ODW Update for January 21
Provided by Ohio Department of Wildlife for Northwest Ohio – District 2
State Wildlife Officer Matt D. Smith, assigned to Huron County, received information regarding a suspicious white-tailed deer harvest. Officer Smith determined that a hunter had harvested two antlered deer and game-checked the second buck under a second individual’s name. Officer Smith issued the suspect summonses for harvesting more than one antlered deer and taking or possessing a deer unlawfully. The suspect was found guilty in Norwalk Municipal Court, paid $421, and received a one-year hunting privileges suspension. Two years of nonreporting probation and 20 days jail time suspended were also issued. The venison was forfeited to the Ohio Division of Wildlife and will be donated to food banks around Huron County.
State Wildlife Officer Michele Butler, assigned to Erie County, was informed about a white-tailed deer that appeared to be injured in the middle of a field during a snowstorm. Officer Butler responded and approached the adult doe, which didn’t appear to be injured. Instead, there was a slick layer of ice under the snow that caused the deer to keep falling. Officer Butler used a rope to pull the deer off the ice and onto nearby grass. The deer stood up and ran away unharmed.
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