SIX MEN PLEAD GUILTY IN IDAHO POACHING CASE INVOLVING KILLING OF 16 ELK, THREE DEER
CASPER, Wyo. — The Idaho Department of Fish and Game said on Monday, June 29 that six men have plead guilty and have been sentenced for crimes related to the “illegal killing and possession of three mule deer and 16 elk, including several trophy class animals.” The poachings occurred in the fall of 2018 near Preston, Idaho, according to the Fish and Game release. “Through an investigation conducted around that time, Fish and Game conservation officers learned that over the course of several months, multiple poaching incidents took place on the ‘Reeder Ranch’ and surrounding private property northwest of Preston, with complete disregard for season and weapon restrictions or tagging requirements,” the release states. ” The individuals involved left most of the elk carcasses to waste and recovered only the antlers and choice cuts of meat from others.” More at Oil City News