In an outrageously wild hoodwink, game wardens froze a roadkill buck and snagged a chain of outlaw hunters and coke.

Wildlife-enforcement officers looking to outfox illegal hunters turn to this Wisconsin taxidermist, whose decoys shake their ...

From mail fraud to counterfeiting, the good guys always seem to be one step behind the bad guys. It's not much different in the world of illegal hunting.

Decoys are heavy, cutouts aren’t: Deer decoys are not fun to carry, especially if you’re already carrying your bow, a set of rattling antlers and a backpack.

Deer decoys do work and they can work very well. My decoy will be out with me this weekend during the muzzleloading season. A note of caution: Use deer decoys where there are few other hunters.

Often times, the deer decoys are used to catch hunters who are out after regulated hours. During the season, hunting is allowed from about 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., depending on the month.

Once, Hanzal was sitting about 20 feet away in the ditch when a hunter got out to shoot the decoy. "He said, 'I smoked that deer,' " Hanzal said. "And the deer was still standing there.

On Thanksgiving Day, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation police officers (ECOs) set up a deer decoy in the town of Lake Luzerne, hoping to catch hunters illegally shooting from ...