Wisconsin poacher convicted based on moose DNA

SALIDA, Colo. Authorities in Colorado used moose D-N-A to track down a Wisconsin hunter and convict him of poaching.

State wildlife managers began investigating after a bear dug up a moose skull near Saint Elmo.

A citizen's tip pointed them to Charles Pedraza of Oshkosh (Wis).

Authorities say a search of a storage unit held by Pedraza turned up a moose pelt and photos that placed him at the scene. A D-N-A test confirmed the pelt belonged to the moose whose skull was found. Pedraza then pleaded guilty to poaching.

A judge in Chaffee County, Colorado ordered Pedraza to pay an eleven-thousand dollar fine.