A well known hunting guide won’t be hunting in Utah-or 46 other states-anytime soon. In addition to losing his hunting privileges for the next 10 years, the guide and outfitter has paid more than $30,000 in fines and restitution.

In July 2017, Larry Altimus of Pearce, Arizona was found guilty of destruction of protected wildlife-trophy desert bighorn sheep, which is a third degree felony in Utah.

An eight-person jury in Kane County listened to three days of testimony before finding Altimus guilty of illegally obtaining a Utah resident hunting permit and then using the permit to kill a desert bighorn sheep ram on the Zion hunting unit in southwestern Utah.

He used an elaborate scheme to gain the permit.

In August 2013, Altimus rented a house in Kanab, Utah. In March 2014, he used his Kanab address to apply for one of ten desert bighorn sheep permits available to Utah residents that year.

In May 2014, he drew the permit. In June 2014, he moved back to Arizona.

In October 2014, Altimus came back to Utah where he killed a huge desert bighorn ram using his fraudulently obtained permit.