Three Men Charged With Alleged Illegal Moose, Sheep Killings Around Anchorage Area

Incidents thet occurred in 2020 and 2021 prompted Alaska Wildlife Troopers to charge three men with alleged illegal moose and sheep killings in the Anchorage area. Here are some details from KTUU/Alaska’s News Source in Anchorage:

According to charging documents, in the fall of 2021, state troopers were notified of two separate incidents of Dall sheep being killed illegally in the McHugh Creek area as well as a moose in the Bear Valley area, both of which were closed to hunting.

Troopers contacted 27-year-old Jon Wilson who eventually admitted he had killed a moose in Kincaid Park the year before, as well as a Dall sheep illegally in 2021. He denied killing a moose in Bear Valley.

Wilson killed a moose in Kincaid Park on Oct. 6, 2020, troopers say, after scouting the area for weeks. Authorities say Wilson left salvageable meat on the carcass.

Two other men are also accused and the men all involved in an alleged illegal moose killing in an Anchorage park. Here’s the complete Alaska Wildlife Troopers dispatch on the incidents:

AK21115818

Location: Anchorage

Type: Wildlife Investigation

Dispatch Text:

In October 2021, the Alaska Wildlife Troopers in Anchorage were notified of several alleged wildlife violations in the Anchorage and Chugach State Park area. Wildlife Troopers initiated a thorough investigation that revealed that Jerome Orton, age 43, and Jon Wilson, age 27, committed multiple wildlife violations.  Orton and Wilson killed multiple dall sheep in the closed portion of the Chugach Mountains and multiple moose in the Anchorage Bowl closed area, specifically Kincaid Park and Anchorage Hillside. 

As a result of the AWT investigation, in July 2024, Wilson was charged with fourteen wildlife crimes, including possessing/transporting illegally taken game, hunting in a restricted area, taking moose closed season, taking sheep closed season, wanton waste of big game, unsworn falsification in 2nd, and tampering with physical evidence. 

Orton was charged with fourteen wildlife crimes, including possessing/transporting illegally taken game, taking sheep closed season, hunting in a restricted area, unsworn falsification in the second degree, and tampering with physical evidence. 

During the investigation, a third person involved was identified as Jedidiah Lomer, age 33, of Anchorage. Lomer was charged in connection with the case, and a warrant has been issued for his arrest. Efforts to locate Lomer have been unsuccessful. If anyone knows his location, please contact the Alaska Wildlife Troopers at (907) 352-5401 or submit a tip through the AKTips smartphone app.   

The Alaska Wildlife Troopers would like to thank the Alaska State Parks and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game for their assistance in this case.