May 27, 2017
From Denver.CBSLocal.com
BRECKENRIDGE, CO – Mark R. Masker, 48, has been found guilty of hunting in a careless manner after failing to locate wounded game.
Masker had been observed on the National Forest behind Maryland Creek in Summit County, firing 13 shots with a semi-automatic .270 rifle at elk in an indiscriminate fashion.
Masker admitted to Wildlife officers that he had shot the rump of an elk cow, which was on a ridgeline without a clear view of the animal.
Masker was fined $300 and will like not be allowed to hunt in Colorado.