COEUR d’ALENE — A man who killed a “well-known” trophy-class bulk elk with a rifle during an archery-only season must spend time in jail and give up his hunting privileges for life, according to the Kootenai County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office.

In June, a jury convicted Coeur d’Alene resident Joel P. Rose, 62, of unlawful killing, possession or wasting of wildlife, a felony.

First District Judge Casey Simmons sentenced Rose this week to five years in prison for the crime, the maximum possible sentence, then suspended the sentence and placed Rose on supervised probation for three years. Casey also ordered a lifetime revocation of Rose’s hunting privileges.

Rose will serve 30 days in jail as a condition of his probation. He must also pay a $30,000 fine and $5,000 in restitution to the Id

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