OMAHA- People from over 20 states paid up to $7,000 to hunt in the Sand Hills of Nebraska near Broken Bow. But, these were not just hunters. They were poachers using illegal tactics to guarantee success. This sparked a major investigation on both the state and federal level. 30 people have pleaded guilty for federal crimes. Over $550,000 in fines and restitution has been handed down and over 50 years of permits were revoked.

The owner of Hidden Hills Outfitters was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison and has been ordered to pay $214,375 to the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. This is not his first hunting related conviction in which his probation banned him from killing animals and using weapons. Almost 100 animals were illegally killed. Ethical hunters in the state are thanking officials who conducted the investigation.

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