BOWBELLS (AP) - A judge has taken away a man's hunting, trapping and fishing privileges for 16 years in what wildlife officials are calling the longest suspension in a state hunting case.

Todd Siemers, 33, of Bowbells, was charged with eight counts of guiding or outfitting without a license. The Burke County charges come on top of violations in North Dakota and Nebraska.

Judge Richard Hagar suspended Siemers' hunting privileges for two years on each count, saying Siemers has "clearly shown no inclination" to change his behavior.

Siemers did not return a message from The Associated Press seeking comment Thursday.

Jim Burud, a district game warden, said Hagar sent a clear message.

"Sixteen years is a substantial period," Burud said Thursday. "He got that because he's a multiple offender, in North Dakota and Nebraska, in state court and federal court."

Siemers was sentenced in federal court in May 2007 to two years probation after pleading guilty to wildlife violations. Authorities said he admitted having birds without proper tags and illegally transporting ducks knowing hunters were over their possession limits.

Burud said Siemers was arrested in October 2005, after undercover agents booked hunts with his guide service. He was charged in Nebraska that year with illegal possession of game birds stemming from a goose hunt, after more than 300 rotting birds were found in pickups, trailers and a storage unit. He was ordered to pay about $5,000 in fines and damages.

Bruce Burkett,a commercial enforcement supervisor for the state Game and Fish Department, said prosecutors asked for the maximum sentence of three years suspension per count, which would have been 33 years.

"We certainly have asked for maximum sentences before, but not in a case with this many counts," Burkett said.

Siemers is awaiting a jury trial on other charges of guiding or outfitting without a license and driving while his license was revoked.