It would seem that all 3 packers would have been charged with possession of illegally taken game. I wonder why not. Maybe they had a better lawyer, better plea deal or cooperated better. But other charges would have been available as well. Surely they transported illegally taken game.  They failed to immediately report illegally taken game. Plus they illegally guided by not having a current license in hand. That charge alone has a maximum penalty of a $10,000 fine and a year in jail.  Get caught twice and the fine is $30,000 and a year in jail and you are convicted as a felon. The other violations that may have occurred include the hunters (clients) illegally hunting, taking, possessing and transporting illegally taken game. If they transported it out of State they face Federal charges.  The really bad part is, from what I read here, these were intentional acts and not mistakes or accidents.