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Ringleader of Montana's largest bear poaching case banned from hunting in state

HAMILTON – A Darby man accused of being the ringleader of what’s been called the largest bear poaching case in state history will never again legally hunt, fish or trap in Montana. James “Jimmy” Harrison, 63, won’t be able to take his grandkids hunting either as part of sentence

Ringleader of Montana's largest bear poaching case banned from hunting in state

Ringleader of Montana's largest bear poaching case banned from hunting in state

HAMILTON – A Darby man accused of being the ringleader of what’s been called the largest bear poaching case in state history will never again legally hunt, fish or trap in Montana. James “Jimmy” Harrison, 63, won’t be able to take his grandkids hunting either as part of sentence

Darby man pleads guilty to poaching 9 bears

HAMILTON – A Darby man accused of being the ringleader in what’s been called the largest bear poaching case in state history pleaded guilty to five felony counts Thursday in Ravalli County District Court. James “Jimmy” Harrison, 62, will face a maximum of 45 years in prison and a $250,

Hamilton man gets jail time in poaching of 9 black bears

HAMILTON – A Hamilton man will serve jail time, pay restitution and lose his hunting privileges after pleading guilty to his part in what’s been called the largest bear poaching case in state history. Richard Sublette, 56, pleaded guilty to three misdemeanor charges Monday in Justice of the Peace Jim