The state wildlife commission has upheld a 10-year hunting ban for an outfitter convicted in a case involving baiting elk on a private ranch near Ridgway.

A well-known local bowhunter, Tim Strickland, was convicted in the case last year after prosecutors offered him a plea agreement. He filed an appeal with the state wildlife commission, asking them to end his hunting suspension. The commission, at its meeting last week in Wray, declined the request.

Wildlife officials investigated Strickland af...