Prior to this investigation, Floyd Saltz, who stood convicted in State Court for Same Day Airborne and wanton waste in 1989, routinely transported hunters to the Stoney River cabin every Fall using his flight service, FSAir, aircraft. While at the Stoney River cabin, Floyd Saltz, Ed Saltz and Troy Hodges would, together, or separately, transport hunters to the field. During the mid-1990s, many of the hunts contracted by Floyd Saltz were videotaped. The tapes ultimately led investigators to hunters from Minnesota, Iowa, Arizona, Alaska and other states as well. Following is a list of defendants who have pled guilty.
None can hunt for the term of their probation.
Additional individuals remain under investigation, with charges likely in the near future. A Fairbanks big game guide was sentenced in Federal Court in Fairbanks for Lacey Act violations stemming from illegal big game hunts in the Brooks Range. He was also placed on three years probation during which he cannot participate in any hunting or guiding. He also donated the Piper Super Cub he used in the illegal hunts to the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. In 1998, the man fled to Africa until he was arrested in November when he tried to reenter the United States in Baltimore.