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Oregon Poacher Gets Lifetime Ban | Portland News
A former corrections officer, 48-year-old Christopher George Matson, faces a lifetime hunting ban and over $114,000 in fines after pleading guilty to a string of serious poaching charges. His illegal activities, spanning multiple counties in Oregon, included hunting deer, elk, and black bears without tags, using bait, and possessing illegal firearms. The case, prosecuted by Oregon’s Wildlife Anti-Poaching unit, marks one of the state’s largest wildlife damage cases ever, with 67 charges and a pattern of “serial poaching” that escalated to felony levels. Matson received probation and community…
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