Lewistown man gets 30 days in jail for poaching

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Story Published: Sep 5, 2010 at 2:00 PM MST

Story Updated: Sep 5, 2010 at 2:00 PM MST

GREAT FALLS, Mont. (AP) — A 24-year-old Lewistown man accused of poaching an array of animals last year has been sentenced to 30 days in jail and must pay $4,535 in fines and court costs.

The Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks department said Friday that Craig Henry Metcalf Jr. pleaded guilty to illegally possessing six deer, as well as selling a black bear and a mule deer buck. Both charges are felonies. Metcalf also pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of wasting a white-tail fawn.

FWP investigators say Metcalf was seen in late October shooting animals illegally in the Lewistown area, as well as wasting game and hunting without a license. The illegal activity took place over a two-day period in an area stretching from the Moccasin Mountains north of Lewistown to the state fish hatchery south of the town.

Metcalf, who was sentenced in July, will not be allowed to hunt, fish or trap for 10 years.

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