Angeles National Forest

Authorities detained suspected poachers in Angeles National Forest who were found with bloody hands and a decapitated deer, according to the Los Angeles Times. The case has drawn attention to illegal hunting activity in the popular California forest, where wildlife officers continue to enforce protections against poaching.

Wildlife officials are investigating after poachers killed and beheaded a deer in Angeles National Forest, California. Authorities report the animal was left behind with its head removed, suggesting trophy hunting rather than subsistence poaching. Officials are asking anyone with information about the illegal killing to come forward as the investigation continues.