If you thought poaching would get you into big trouble with IF&G, just look at how deep you can get by guiding and outfitting illegally in Idaho. The Idaho Outfitters & Guides Licensing Board, a stand alone Idaho state agency (if you could call it that), licenses and regulates outfitters and guides in Idaho. And if you don't follow the law, the legal punishments are steep.
One Idaho man found that out yesterday in court, where the judge sentenced Sydney Davis, 46, of Soda Springs, to 30 months in prison for taking some Nevadan good ol' boys on a guided mule deer hunt in Idaho. He also may not hunt, fish, guide, or outfit anywhere in the world for 3 years after he's released. Not sure how a federal judge could prohibit him from doing so anywhere in the world, but there you go.
This is the same guy who once claimed that Karl Malone tried to pay him $25,000 in exchange for covering Malone's back regarding an illegal hunt that allegedly occurred in 1998. That case was thrown out in an Idaho court.
It is important to remember that it is illegal for you to take compensation for guiding if you are not licensed. Even if someone offers you a dozen ears of sweet corn in exchange for a little guidance to fill your tag, you better know what you're doing exactly by getting to know Idaho's tough guiding/outfitting laws.
More details on the news story here.
