County commissioner, hunting guide plead guilty to reduced charges in bear killing

By: Dana Gentry

Outlets: Nevada Current

Published: March 6, 2026

Words: 543

Last Updated: 4 days, 1 hour ago

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Pershing County Commission Chairman Joe Crim has been ordered to pay a $5,000 fine and is barred from hunting for a year after entering a guilty plea to a misdemeanor stemming from a bear killing.

Crim also serves as chairman of the Nevada Department of Wildlife’s Pershing County Advisory Board. The incident was investigated by NDOW.

“One would question why a person who pleads guilty to a crime related to a killing is …

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