Hyatt Voi was found guilty of killing a deer during an unauthorized visit to the listing manager’s ranch property.
A Montana real estate agent with a history of hunting violations has been found guilty of felony illegal possession of a trophy mule deer buck and misdemeanor hunting without the landowner’s permission.
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Investigators said Hyatt Voy, who was working as a real estate agent for Live Water Properties at the time, used the owner’s permission to access ranch properties owned by listing agents without the landowner’s permission. Once he had access to the property, he killed a trophy mule deer buck. When the landowner filed a complaint with authorities, Voi admitted to the crime.
This was Boi’s third violation since 2017. He has gaming violations in surrounding counties dating back to 2015.
The deer kill occurred in 2024. Voy has since left Live Water and moved into a role as an agent with Bill Barney & Associates Ranch real estate brokerage, according to LinkedIn. Voi’s sales license is still valid, according to the Montana Department of Labor and Industries.
Voy was sentenced by the Department of Corrections to four years’ probation and 102 days to live, and must pay $8,000 in fines and restitution. He would also have his hunting, fishing and trapping privileges suspended for seven years in both Montana and the other 48 states that are members of the Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact.
Voy has served 10 days of his sentence so far and is scheduled to appear in court for the remaining 92 days in September, when Montana’s fall hunting season begins. Voi appealed to the Montana Supreme Court, according to court records obtained by The Missoulian.
In her sentencing order, Judge Heather Perry said, “Hunting without a permit or lying about it reflects negatively on all professional real estate agents who work hard to maintain the reputation and trust of their clients and potential clients. Similarly, responsible hunters take great care to treat the opportunity to hunt on private land as a privilege, which is why landowners continue to permit hunting.”
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