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22 Months in prison and restitution in the amount of $179,680?? He got off too easy.
Posted on 9/23/25 at 7:17 pm
Posted on 9/23/25 at 7:17 pm
Noble Outdoors Owner Sentenced for Conspiracy to Violate the Lacey Act Involving 114 Illegal Hunts LINK
United States Attorney Lesley A. Woods announced that Dustin Noble, 46, of North Platte, Nebraska, was sentenced on September 4, 2025, in federal court in Lincoln, Nebraska, for Conspiracy to violate the Lacey Act. United States District Judge Susan M. Bazis sentenced Noble to 22 months’ imprisonment. There is no parole in the federal system. After Noble’s release from prison, he will begin a three-year term of supervised release. Noble was ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $179,680. Pursuant to the terms of a plea agreement, Noble forfeited multiple unlawfully taken wildlife taxidermy mounts, two crossbows, and several firearms. The Court also ordered that Noble shall not hunt, fish, trap, guide, outfit, or otherwise associate or be in the field with anyone engaged in those activities for 25 years, and shall not conduct, assist, or associate with any fish or wildlife taxidermy activities or be present, or assist with taxidermy services for 10 years.
United States Attorney Lesley A. Woods announced that Dustin Noble, 46, of North Platte, Nebraska, was sentenced on September 4, 2025, in federal court in Lincoln, Nebraska, for Conspiracy to violate the Lacey Act. United States District Judge Susan M. Bazis sentenced Noble to 22 months’ imprisonment. There is no parole in the federal system. After Noble’s release from prison, he will begin a three-year term of supervised release. Noble was ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $179,680. Pursuant to the terms of a plea agreement, Noble forfeited multiple unlawfully taken wildlife taxidermy mounts, two crossbows, and several firearms. The Court also ordered that Noble shall not hunt, fish, trap, guide, outfit, or otherwise associate or be in the field with anyone engaged in those activities for 25 years, and shall not conduct, assist, or associate with any fish or wildlife taxidermy activities or be present, or assist with taxidermy services for 10 years.
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Posted on 9/23/25 at 8:00 pm to ImaObserver
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Noble shall not hunt, fish, trap, guide, outfit, or otherwise associate or be in the field with anyone engaged in those activities for 25 years
This is the real punishment, over/under on how long before he violates?
Posted on 9/24/25 at 7:58 am to Major Dutch Schaefer
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This is the real punishment, over/under on how long before he violates?
Hunting is cool and all but if i had to spend 2 years in prison and pay 180k in fines over it i believe i would find another hobby.
Posted on 9/24/25 at 10:56 am to ImaObserver
That’s great he was caught and all. Sounds like a pos.
But the USFWS should be paying us restitution. The damage they’ve done to elk and deer populations by releasing wolves has caused more damage than any poacher ever will.
But the USFWS should be paying us restitution. The damage they’ve done to elk and deer populations by releasing wolves has caused more damage than any poacher ever will.
Posted on 9/24/25 at 11:02 am to texag7
quote:Feds are anti-hunting.
But the USFWS should be paying us restitution. The damage they’ve done to elk and deer populations by releasing wolves has caused more damage than any poacher ever will.
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Posted on 9/24/25 at 5:46 pm to ImaObserver
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The Court also ordered that Noble shall not hunt, fish, trap, guide, outfit, or otherwise associate or be in the field with anyone engaged in those activities for 25 years,
So he can do these things by himself?
Posted on 9/25/25 at 5:00 am to texag7
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not hunt, fish, trap, guide, outfit, or otherwise associate or be in the field with anyone engaged in those activities for 25 years,
He cant do anything in the outdoors, maybe hike, bird watching, kite flying?
Posted on 9/25/25 at 6:51 am to da foozball
quote:Your username is shining bright here. Lol
So he can do these things by himself?
Its saying in addition to him not being able hunt, fish, trap, guide, or outfit, he also cannot be in the field with anyone participating in those activities, nor can he even associate with people doing that.
He is essentially banned from the outdoors and all his buddies in that lifestyle. Like the poster above mentioned, I guess he can hike or birdwatch? Basically he needs to pack his shite and move to a city for 25 years to find a new hobby and make new friends.
Posted on 9/25/25 at 10:10 am to ImaObserver
Damn. Dude just didn't give a damn. He certainly got off light. The case has also resulted in 19 convictions of others and $255k in fines not counting Noble's conviction. Its a little surprising they actually prosecuted the cases at all....its a good thing they did but far too often these people take a plea deal and no one learns a damn thing....in this case I suspect even the biggest cheaters in Nebraska will at least think about curbing their illegal shite. It should happen like this more often.
Posted on 9/25/25 at 10:13 am to Themicah86
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Hunting is cool and all but if i had to spend 2 years in prison and pay 180k in fines over it i believe i would find another hobby.
Dude wasn't just hunting he was systemically violating game laws to increase the odds his paying clients to harvest trophy animals. conspiring with those clients to knowing violate those laws and getting paid by those clients to harvest those animals. He was basically conspiring with others who were witting accomplices involved in stealing a valuable asset from the people of Nebraska. That ain't hunting, that's a conspiracy to commit a crime. One should certainly committing crime as a hobby.....
Posted on 9/25/25 at 10:16 am to Antib551
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He is essentially banned from the outdoors and all his buddies in that lifestyle. Like the poster above mentioned, I guess he can hike or birdwatch? Basically he needs to pack his shite and move to a city for 25 years to find a new hobby and make new friends.
After a couple of years in the federal pen he may discover a new found hobby involving other men...after reading the case he seems to the type who would be wont to sucking a basketball through a McDonald's straw....
Posted on 9/25/25 at 10:38 am to AwgustaDawg
Federal prison is a cakewalk compared to state prison…
Posted on 9/25/25 at 11:10 am to SmoothBox
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Federal prison is a cakewalk compared to state prison…
I am sure this is so but I suspect it is still possible to become someone's bitch in federal prison....
Posted on 9/25/25 at 2:33 pm to AwgustaDawg
I’m sure it’s possible, but not likely.
Posted on 9/25/25 at 4:45 pm to SmoothBox
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Federal prison is a cakewalk compared to state prison…
Maybe for white collar criminals and politicians, but the federal system can be every bit as nasty and mean as state systems.
Posted on 9/25/25 at 5:08 pm to AwgustaDawg
He's not going to a penitentiary. He'll be in a camp or a low security FCI at the most.
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