OHIO — The Ohio Department of Natural Resources said two Mississippi men pleaded guilty after violating Ohio wildlife codes.
ODNR said Dawson Brown, 25, and Jase Smith, 24, poached white-tailed deer in southeast Ohio.
Brown pleaded guilty to seven charges in Belmont County Court related to unlawfully taking white-tailed deer, including hunting with the aid of a motor vehicle, hunting deer with a firearm during archery season, hunting outside of legal shooting hours, and more. Two of the antler sets Brown had were analyzed for restitution, and he was ordered to pay over $13,000 in restitution and $865 in fines and court fees. He must also serve three years of probation and forfeit his hunting privileges in Ohio for three years…