DNR NEWS - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

[Mayfly]

DNR NEWS - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
                                       MAY 13, 2008
Media contact: Rich Sprouse, DNR Enforcement Division information
officer, Camp Ripley, 1-800-366-8917, ext. 2511.

Minnesotan convicted of illegal hunting activity in Montana

Steven E. Range, 59, of Minneapolis, reached a plea agreement and pled
guilty recently to two counts of killing mule deer bucks in Montana
without a license. He paid $1,070 in fines. He was also assessed $1,000
in restitution, with his hunting, fishing and trapping privileges
revoked for two years in that state and in Minnesota.

The investigation, which occurred over several years, was initiated by
officials from Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, with assistance of the
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Range purchased a Montana
resident license though he was a resident of Minnesota.

In 2005, Range was citied for three counts of making false statements
to obtain Montana resident hunting licenses. He forfeited $1,205 in
bond, was found guilty, and lost his privileges to hunt, fish and trap
for 18 months in Montana and 24 other wildlife violator compact states,
including Minnesota. However, further investigation found that Range,
other members of his family, and friends had been hunting on a ranch in
Powder River County Montana since the 1960s.

“It’s actually very hard to determine how many deer Range has
killed over the years in Montana without valid hunting licenses,” said
Montana Warden Lennie Buhmann. “Hunting without a valid license is
about as bad as it gets when it comes to game violations in Montana.”
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PHOTO CAPTION:
State Conservation Officer Todd Kanieski of Osseo with the antlers and
mounts seized in the investigation of a Minnesota man convicted of
illegally hunting in Montana.

[rchaze60]

serves him right ....... people like that abuse the system I do not feel sorry for him at all all I can say is what a