A man and woman have been convicted of wildlife-related crimes after the killing of a trophy-class elk in 2022.
According to a release from the Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW), the case started after some concerned members of the community reported the possibly illegal killing of a bull elk in November 2022.
A Nevada Game Warden investigated, and learned that the elk had been killed more than half a mile inside the border of the Great Basin National Park, where all hunting is prohibited.
The case was sent up to the White Pine County District Attorney's Office, who filed charges.
The woman, who did have a valid Nevada elk tag, pleaded guilty/no contest in May 2024 to hunting in a closed area, and was fined $415.
The man pleaded guilty in March 2025 to possession of an unlawfully harvested big game animal, which is a gross misdemeanor, and was sentenced to suspended 15 days in jail, 12 months of probation, and fines and penalties costing almost $6,000.
As part of the investigation, NDOW also confiscated the elk's antlers with the skull attached, it's skin, and all remaining processed meat.
NDOW wants to remind area hunters that hunting within national parks is strictly prohibited.
