POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) - A large reward offered in a poaching case in southeastern Idaho that involved the shooting of two pregnant deer has led to a guilty plea by a Utah man.

Tyler Trujillo, 21, of Layton, Utah, pleaded guilty late last week to four counts of killing deer out of season and four counts of waste. He is scheduled to be sentenced June 13 before Magistrate Rick Carnaroli in 6th District Court.

Because the incident was deemed a flagrant violation, Trujillo faces the possibility of losing his hunting and fishing privileges for life not only in Idaho, but in 20 other states as well under the Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact.

The reward that eventually led to the tip that led to Trujillo reached $5,500.

"When you put enough money together, it makes people talk," Rick Cheatum of the Southeast Idaho Mule Deer Foundation told the Idaho State Journal.

The foundation matched each donation of $250 to the Citizens Against Poaching for information leading to a poaching arrest.

"This is just an example of what happens when you have folks that are concerned," said Jennifer Jackson, a regional conservation educator with the Idaho Department of Fish and Game. "They donate money to the reward, which can encourage people to come forward." She said it also was an example of how agencies can work with people to solve crimes.

Cheatum said the person who provided the tip that led to Trujillo wanted to remain anonymous.

"There have been a lot of angry people about this issue, and they'll feel a lot better knowing its been resolved," he said.

Trujillo used a spotlight about 2:40 a.m. on March 25 to shoot two pregnant does, one bearing triplets, and two yearling bucks that were feeding about 200 yards from the home of Larry Bull of Inkom. Bull leaves feed in the field to attract deer, and the field has become a popular place for people to take children and view wildlife.

"It's almost like shooting animals in the zoo," said Cheatum. "And it was such wanton destruction."

He said that he hopes catching Trujillo will make potential poachers think twice.

"The bigger thing is the next time someone feels tempted to go out and poach an animal, they'll stop and think about what the repercussions could be and what the community feels about poachers," Cheatum said.