Three relatives charged with poaching elk in northern Michigan state forest
By Jack Nissen
VANDERBILT, Mich. - Three family members have been charged with several wildlife crimes in connection to an elk poaching case from 2019.
A total of eight charges were brought forward after the relatives admitted to killing three elk in Pigeon River Country State Forest in northern Michigan.
One man from Gaylord and two from West Branch pleaded not guilty to the charges. If found guilty, they ll face mandatory sentencing of 30 days in jail with the potential for a more severe penalty.
Conservation officers with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources have called the case historic due to it being one of the worst elk poaching incidents ever seen.
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Three charged in Otsego County elk poaching case
Three people in northern Michigan were charged Monday after state conservation officers spent more than a year investigating what a case supervisor called one of the worst elk poaching incidents.
All three are related and were arraigned in the Otsego County 87A District Court, the department said in a statement.
Christian White, 29, of Gaylord, and Harry White, 70, and Ronald White, 56, both of West Branch, pleaded not guilty to eight wildlife crimes after admitting to poaching three cow elk in Pigeon River Country in December 2019, according to the release.
Conservation officers with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources started investigating the three more than a year ago after receiving anonymous tips that eventually linked them to the spot where three elk were found, 50 yards north of Hardwood Lake Road near Bobcat Trail.