January 10, 2007
The (Alexandria) Town Talk
Six Central Louisiana residents have been cited by Louisiana Wildlife
& Fisheries agents for alleged hunting violations.
An agent cited John P.D. Gordy, 36, and Dustin R. Wilson, 29, both of
Hineston, and Jeffrey L. Dooley, 30, of Simpson on Dec. 11 for allegedly
hunting rabbits illegally in Rapides Parish, according to a media
release.
Senior Agent Spencer Cole stopped the men after watching them shine a
spotlight on a cutover along Pine Coupee Road, the media release states.
Cole found a .17-caliber rifle in their possession, and one of the men
admitted they were hunting rabbits, the release states.
Cole cited the men for hunting wild game quadrupeds during illegal
hours, hunting from a moving vehicle and hunting from a public road. The
rifle and spotlight were seized.
Hunting wild game quadrupeds during illegal hours and hunting from a
moving vehicle each carry fines of $250 to $500, or jail for not more
than 90 days, or both, plus court costs. Hunting from a public road is
punishable by a fine of $100 to $350, or jail for not more than 60 days,
or both, plus court costs.
In another case, agents cited Thomas E. Custis Jr., 63, and Troy E.
Custis, 37, both of Campti, on Nov. 21 in Natchitoches Parish for
allegedly killing a deer illegally.
Wildlife & Fisheries Sgt. David McAlpin cited both men for hunting
deer illegally from a boat after they each gave a voluntary written
statement. Both admitted they were riding in a boat on Black Lake when
they saw the large buck swimming across a channel.
They motored up to the deer, roped it and then shot it with a pistol,
according to the media release. The deer was seized and later donated to
charity.
The penalty for hunting deer illegally from a boat, while the deer is
in the water, is a fine between $100 and $350, or jail for not more than
60 days, or both, plus court costs.
Restitution in the amount of $524.54 is also owed to Wildlife &
Fisheries for the illegally taken deer.
Senior Agents Carla Rachal and Billy Shoemaker assisted in the case.
In a third case, agents cited Kris Vallery Deville, 36, of Deville on
Dec. 26 for alleged migratory game bird and license violations,
according to the media release.
Agents observed Deville hunting ducks after legal shooting hours,
states the media release. Upon making contact with him, agents also
found him to be in possession of a fraudulent hunting license, the
release states.
One pintail and seven blackbirds were seized as evidence and later
donated to charity. The illegally possessed hunting license was also
seized for evidence.
Obtaining a license fraudulently carries a fine up to $500, jail for
not more than 90 days, or both, plus court costs. Hunting migratory game
birds during illegal hours is punishable by fines up to $15,000, up to
six months in jail, community service and a probationary period up to
five years, including loss of hunting privileges worldwide.
