On Aug. 19, ECO Joe Munn received a call reporting a possible deer poaching in the town of Fine. The caller had heard a gunshot outside his house and when he looked out a window, he saw a pick-up truck on the road in front of one of his fields. The truck drove off and the complainant located a dead doe laying in the field. While ECO Munn responded to the location, the truck returned and dropped a man off. The caller observed the man dragging the deer out of the field as the truck continued up the road. The man in the field noticed the caller watching him and then took off on foot. ECO Munn responded to the scene and waited for the truck to return. After a short time, ECO Munn stopped the truck and interviewed the driver, who admitted to shooting the deer from his vehicle. The subject was charged with taking deer during the closed season, possessing a loaded gun in a motor vehicle, discharging a firearm from a public highway, hunting with the aid of a motor vehicle, and taking protected wildlife except as permitted. Several days later, ECO Munn located the subject who had fled on foot and issued him tickets for his role in the illegal taking of the deer.
ECO Munn with illegally shot deer
ECO Munn with illegally shot deer
