Vaden v. State

OPINION

COATS, Judge.

FACTS

Douglas B. Vaden, a professional hunting guide, was convicted in a jury trial of eleven hunting violations involving the illegal taking and subsequent transportation of game. A client of Vaden’s, John Snell, was an undercover agent for the State Division of Fish and Wildlife Protection. Snell shot four foxes out-of-season from Vaden’s airplane. Three of the foxes were transported back to the guide camp and ultimately on to Anchorage.1

Vaden essentially raises three issues on appeal. First, he claims the defense of legal impossibility to the aiding and abetting…