BOZEMAN, Mont. — Witness video and photos helped wardens investigate a Bozeman man who was later convicted in a Madison County hunting case, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) announced in a release.
Juan Garcia-Gomez pleaded guilty last month in Madison County Justice Court to misdemeanor counts of unlawful possession of a game animal, unlawful hunting from a public highway and failing to validate his general deer license.
According to the press release, the case came from a joint investigation involving FWP and the Madison County Sheriff’s Office stemming from a witness video near Jeffers in November that showed Garcia-Gomez in the roadway, leaning against his vehicle and shooting a mule deer buck on a nearby hillside. The release said he then loaded the animal into his vehicle and left.
The witness also found a spent shell casing in the road, took a photo of it and reported the case to FWP. Wardens then worked with the Madison County Sheriff’s Office to detain Garcia-Gomez and continue the investigation.
The agency said Garcia-Gomez paid $1,100 in fines and received a 24-month suspension of his hunting and fishing privileges. Montana is part of the Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact, which means a loss of privileges in one state applies in all 50 states.
Originally published on montanarightnow.com, part of the BLOX Digital Content Exchange.
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