without a Habitat Stamp, 6 Counts Accessory Hunting without Permission, 6 Counts Accessory Hunting with Invalid Archery Deer Permits, 7 Counts Accessory Unlawful Take of Whitetail Deer. Total Violations (39) Pending Falsification charges through the Attorney General's Office.
Nathan C. Fahndrich - Pro-Staff - 3 Counts Hunting without Permission, 3 Counts Hunting with Invalid Archery Deer Permits, 2 Counts Unlawful Take of Whitetail Deer, 2 Counts Hunting without a Habitat Stamp, 4 Counts Accessory Hunting without Permission, 4 Counts Accessory Hunting with Invalid Archery Deer Permits, 2 Counts Accessory Unlawful Take of Whitetail Deer, 1 Count Accessory Unlawful Attempt to Take Whitetail Deer. Total Violations (21)
Joseph M. Cater - Pro-Staff - 1 Count Hunting Without Permission, 1 Count Hunting with Invalid Archery Deer Permits, 1 Count Unlawful Take of Whitetail Deer, 1 Count Accessory Hunting Without Permission, 1 Count Accessory Hunting with Invalid Archery Deer Permits, 1 Count Accessory Unlawful Take of Whitetail Deer. Total Violations (6)
Wade R. Childs - Pro-Staff - 2 Counts Accessory Hunting Without Permission, 2 Counts Accessory Hunting with Invalid Archery Deer Permits, 2 Counts Accessory Unlawful Take of Whitetail Deer. Total Violations (6)
Jeremy F. Howard - Pro-Staff - 1 Count Hunting Without Permission, 1 Count Hunting with Invalid Archery Deer Permits, 1 Count Unlawful Take of Whitetail Deer, 1 Count Hunting without a Habitat Stamp. Total Violations (4)
Michael W. Porter - Guest - 1 Count Hunting without Permission, 1 Count Hunting with Invalid Archery Deer Permits, 1 Count Unlawful Take of Whitetail Deer. Total Violations (3)
Susan J. Porter - Guest - 1 Count Accessory to Hunting without Permission, 1 Count Accessory Hunting with Invalid Archery Deer Permits, 1 Count Accessory Unlawful Take of Whitetail Deer. Total Violations (3)
Deer Seized as a result of this investigation:
(1) 10 Point Whitetail Buck shoulder mount (Porter)
(1) 10 Point Whitetail Buck head frozen (Howard)
(1) 8 Point Whitetail Buck shoulder mount (Cater)
(1) 10 Point Whitetail Buck shoulder mount (Fahndrich)
(1) 8 Point Whitetail Buck shoulder mount (Ederer)
(1) 12 Point Gross Boone and Crockett Whitetail Buck shoulder mount (Ederer)
(1) 8 Point Whitetail Antler Scull Plate (Brugger)
(1) 11 Point Whitetail Buck should mount (Brugger)
(1) 8 Point Whitetail Buck shoulder mount (Brugger)
(1) Turkey Fan, Beard, and Spurs (Brugger)