3 men plead guilty to poaching 41 bobcats, shipping pelts to Canada

Three men have pleaded guilty to poaching 41 bobcats and shipping the pelts to Canada. Evidence from text messages indicates that one defendant specifically opposed a legal bobcat hunting season in New Hampshire, claiming it would create competition. The defendants admitted to these illegal activities, which involved the unauthorized killing of wildlife and the international transport of animal skins for profit, bypassing state regulations and legal hunting frameworks to avoid competition from other hunters.