3 Huron County hunters lose privileges, fined for unlawfully taking deer
By David Jacobs
HURON COUNTY — Three more hunters in Huron County were fined and lost their hunting privileges for unlawfully taking a white-tailed deer with a small-caliber rifle, the Ohio Division of Wildlife reports.
While patrolling the Willard Wildlife Area, State Wildlife Officer Matt D. Smith, assigned to Huron County, contacted three hunters who were squirrel hunting with rifles, a field report released this week detailed.
Soon after the hunters left, Officer Smith found a white-tailed deer nearby that had been harvested with a small-caliber rifle. He contacted State Wildlife Officer Zach Hillman, assigned to Summit County, for assistance.
"Officer Hillman contacted the hunters and determined they had unlawfully taken the deer," the report states.
The group received five summonses and was ordered to pay $1,835 in fines and court costs, the state reported. A rifle and the deer were forfeited, and each hunter was given a one-year suspension of hunting privileges.
No names or the date of the incident were immediately available.
This marks the third case in recent weeks in Huron County where a total of five hunters have lost their privileges for violations involving white-tailed deer.
Earlier: Hunter suspended for unlawful deer harvest
Also: Hunter fined, privileges suspended in Huron County deer case