If you were a law enforcement official searching for hunters who don't follow the rules, what would be a good gift for you? In 'Robot Deer Captures Poachers,' Brian Bull, reporting from Mosinee, ...

Brian Wolslegel with two of his creations; demand for wildlife robots is huge, says Jim Reed of the Humane Society Wildlife Land Trust, which donates them to anti-poaching agencies. Custom Robotic ...

Brian Wolslegel poses with two of his robotic-deer creations. Demand for wildlife robots is huge, says Jim Reed of the Humane Society Wildlife Land Trust, which donates them to anti-poaching agencies.

MEHAMA — The large branch-antlered bull elk facing state trooper Adam Turnbo slowly shook its head from side to side. “‘Don’t shoot! Don’t shoot!’ That’s what he’s saying,” said Turnbo, laughing as he ...

Officials pose the critters in environments where shooting them is illegal. Then they find a place to hide out of sight of the poachers who attempt to shoot the creatures, Popular Science reports.

When a poacher gets caught hunting illegally, it’s often too late; the poacher in question may be fined, but by then, the animal is already dead. Now, American wildlife law enforcement officers are ...

This is hunting season in many American communities, and hunters have deer, elk, moose and wild turkey in their gun sights. But before heading out into the woods, they must get a license from their ...

North American wildlife agencies have been using motorized remote-controlled taxidermied poaching target decoys to catch unlawful hunters for over two decades. The decoys help enforcement agencies ...

Two men in Maryland recently achieved Internet infamy when they were temporarily banned from hunting after they'd used crossbows to shoot a deer on state land. Or so they thought. The men had actually ...

Two men in Maryland recently achieved Internet infamy when they were temporarily banned from hunting after they’d used crossbows to shoot a deer on state land. Or so they thought. The men had actually ...