Palmer Man Fined $4,000 In Sub-Legal Moose Incident, Troopers Say

Man Pleads Guilty To Trying To Conceal Antler Size 

Type: Sub-legal moose 

Dispatch Text: 

On 9/21/24, Michael Kruse, age 40 of Palmer was cited for taking a sub-legal bull moose in GMU 13.  He was also cited for cutting the antlers from the skull plate, a violation in GMUs with antler restricted hunts.  Arraignment is set for 10/8/24 in Glennallen Court.

--Update-- On 10/8/24, Michaek Kruse pled guilty in Glennallen District Court to the aforementioned charges. The investigation by the Troopers revealed not only that Kruse had taken a sub-legal bull, but he had made an attempt to conceal the size of the antlers beyond simply cutting them from the skull. He was ordered to pay $4000 in fines and restitution, forfeit the antlers and meat, and equipment seized by the Troopers, and his hunting privileges were suspended. 

Posted on 9/21/2024 7:41:37 PM by DPS\jmmcginnis . Edited on 10/9/2024 7:53:15 AM by DPS\jmmcginnis