A landowner in northeast Kansas contacted authorities final week after discovering a number of lifeless deer that exhibited wounds from a small-bore rifle.
Wildlife officers for the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) are working to find out who shot seven deer discovered lifeless not too long ago in Washington County, Kan.
The division’s sport wardens reported the information through a Jan. 9 Facebook submit. According to the submit, a landowner initially discovered 5 whitetail deer lifeless in crop fields on Jan. 4, “shot with a small caliber rifle and left to lay.”
The landowner reported the invention, then sport wardens discovered two extra deer throughout their investigation. Wardens mentioned the deer have been killed outdoors the city of Hanover. One of the carcasses was positioned lower than 250 yards from two separate residences, the submit mentioned.
The division mentioned it’s believed the deer have been killed Monday or Tuesday night (Jan. 2 or 3).
Kansas legislation states that anybody who wounds or kills sport corresponding to deer “shall make a reasonable effort to retrieve the wounded or dead game animal, sport fish, or migratory game bird.”
Violating any Kansas sport legislation constitutes a category C misdemeanor, which carries a penalty of as much as 30 days in jail and a tremendous of as much as $500 within the state.
KDWP urged anybody with data relating to the case to contact Lieutenant Alexander at 785-230-7148 or Operation Game Thief at 1-877-426-3843. Callers have the choice to stay nameless.
KDWP’s public data officers weren’t out there for additional remark as of this writing.
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