GRAHAM COUNTY—A man admitted in a Kansas court to hunting without permission or a deer permit.
In December of 2022, Game Warden Jake Brooke received a call from a landowner in Graham county who reported hearing a rifle shot at sundown close to his residence, according to a media release from the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks.
Upon investigation, the landowner discovered an individual claiming to have just shot a coyote on the landowner's property from the roadway.
After the brief discussion with the alleged coyote shooter, the shooter drove off, after which the landowner contacted Game Warden Brooke.
Warden Brooke responded with K9 Kreed who quickly located a .243 shell casing along the roadway. While searching the adjoining field, K9 Kreed located a freshly killed mule deer doe.
The case was recently settled in court, where the suspect plead guilty to hunting without written permission and taking a deer without a permit, paid $1,500 in fines and forfeited the rifle that he used.