A year-long investigation into the illegal poaching of a black bear in the Pinenut Mountains near Dayton, has resulted in felony convictions for three men. Daniel Rubio, Elisio Rubio Sr., and Elisio Rubio Jr., all of Dayton, were convicted of killing a big game animal without a tag, a category E felony. The three were accused of conspiring for nearly a year to kill this bear outside of its den in February 2017. The men approached the bear’s den from three different angles on the mountain, set up in different spots, and shot the bear multiple times from different angles. Seized evidence included four rifles, cellular phones, poached bear and deer parts, bullet casings and large amounts of digital data to support the case.