Night Hunters See the Light

POLK COUNTY, December 23, 2010 - On Dec. 7, Polk County Game Wardens Ryan Hall and David Johnson were called out at 3 a.m. by the sheriff’s department in reference to a night hunting complaint.

Three subjects had just shot a deer from the roadway near a residence and had been followed by the homeowner back to their residence.

Deputies arrived just as the subjects pulled into their driveway and detained them after they tried to flee on foot.

Arriving a short time later, the wardens seized a freshly killed antlerless white-tailed deer. Both subjects admitted to their part in killing the deer from the roadway and named an accomplice.

The two subjects were arrested and placed in Polk County Jail for possession of an illegally taken white-tailed deer and Class A hunting at night. Warrants are pending for the third subject.

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