February 21, 2012
From AmiteToday.com
SALINE– Wildlife agents have cited 10 persons with alleged
poaching activity that killed at least 15 deer.
The
violations occurred from December 2011 through February 2012 in
Webster and Bienville parishes.
After receiving a public tip
about illegal night hunting activities in Webster and Bienville
parishes, agents initiated an investigation in December of 2011 that
led to several illegal hunting violations.
Agents cited
Devan Lucas, 20, of Haughton, for hunting from a moving vehicle,
hunting deer using illegal methods, discharging a firearm from a
public road, taking deer from a public road, taking deer during
illegal hours, hunting without muzzleloader, big game or resident
licenses and failing to comply with deer tagging requirements.
Michael Jay Brunson, 19, of Heflin, was cited for hunting deer
during illegal hours, hunting deer from a public road, discharging a
firearm from a public road, hunting from a moving vehicle and taking
deer with artificial light.
Max Boyd, 21, of Ringgold, was
cited for hunting and taking deer during illegal hours, hunting deer
from a public road, discharging a firearm from a public road, taking
a spotted fawn and hunting from a moving vehicle.
Nathan
Jensen, 19, of Minden, was cited for discharging a firearm from a
public road, hunting and taking deer during illegal hours, failing
to comply with deer tagging requirements, hunting and taking deer
from a public road and hunting from a moving vehicle.
Sean
Tyler Tobin Gray, 18, of Sibley, was cited for hunting and taking
deer during illegal hours, hunting deer from a public road, hunting
from a moving vehicle, discharging a firearm from a public road,
possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.
Taylor
Collins, 18, and Jonathon Turner, 20, both of Minden, and Richard
Watkins, 18, of Haughton, were each cited for hunting and taking
deer during illegal hours, hunting from a moving vehicle and hunting
and taking deer from a public road.
Asa Crownover, 19, and
Michael Franklin, 18, both of Minden, were each cited for hunting
and taking deer during illegal hours.
Agents are still
investigating how many deer were taken, but as of now have allegedly
confirmed 15 deer taken illegally.
Hunting without a
resident license, hunting without a resident big game license and
hunting without a muzzleloader license carry a $50 fine and up to 15
days of jail for each offense. Hunting from a moving vehicle,
hunting deer using an illegal method and taking deer from a public
road each carry a fine of $100 to $350 and up to 60 days in jail for
each offense.
Taking and a spotted fawn carries a fine of
$500 to $750 and 15 to 30 days in jail.
Hunting deer during
illegal hours or with artificial light carries a $900 to $950 fine
and up to 120 days in jail and forfeiture of anything seized.
Possession of marijuana carries a fine up to $5,000 or jail time
between two and five years.
Agents involved in the case were
Capt. Richie McCarthy, Sgt. Michael Kelley, Senior Agent Jared
McIver, Senior Agent Cullom Schexnyder, Senior Agent Bryant Coburn
and Senior Agent Wesley Duck.
