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Here is the outcome of that buck from 2004 that I posted of the 218 buck. I will post the link and the story of it.
Link first....
http://www.magicvalley.com/articles/2007/07/24/news/local_state/116913.txt
Now the story so you dont need the link...
Jerome man pleads guilty to poaching
Times-News
BOISE - Two men pleaded guilty Monday to illegally killing a trophy mule deer in Lincoln County, according to a U.S. Department of Justice news release.
Ronnie A. Gardner, 54, of Jerome, admitted helping Gary A. Lehnherr, 41, of McFarland, Wis., shoot the deer on Oct. 27, 2004, with a high-caliber center-fire rifle east of Idaho Highway 75, in an area where only traditional muzzleloaders were allowed. Lehnherr transported the antlers back to his home, and the pair originally told investigators the kill had been made west of the highway.
Idaho Department of Fish and Game investigators learned of the kill on Oct. 30, 2004, and traced the deer to Gardner's son's taxidermy shop. Gardner first claimed that he and Lehnherr were hunting with muzzleloaders east of Highway 75 when they scared the deer.
They then found the deer on the other side of the highway several days later, he said, and shot it with the center-fire rifle.
Investigators found the actual kill site with the help of a local hunter. DNA from blood and hair found at the site was matched to DNA from the deer's antlers, proving the deer was shot there. The animal was so big, investigators said, that it would have gone into the record books had it been taken with a traditional muzzleloader.
The crime is considered a misdemeanor, and the pair faces maximum penalties of one year in prison and a fine of $100,000. They have also agreed to have their hunting privileges revoked for three years and have each paid $1,000 in restitution. Lehnherr also paid $700 in investigative costs. They will be sentenced on Oct. 15.
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Link first....
http://www.magicvalley.com/articles/2007/07/24/news/local_state/116913.txt
Now the story so you dont need the link...
Jerome man pleads guilty to poaching
Times-News
BOISE - Two men pleaded guilty Monday to illegally killing a trophy mule deer in Lincoln County, according to a U.S. Department of Justice news release.
Ronnie A. Gardner, 54, of Jerome, admitted helping Gary A. Lehnherr, 41, of McFarland, Wis., shoot the deer on Oct. 27, 2004, with a high-caliber center-fire rifle east of Idaho Highway 75, in an area where only traditional muzzleloaders were allowed. Lehnherr transported the antlers back to his home, and the pair originally told investigators the kill had been made west of the highway.
Idaho Department of Fish and Game investigators learned of the kill on Oct. 30, 2004, and traced the deer to Gardner's son's taxidermy shop. Gardner first claimed that he and Lehnherr were hunting with muzzleloaders east of Highway 75 when they scared the deer.
They then found the deer on the other side of the highway several days later, he said, and shot it with the center-fire rifle.
Investigators found the actual kill site with the help of a local hunter. DNA from blood and hair found at the site was matched to DNA from the deer's antlers, proving the deer was shot there. The animal was so big, investigators said, that it would have gone into the record books had it been taken with a traditional muzzleloader.
The crime is considered a misdemeanor, and the pair faces maximum penalties of one year in prison and a fine of $100,000. They have also agreed to have their hunting privileges revoked for three years and have each paid $1,000 in restitution. Lehnherr also paid $700 in investigative costs. They will be sentenced on Oct. 15.
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