Illegal doe hunting among Fish and Wildlife incidents

MILTON — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission filed these cases between Dec. 15 and 28 in West Florida:

TOO MANY SHELLS

Officer Land was on patrol in the Gulf Islands National Seashore with U.S. Park Ranger Robinson and witnessed multiple duck hunters near the Johnson Beach area of the park.

Land and Robinson contacted the hunters for a resource inspection. When Land inspected one of the subject’s firearms, he found that it was capable of holding more than three shells.

The subject received a citation for the violation.

TAKING ILLEGAL DEER

Lieutenant Hahr was working in the Perdido River Wildlife Management Area when he contacted a subject in the management area 1.5 hours after sunset, as allowed by management area rules.

While talking to him, he observed fresh blood on the trunk of the subject’s car. The subject told Hahr that his friend killed a six-point buck that morning, but was evasive when describing the deer.

After an interview with the subject and the subject’s friend, who was hunting with him earlier in the day, the friend admitted to killing a "big cow horn."

When Hahr located the carcass, the antlers were slightly over 4 inches in length.

He issued the subject a notice to appear for taking the illegal deer.

ILLEGAL DOE HUNTING

Officer Allgood received information that someone was possibly deer hunting in Big Lagoon State Park.

He walked into the area and found where someone had been hunting on private property near the property line. There was also a sign that the hunter had been in the park. A ground blind, a pile of corn and fresh blood were found on the private property.

After a short investigation, Allgood found out who was hunting the area. Manning joined Allgood to interview the subject. After a short interview, the subject admitted to killing a doe deer out of season and illegally entering the park.

Allgood seized the deer meat and issued a notice-to-appear citation for the violation.

TOO MANY DOE HARVESTS

Officer Allgood received information that a subject killed two doe deer in one day during the recent doe weekend. The past antlerless weekend, it was legal to harvest one antlerless deer per day on private property.

Allgood interviewed the subject and obtained a confession. The deer meat was seized as evidence and the subject was issued a notice to appear for the violation.

HUNTING OUT OF SEASON

Officers Mullins and Officer Roberson responded to a call in Blackwater River State Forest where a subject was reported to have shot a doe out of season.

The subject stated that he had shot the doe by accident and was aiming at a buck. The subject was also hunting two days before deer season reopened in Blackwater River State Forest by management area rules.

Roberson issued the subject a misdemeanor citation for hunting out of season and a warning for taking a doe out of season.

This article originally appeared on Santa Rosa Press Gazette: Illegal doe hunting among Fish and Wildlife incidents