A Quemado man is in danger of losing his New Mexico outfitter permit after he pled guilty to several misdemeanor violations with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.
Jimmy Todd Hackney, 39, of Quemado, pleaded guilty Wednes-day, July 29, to 15 misdemeanor counts of guiding without proper supervision, making a false statement on hunting license applications and hunting brown bear without a guide.
According to an article that appeared in the Anchorage Daily News, Hackney took two non-resident moose hunters on a guided tour last fall, though no registered guide was supervising. Hackney also claimed to be an Alaska resident on fish and game license applications in 2006 and 2007.
Hackney was sentenced to pay a total fine of $10,000 and restitution totaling $9,100, prosecutors said.
“The significant fine in this case, as well as the loss of hunting and guiding privileges, should get the attention of anyone who is considering violating Alaska’s big game laws,” Assistant Attorney General Andrew Peterson told the Anchorage Daily News.
A co-defendant in the case, Dennis West, 57, pleaded guilty July 23 to one count of transporting without a license and was sentenced to pay $2,000 in fines.
Hackney also had his big game guiding, hunting and trapping licenses revoked and cannot guide for five years, according to prosecutors.
A co-defendant, 57-year-old Dennis West, pleaded guilty July 23 to one count of transporting without a license and was given a $2,000 fine.
In New Mexico, Hackney has been running an outfitting business called JT International Hunting, based in Quemado.
The New Mexico Game and Fish spokeswoman, Luann Tafoya, said New Mexico has a compact with Alaska concerning outfitters.
“Hackney’s name will be entered into the compact, and his case will be reviewed by Chris Chadwick, the Revocation Manager of Game and Fish,” Tafoya said. “Then his license could be revoked here in New Mexico.”
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