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11 deer killed last October
All does and fawns
PRICE ? Felony charges are among the penalties two men face after allegedly killing 11 deer?all does and fawns?last October near Price.
Ethan Johnson, 19, and Levi Bradford, 18, both of Price, were charged recently in Seventh District Court. A trial is pending.
The men were charged with two felony and four misdemeanor counts. The charges stem from a two-day shooting spree near Price that resulted in the death of at least 11 deer.
On Oct. 26 and Oct. 29, 2007, at least 11 does and fawns were shot and killed in the Gordon Creek area near the steel bridge west of Price. After killing them, the poachers left them to rot.
Conservation officers were notified by a hunter who saw magpies feeding on the ground and left his vehicle to investigate. After seeing two dead deer, he called the Division of Wildlife Resources.
Conservation officers responded and found that at least 11 deer had been killed. Evidence collected at the scene and information provided by the hunter who found the deer led to the arrest of Johnson and Bradford.
If you have information about a possible wildlife crime, please call the Utah Turn-in-a-Poacher hotline at 1-800-662-DEER (3337). You can remain anonymous. In many cases, rewards are available to those who provide information that leads to the arrest and conviction of someone for a wildlife crime.
All does and fawns
PRICE ? Felony charges are among the penalties two men face after allegedly killing 11 deer?all does and fawns?last October near Price.
Ethan Johnson, 19, and Levi Bradford, 18, both of Price, were charged recently in Seventh District Court. A trial is pending.
The men were charged with two felony and four misdemeanor counts. The charges stem from a two-day shooting spree near Price that resulted in the death of at least 11 deer.
On Oct. 26 and Oct. 29, 2007, at least 11 does and fawns were shot and killed in the Gordon Creek area near the steel bridge west of Price. After killing them, the poachers left them to rot.
Conservation officers were notified by a hunter who saw magpies feeding on the ground and left his vehicle to investigate. After seeing two dead deer, he called the Division of Wildlife Resources.
Conservation officers responded and found that at least 11 deer had been killed. Evidence collected at the scene and information provided by the hunter who found the deer led to the arrest of Johnson and Bradford.
If you have information about a possible wildlife crime, please call the Utah Turn-in-a-Poacher hotline at 1-800-662-DEER (3337). You can remain anonymous. In many cases, rewards are available to those who provide information that leads to the arrest and conviction of someone for a wildlife crime.
