OBERLIN, Kan. (AP) _ Five Wisconsin men could lose their hunting
privileges in Kansas after being accused of poaching deer.
Decatur County authorities say they're accused of running the
deer illegally using greyhounds and vehicles.
The men were arrested in northwest Kansas on Wednesday after a
wildlife officer called the sheriff's office.
The Oberlin Herald reports that the dead bucks were not tagged
and had been piled on a trailer and taken into Oberlin as the men
were processed in court on misdemeanor charges.
The men charged were 53-year-old John Jacobs III, 45-year-old
Mark Jacobs, 26-year-old Paul Jacobs, and 23-year-old Joseph
Jacobs, all of DePere, Wisc., and 30-year-old John Jacobs IV of
Green Bay. The Decatur County clerk's office said the men did not
appear with lawyers.
The hunters were released after posting bonds totaling $83,500.
What could anyone possibly do with dead deer to make them worth anywhere near $83.000 ? This obviously wasn't done for sport and I doubt that all their families together could eat that much venison. What was the motivation for this kind of activity?
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