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Man loses appeal in Yellowstone elk shooting case
kxmc ^
| Mar 14 2009 2:36PM
Posted on 03/14/2009 2:42:32 PM PDT by JoeProBono
CASPER, Wyo. A federal appeals court has upheld the conviction and four-year prison term for a southwest Montana man who pleaded guilty in an elk poaching case.
Michael David Belderrain of Whitehall, Mont., pleaded guilty in February 2008 to being a felon in possession of a firearm, transporting illegally possessed wildlife and possessing illegally taken wildlife. Belderrain was charged for standing in Yellowstone National Park, shooting an elk just outside the park and dragging the head to his pickup truck in the park.
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TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: elk; nationalparks; poaching; wildlife; yellowstone
To: JoeProBono
that is a caribou
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posted on
03/14/2009 2:43:46 PM PDT
by
Vaquero
( "an armed society is a polite society" Robert A. Heinlein)
To: JoeProBono
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posted on
03/14/2009 2:44:42 PM PDT
by
EggsAckley
("The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.")
To: JoeProBono
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posted on
03/14/2009 2:46:13 PM PDT
by
Vaquero
( "an armed society is a polite society" Robert A. Heinlein)
To: EggsAckley
great photo of a Caribou
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posted on
03/14/2009 2:46:57 PM PDT
by
Vaquero
( "an armed society is a polite society" Robert A. Heinlein)
To: Vaquero
Caribou stew, mmmmm tasty.
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posted on
03/14/2009 2:49:01 PM PDT
by
Mikey_1962
(Obama: The Affirmative Action President)
To: JoeProBono
Game laws stricter than immigration laws.
Go figure.
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posted on
03/14/2009 2:49:08 PM PDT
by
Sequoyah101
(Get the bats and light the hay)
To: Vaquero
So, it’s still a great photo.
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posted on
03/14/2009 2:51:31 PM PDT
by
EggsAckley
("The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.")
To: Sequoyah101
He should’ve shot a tourist, he’d do less time.
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posted on
03/14/2009 3:38:56 PM PDT
by
steve8714
(Drill for oil, drill for gas, drill to heat water in the Earth.)
To: EggsAckley
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posted on
03/14/2009 3:52:32 PM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: steve8714
He should have shot a buffalo, the park is overrun with them too.
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posted on
03/14/2009 3:55:46 PM PDT
by
Ditter
To: steve8714
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posted on
03/14/2009 5:43:06 PM PDT
by
Obamageddon
(Birth certificate and college transcripts will be required for Federal employment, Mr. Soetero)
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