January 20, 2015
From KARE11.com
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Four men are charged with serious wildlife violations following a five-year investigation and sting conducted by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR).
The charges come after a search of a residence in Dawson owned by 37-year-old Joshua Liebl. Liebl’s Minnesota hunting privileges are currently revoked by the Wildlife Violator Compact due to a shining conviction in South Dakota in 2013.
The following charges were laid:
Kevin Martinson, 58, for illegally lending/borrowing a deer license.
Nate Viesman, 32, was charged with illegal party hunting, lending/borrowing a deer license, being over the limit of deer (one of which was a trophy class buck) and two counts of failure to register deer.
Liebl has been charged with gross misdemeanor transporting illegally taken big game, gross misdemeanor use of an artificial light to take deer, hunting during prohibited time, gross misdemeanor trespassing, and two counts of failure to register deer. His pickup truck was seized, and will be auctioned off at a later date with proceeds going to the DNR’s Game and Fish Fund.