(The Hill) – A Montana man was sentenced to six months in prison for crimes committed during his effort to create a giant sheep hybrid for captive hunting, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said Monday.

Prosecutors said the Montanan illegally used tissue from a sheep from Central Asia and the testicles from a bighorn sheep to make large hybrids that he could sell at premium prices. By Alexandra E.

An 80-year-old Montana rancher has pleaded guilty to felony charges stemming from his role in an almost decade-long scheme to create "giant sheep hybrids," the Department of Justice said Tuesday.

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