Apr 21, 2026 3:54 PM
HAMILTON– Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks game wardens report that Jerry “Trey” Truitt III of Tennessee was recently sentenced for wildlife poaching crimes committed in Ravalli County, resulting in a lifetime loss of hunting and fishing privileges. Truitt also had a prior history of poaching convictions in Ravalli and Lake Counties.
The most recent case concluded April 2 in Ravalli County Justice Court where Truitt pleaded no contest on five criminal counts related to poaching crimes he committed in 2024 and 2025. Truitt was convicted on two counts of unlawful possession of wildlife (turkey and sandhill crane), one count of hunting without a license, one count of criminal trespass, and one count for hunting during a closed season. Truitt hunted for turkeys without a license and killed a sandhill crane in Ravalli County, where there is not a season for cranes…