Deer Poachers caught in bucks county

Poaching bucks is going cost you MORE than a few bucks.

In early December last year, a report of possible poaching was received through the Operation Game Thief, hotline.

Bucks County State Game Warden Jim Crown received the tip that two individuals had killed several antlered deer, beyond season limits, on a property near Doylestown.

Warden Crown initiated an investigation, and with the assistance of Wardens Lubak and Cook, they were able to determine the property where the incidents had taken place had NUMEROUS unlawful bait sites.

After several unsuccessful attempts, the wardens were finally able to locate and apprehend the suspects hunting the property.

The wardens proceeded to interview the suspects and determined that the two individuals had unlawfully taken a total of TEN DEER during the season: an 11-point buck, a 7-point buck, a 4-point buck, a 3-point buck, a spike buck and five antlerless deer.

Wardens Crown, Lubak, Cook, Jimenez and Sergeant Vroman searched various local deer processors and discovered that many of the deer were tagged with license harvest tags that belonged to other hunters. The deer were taken to several different deer processors to attempt to conceal their unlawful acts.

When faced with the overwhelming evidence the wardens had compiled, the suspects admitted their guilt and were charged with a total of thirty-six violations of the Game and Wildlife Code including a misdemeanor charge. The two individuals charged face maximum penalties of $20,500 and up to twelve month imprisonment