A wildlife guide has been sentenced to 6 months home confinement, a $5,000 fine, 50 hours of community service and 3 years' probation for illegally capturing and maiming mountain lions and bobcats to make hunts easier for clients.
After collecting trail-camera photos of a unique bobcat, this Missouri trapper was dead set on catching it.
Barry Johnson's taxidermy business just north of North Platte is now known nationwide, and his shop contains animals from around the world.
Authorities say he and his assistants would locate cats prior to a client's arrival and then “shorten up” the hunt by caging the animals, then releasing them when the client was present.
Montana FWP officials say they received more than 21,000 comments about the license application, mainly opposition from animal-rights advocacy groups and individuals.
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