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Four Charged in Major Montana Poaching Cases

10/14/2025

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Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks charged four men in two poaching cases.
Three Big Horn County men face 33 charges, including 10 felonies, for unlawfully killing bull elk and a mule deer in 2022–2023.
Investigators found evidence of illegal hunting without permission.
Separately, a North Dakota man is charged with killing two bull elk in November without permits and abandoning a carcass, facing over $60,000 in fines and jail time.

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Story summary

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks charged four men in two poaching cases.
Three Big Horn County men face 33 charges, including 10 felonies, for unlawfully killing bull elk and a mule deer in 2022–2023.
Investigators found evidence of illegal hunting without permission.
Separately, a North Dakota man is charged with killing two bull elk in November without permits and abandoning a carcass, facing over $60,000 in fines and jail time.