MT: Malta outfitter sentenced for leading illegal hunt

July 9, 2010

Malta outfitter sentenced for leading illegal hunt

GREAT FALLS, Mont. (AP) - A 57-year-old Malta man accused of illegally hunting on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation has been barred from outfitting and guiding on federal land for two years.

Donald B. Lynn was found guilty in May of violating the Lacey Act, which regulates the interstate sale, transportation and purchase of wildlife. He was sentenced July 1 in federal court and must pay $2,000 in restitution.

Prosecutors say Lynn - an outfitter licensed by the state of Montana - took four Mississippi residents deer hunting on the reservation in November 2006, even though none of them is an enrolled member of the Fort Belknap Tribe. One of the clients shot a deer, and Lynn was accused of telling him to lie to game wardens about the location of the kill.

Return to Hunting Accident Index

Fair Use Notice: This document may contain copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owners. We believe that this not-for-profit, educational use on the Web constitutes a fair use of the copyrighted material (as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law). If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond fair use, you must obtain permission from the copyright owner.

C.A.S.H.
P.O. Box 13815, Las Cruces, NM 88013
Phone: 575-640-7372
E-mail:

C.A.S.H. is a committee of Wildlife Watch, Inc.
a 501(c)3 Not-for-Profit Corporation.
Contributions are tax-deductible.