Minn. Man Pleads Guilty For Wyo. Moose Poaching

GREYBULL, Wyo. (AP) -- A Minnesota man has lost his hunting privileges for four years and fined nearly $19,000 for poaching two moose in the Bighorn National Forest in northern Wyoming.

Gordon Slabaugh, of Stanchfield, Minn., pleaded guilty recently to the wanton destruction of a cow and calf moose.

The incident took place in an area known for trophy-quality bull moose.

Greybull Game Warden Bill Robertson says the poaching took place around Oct. 19 and was reported on Oct. 23.

The Northern Wyoming Daily News reports the bull calf had been field dressed, moved a short distance and abandoned.

Robertson says the 67-year-old Slabaugh asked a local hunter for help in packing out the two moose. He says the hunter declined and reported the incident to authorities.

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