January 10, 2015
KXLH.com
GREAT FALLS — Two men were fined $9,270 and lost their hunting, fishing, and trapping privileges for two years for trespassing and poaching two bull elk.
Mark Niemeir, 46, and Matthew Burgan, 52, were sentenced by Teton County Justice of the Peace Pete Howard for trespass on the Diamond 4D Ranch and shooting the elk on October 29th.
Burgan was fined $135 for trespass and $8,000 restitution for illegally taking a trophy bull elk. Niemeir was fined $135 for trespass and $1,000 restitution for illegally taking a bull elk.