OTSEGO COUNTY — An outdoors television show host and local elk guide is facing misdemeanor wildlife violation charges in Otsego and Cheboygan counties, according to district court records in both counties.
Kevin Johnson, 54, of Gaylord is charged with baiting elk and deer as well as trapping raccoon in Otsego County.
According to Richard Treusch, Otsego County assistant prosecuting attorney, three of the Otsego County counts stem from illegally baiting for deer and elk and one of the counts is for trapping raccoons out of season.
Treusch said in an email that each of the counts is punishable by a maximum of 90 days in Otsego County Jail.
“Additionally, there could be sanctions against his hunting privileges. Meaning that the defendant would not be able to obtain hunting license for a period of time,” he said.
The records did not specify if the incidents allegedly took place on public or private land.
According to Cheboygan County District Courts records, Johnson also has charges in the county amounting to two counts of wildlife conservation violations.
https://www.freep.com/story/news/loc...an/2763219001/