April 18, 2012
From EcoRazzi.com
Indie film director Ben Dickson likely faces legal trouble for
illegally hunting and killing two deer in his upcoming movie “First
Winter.” The film, set to debut at the Tribeca Film Festival this
week, focuses on a group of urbanites who head into the country for
relaxation but who instead fight for survival after an apocalyptic
event.
The deer was shot and killed during filming in
February 2011 on a private farm in upstate New York. In addition to
the deer being shot and killed outside of the legal hunting season,
the actor who pulled the trigger, Paul Manza, had neither hunting
experience nor a hunting license. The bullet killed one deer and
injured another who was ultimately put out of its misery. One deer
is shown being skinned and cooked on camera.
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