Southwest Montana saw fewer hunters during the general hunting season this year, and the weather made it challenging for those hunters who did take the field.
Earl R. Benes faces 16 misdemeanor game violations.The charges carry a maximum possible penalty of $278,500 in fines, as well as 83 years in jail or prison.
The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and the Sportsmen’s Alliance stated on Tuesday that they are diametrically opposed to the ruling by Federal Judge Dana Christensen that restored endangered species status to the Yellowstone Ecosystem grizzly bears.