A Montana outfitter is facing a $10,000 fine after he allegedly shot a grizzly bear during spring black bear hunting season, then failed to report the killing to authorities on time.

According to federal law, anyone who kills a grizzly must report it to state and/or federal wildlife agents within five days.

Federal investigators say outfitter Bryant Mikkelson waited two weeks to report killing a grizzly bear on May 27. He allegedly sent other people text messages and photographs of himself posing with the dead grizzly.

He was charged with failing to report the taking of a grizzly bear, according to court documents. He made a plea agreement with prosecutors, who recommended that he be fined $10,000 and sentenced to one year of probation.

A change of plea hearing for Mikkelson is set for

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