Locals arrested for Deer Meat in truck

Commonsense...but then we ARE talking about the gov. so the two are mutually exclusive.

If there are too many deer,you expand the season,making it easier for people to hunt(that IS the purpose of DNR/wildlife agencies correct?) and get the deer population under control....

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Ya but to do it Lawfully. Not like that guy did.

Bruce has it right. You guys are not spending enough time reading the details of the article.



Jason W. Edney, 35, and Britney J. Edney, 29, were charged with interstate transportation of an unlawfully killed deer.



Neither Jason Edney nor Britney Edney were in possession of a valid Nebraska hunting licences, according to the release.



The game warden is never going to come to your house to open your freezer just to make sure the meat is consumed within a certain time limit.

This article is all about transportation of POACHED meat.

Interstate is what makes the penalties so harsh.... That makes it a criminal offense by violating the "Lacy Act" and pulls it into the Federal Courts. Much harsher penalties do to Lacy Act violations are typically more commercial poaching related, not just your average Joe trying to fill a freezer. As to Wildlife Officials inspecting your freezer....I like to refer to that as "tack on charges"....They are most often the result of a search warrant being served for some other wildlife violations (that required the signature/approval of a Judge). As a result of the search warrant, they "tack on" any other violations they uncover such as untagged meat, possession limit violations etc... I've never heard of a Wildlife Official pulling up to someone's house and asking to search their freezer- if they do, DEMAND a warrant. Think of it like a LEO stopping a car for a tailight infraction and then determine the driver is intoxicated and has drugs. It's no longer just a tail light ticket.

It is also illegal in state of Delaware to sell wild game, tag has to stay with the deer only until it is quartered. Typically if you want some deer meat around my area you find a friend or family member that is running out of freezer space! We can kill A LOT of deer in DE! Hunting licences are easy to get, not too expensive, you get tags with the purchase of your licences and can purchase additional doe tags- as many as you want for $10 apiece.