November 21, 2011
From WOWT.com
Seven area hunters have been cited for hunting with the aid of an
artificial
light.
The citations were the result of a joint effort by the Nebraska Game
and
Parks Commission and the Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) to catch
spotlighters
in the St. Paul area over the weekend.
An NSP airplane using heat-detecting equipment discovered individuals
in
three vehicles and guided five Game and Parks conservation officers on
the
ground from 8:30 p.m. Nov. 18 until 12:30 a.m. Nov. 19.
Two of the 7 individual cited also were cited for no fur harvest
permits,
one for failure to tag his traps, and one for liquidated damages on a
raccoon. More than $2,000 in fines was assessed, in addition to
liquidated
damages of $25 for the raccoon.
Jerry Pecha, a Game and Parks law enforcement supervisor, said the
project
was carried out during the November firearm deer season to increase the
possibility of catching deer spot-lighters in response to many
complaints in
the area.
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