CANYON CITY, Ore.— An Oregon hunter who fatally shot a radio-collared wolf last fall has pleaded guilty to taking a threatened or endangered species.
Harney County District Attorney Tim Colahan says Brennon Witty of Baker City was fined $1,000 and ordered to pay the same amount in restitution to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. He also had to forfeit the rifle to the state.
In a plea agreement, prosecutors dropped a charge of hunting with a centerfire rifle with no big game tag.
Witty was hunting coyotes in Grant County when the shooting occurred. He reported the incident to authorities.
Colahan prosecuted the case because the Grant County district attorney knows Witty’s father.
Talk to us
> Give us your news tips.
> Send us a letter to the editor.
> More Herald contact information.
