An Idaho man was arrested, and another turned himself in, after the Elko County District Attorney’s Office filed 27 combined charges stemming from the illegal killing of two mature mule deer bucks near Jackpot in the northeast corner of Nevada. The case began after concerned sportsmen called the Operation Game Thief (OGT) hotline. Arrest warrants were issued for the two men with Wade Asher of Burley, ID, arrested on the felony warrant May 2nd. Blake Asher, who resides in Boise, turned himself in by contacting a lawyer the following day.
The two brothers are charged with multiple wildlife violations including felony charges of unlawful killing of a big game animal. They are scheduled to be arraigned July 3rd.