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Pendleton man convicted of unlawful taking of a bighorn sheep and waste of an animal in Wallowa County

By Garrett Christensen on Wednesday, July 2nd, 2025 in Northeastern Oregon News Northeastern Oregon Top Stories


WALLOWA COUNTY – (Release from the Wallow County District Attorney’s Office) Todd Dean Longgood, age 49, was found guilty in Wallowa County Circuit Court following a two-day 12-person jury trial, for conduct committed in August 2021, involving the unlawful taking of a Bighorn Sheep and the waste of meat from a lawfully killed Bighorn Sheep. The Jury found Longgood guilty of Counseling, Aiding or Assisting in a Wildlife Violation: Unlawful Hunting Game Mammal (Class C Felony); Wildlife Violation: Unlawful Hunting Game Mammal (Class C Felony), and Wildlife Violation: Waste of Game Mammal (Class A Misdemeanor).

Oregon law prohibits hunting any game mammal with dogs, except Western Grey Squirrel. Hunting includes acts intended to capture, kill, or pursue wildlife. Pursue is defined as trailing, tracking, or chasing wildlife in an attempt to locate, capture, catch, tree, or kill any game mammal. In August 2021, Longgood was a part owner in Sheep Mountain Outfitters, and was the outfitter responsible for a guided hunt with two Bighorn Sheep hunters in the Bear Creek hunt unit. Longgood was found guilty of counseling, aiding or assisting another hunter in using a dog to locate an injured Bighorn Sheep that had been shot in the hind leg. The decision to use a dog was made after only one day of attempting to locate the animal.

It is also unlawful to waste any edible portion of any game mammal. Longgood was also found guilty of wasting the meat from another Bighorn Sheep that had been legally killed by one of his clients, when Longgood took responsibility for transport of the meat, and then failed to ensure the meat was packed out, and the front and hind quarters were wasted.

This case came to the attention of the Oregon State Police in January 2023, when they received a report from another owner of Sheep Mountain Outfitters, that a Bighorn Sheep may have been left to waste during the August 2021 Bear Creek hunt. Over the course of approximately six months, the Oregon State Police investigation, led by Senior Trooper Kris Davis, revealed that Longgood was responsible for the waste and the illegal use of a dog in the hunting of a Bighorn Sheep.

Longgood was sentenced on June 19, 2025, by Senior Judge Mary James on these charges. The two felony counts merged into one conviction at the time of sentencing. Longgood was ordered to serve 10 days in jail and 18 months of supervised probation. As a condition of probation, Longgood may

not possess any weapons, firearms, or ammunition, may not hunt, may not accompany anyone hunting or assist others in hunting, and may not camp with firearms. Longgood’s hunting license was revoked for five years (as he was previously convicted in Baker County for Unlawful Taking of a Game Mammal involving the illegal poaching of a trophy mule deer buck), and his outfitter and guide license was also revoked. For assisting in the taking of the Bighorn Sheep involving the use of a dog, Longgood was ordered to pay a $25,000 fine. For the waste of a Bighorn Sheep, Longgood was ordered to pay a $6,250 fine.

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Oregon law prohibits hunting any game mammal with dogs, except Western Grey Squirrel. Hunting includes acts intended to capture, kill, or pursue wildlife. Pursue is defined as trailing, tracking, or chasing wildlife in an attempt to locate, capture, catch, tree, or kill any game mammal. In August 2021, Longgood was a part owner in Sheep Mountain Outfitters, and was the outfitter responsible for a guided hunt with two Bighorn Sheep hunters in the Bear Creek hunt unit. Longgood was found guilty of counseling, aiding or assisting another hunter in using a dog to locate an injured Bighorn Sheep that had been shot in the hind leg. The decision to use a dog was made after only one day of attempting to locate the animal.

Sounds screwed up to me.

That sounds to me like by the time they found it, meat may have been shot but at least they recovered it with tracking dog
Weird case for sure

Too easy on a previously convicted poacher. He'll be back at it soon, as this variety of scum doesn't know right from wrong and never will.

Likely to continue ding such as long as he breathes.

May be technically illegal, but glad they used a dog to track/recover a wounded animal.