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$120,000 fine; three-year hunting ban on its ranch; levied in 2005 against the Edwin L. Cox, Sr. Trust for baiting migratory waterfowl for five years on its ranch in Anderson County, Texas. Gary
$100,000 fine; one year in federal prison; forfeiture of three aircraft; levied in 1988 against Ron Hayes, King Salmon, Alaska, for a wide range of offenses, including illegal airborne hunting, in 1985-86. Photo: Ansgar Walk
$100,000 in fines and restitution; suspension of hunting, fishing, trapping privileges worldwide for three years; levied in 2000 against Fredric Clark, 55, of Toney, Ala., for illegally killing more than 90 animals, including mule deer, white-tailed deer, antelope, and black bear, as part of a commercial poaching in Rosebud County, Mont. This investigation resulted in $149,000 in federal and state fines and restitution, and 40 years of revoked hunting privileges in Montana and 12 other states, for 21 defendants. Photo: Rvannatta
$90,000 in fines and restitution; two years federal probation; forfeiture of two shotguns; suspension of hunting privileges; lifetime ban on guiding or outfitting; levied in 2007 against Orlan and Theodore Metz, and the Sheyenne Valley Lodge, in Goodrich, N.D., for unlawful transportation and sale of wildlife in 2004-05. The case also involved seven guides and 94 hunters from 27 states resulting in fines totaling $120,000. North Dakota
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