A Montana man was sentenced to six months in prison for being connected to an effort to create a giant sheep hybrid for captive hunting, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said Monday .
Arthur “Jack” Schubarth, 80, was sentenced for committing two felony wildlife crimes as part of a nearly decade-long effort to create giant sheep hybrid animals in the United States and sell them to hunting facilities.
Schubarth is the owner of Sun River Enterprises LLC, known as Schubarth Ranch, which is a 215-acre “alternative livestock ranch” in Vaughn, Mont. There, he participated in the purchase, sale and breeding of alternative animals including mountain sheep and mountain goats, the DOJ’s release said…