Carl Taylor, 72, pleaded guilty Oct. 30 to driving under the influence on July 21. Police received a report Taylor was driving under the influence and found him in a business parking lot near 0 Mile Haines Highway. The officer observed Taylor get in his car and put on his seatbelt, and saw keys in the ignition when he approached. Taylor smelled of alcohol and was slurring his speech. Taylor refused to perform field sobriety tests. He blew a .191. Taylor was sentenced to five days in jail, $1,830 in fines, $125 in fees, 90 days license revocation, six months of driving with an ignition interlock device, completion of an alcohol assessment and one year probation.
Scott S. Sundberg, 40, pleaded guilty Nov. 6 to taking a moose that didn’t meet bag limits on Sept. 27. Sundberg shot a moose near the Chilkat River that didn’t meet the 50-inch rack requirement or the fork/spike/brow tine requirements. The antlers measured 47 inches. Sundberg was sentenced to a $1,500 fine, $50 fee, forfeiture of the moose meat, antlers and rifle, and one year probation.
Norman Hughes, 54, pleaded no contest Oct. 21 to taking a moose that didn’t meet bag limits on Sept. 17. Hughes took a moose near the Chilkat River at 10 Mile Haines Highway that didn’t meet the 50-inch rack requirement or the fork/spike/brow tine requirements. The antlers measured 47 inches. Hughes was sentenced to a $1,500 fine, a $50 fee, forfeiture of the moose meat and antlers, and two years’ probation.
John Orr, 70, pleaded guilty Sept. 3 to four counts of making false statements on fishing license applications between 2008 and 2012. Orr obtained resident fishing licenses in Alaska while living primarily in Scappoose, Ore., and not meeting state residency requirements. Troopers used air travel tickets and ferry records to prove Orr was not spending enough time in Alaska in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2012 to qualify for the resident licenses. Orr was sentenced to $1,200 in fines, $40 in fees and no fishing in Alaska for one year.
John H. Whitmarsh, 50, of Alberta, Canada, pleaded guilty Sept. 16 to unlawfully taking a brown bear with bait and making a false statement on a temporary bear sealing certificate on Oct. 5, 2011. Whitmarsh contracted with former big game hunting guide Ron Martin, who was convicted last year in federal court on five felony charges including illegal wildlife trafficking and falsification of hunting records. The incident predates Martin’s conviction. Whitmarsh used bait to get a brown bear near the Chilkat Lake airstrip and on the sealing certificate said he had taken the bear on the west side of the lake without using bait. Whitmarsh was sentenced to $6,300 in fines, $100 in fees, revocation of his hunting license for two years, forfeiture of the bear and two years’ probation.
Jason J. Hjelsvold, 41, of Alberta, Canada, pleaded guilty Sept. 16 to failing to salvage all edible meat from a mountain goat and transporting horns without harvesting all the edible meat on Oct. 12, 2011. Hjelsvold had also contracted with former big game hunting guide Ron Martin. Hjelsvold took the horns and abandoned two of the goat’s quarters on the mountain. Hjelsvold was sentenced to $2,800 in fines, $100 in fees, revocation of his hunting license for two years, forfeiture of the goat and two years’ probation.