Deer poacher ordered to watch Bambi once a month in jail
Source: Guardian
David Berry must view the Disney classic as part of his punishment for illegally killing hundreds of animals in Missouri
Associated Press
Mon 17 Dec 2018 21.10 EST Last modified on Mon 17 Dec 2018 21.23 EST
A poacher has been ordered to watch the Disney classic Bambi as part of his sentence for illegally killing hundreds of deer.
David Berry was ordered by a court in Missouri to watch the film at least once a month during his year-long jail sentence in what conservation agents have called one of the largest deer poaching cases in state history.
“The deer were trophy bucks taken illegally, mostly at night, for their heads, leaving the bodies of the deer to waste,” said Don Trotter, the prosecuting attorney in Lawrence county in the state’s south-west.
Berry, his father, two brothers and another man who helped them had their hunting, fishing and trapping privileges revoked temporarily or permanently. The men have paid $51,000 in fines and court costs but the judge ordered a special addition to Berry’s sentence for illegally taking wildlife.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/18/deer-poacher-ordered-to-watch-bambi-once-a-month-in-jail
David Berry
Missouri P.O.S.
More from the article:
His father, David Berry Sr, and his brother, Kyle Berry, were arrested in August after a nearly nine-month investigation that also involved cases in Kansas, Nebraska and Canada. The Missouri department of conservation said information from the investigation led to 14 Missouri residents facing more than 230 charges in 11 counties.
Investigators say Berry Sr’s other son, Eric Berry, was later caught with another person spotlighting deer, where poachers use light at night to make deer pause and easier to hunt.
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On the other hand, speaking of hunters:
Hunters rescue deer stranded on frozen lake
By Michelle Gant, Fox News November 29, 2018 | 2:53pm
Two hunters rescued a deer stranded on a frozen lake in Pennsylvania — and the dramatic sequence was all caught on video.
Josh Davis and Ed Schmalzle found the eight-point buck laying helplessly on the ice of Greeley Lake “over 100 yards” from shore on Saturday, just two days before hunting season.
The two men didn’t want to see the animal suffer, they said, so they performed a rescue mission to save him.
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Schmalzle carefully slid out onto the ice in a boat then tied the deer up with rope and was towed back to land while photographer Jeff Sidle captured the whole thing on camera.
https://nypost.com/2018/11/29/hunters-rescue-deer-stranded-on-frozen-lake/
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Called the sheriff and game warden. The sheriff got there first and her boyfriend that came with her cut the deer off the fence. If you look closely you can see that he is hanging on the fence only by some hide / muscle around it’s arm. I believe he had also been pierced on his chest around his heart but had kicked his way loose from that, tearing his flesh. There was quite a bit of blood on the fence and ground. Freezing weather was forecast for that night and when I found him, it was only about an hour before dark. Also there are many coyotes and bobcats in the area. As soon as he was cut free he ran off. Though I looked for him later, I never found out what happened to him. I don’t know if his injuries were too serious to recover from, but thanks to the guy that cut him down, at least he had a chance.
