Far too many times, poachers just seem to walk away with a slap on the wrist. Not this time, though.
Idaho hunter Paul R. Cortez was found guilty of poaching a Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep in Salmon River County. Paul was sentenced to jail, received heavy fines, and will never be able to hunt again. Finally, justice was served.
GoHunt’s Kristen A. Schmitt has the story.
While Cortez’s attorney tried to defend his actions, alleging that Cortez was an unskilled hunter who shot and mistakenly killed the once-in-a-lifetime bighorn sheep, Idaho County deputy prosecutor Adam Green said that Cortez’s decision to not correctly identify the animal before shooting was a “violation of the first rule of hunting.”
“Only one person is responsible,” says Green. “He shot his weapon at something he did not identify. He killed it. It turned out to be a highly regulated game animal.” … [continued]
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