BY MADDIE CAPRON SEPTEMBER 19, 2022 12:37 PM National Park Service

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A man left two headless bull elk to waste in Montana, officials said. Now he’ll pay thousands. The 37-year-old Missoula man pleaded guilty to poaching two bull elk in October, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks said. Officials said the man shot two bull elk on private property in the Little Snowy Mountains. He didn’t have permission or a necessary permit to kill the elk, wildlife officials said. TOP VIDEOS × The man shot the two bull elk from the road and drove onto private property to get the elk, officials said. “Later, (the man) discarded the elk keeping the heads, resulting in the wasting meat charge,” Fish, Wildlife and Parks officials said in a news release. Get unlimited digital access Subscribe now for just $2 for 2 months. CLAIM OFFER The man was banned from hunting, trapping and…