COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho – Joel Patrick Rose, 62, was found guilty of the unlawful taking of wildlife after a two-day jury trial in June 2025. The case involved Rose illegally shooting a trophy elk on his ...

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A felony elk-poaching case in North Idaho is drawing fresh attention to one of hunting’s most sensitive fault lines: the difference between a legal archery kill and a story that only sounds like one.

The pending world record elk, shot in Utah in September, is raising eyebrows for its huge size as well as concerns for the direction of trophy hunting.