Three big game hunters face felony wildlife counts for organizing rogue hunts in Idaho and Wyoming that charged people over $6,000 apiece for a chance to trek into the wilderness and kill mountain lions, federal prosecutors announced Wednesday.
The hunting expeditions were unlicensed and ended up killing at least a dozen mountain lions, also known as cougars, a federal indictment said.
Chad Michael Kulow, Andrea May Major and LaVoy Linton Eborn were indicted on conspiracy and charges under the Lacey Act , according to the Justice Department. The Lacey Act is a federal conservation law that prohibits trade in wildlife, fish and plants that have been illegally taken, transported or sold…