Michigan hunters sentenced in Ohio deer poaching case after undercover investigation

The Brief

  • Five Michigan hunters were sentenced in Ohio for deer poaching wildlife crimes.
  • A two-year undercover investigation was conducted by the Ohio Division of Wildlife.
  • Among the charges were jacklighting, an unethical and illegal hunting method that uses lights to stun deer making them easier to shoot.

FOX 2 Eleven hunters were charged and sentenced in an Ohio deer poaching case that started in 2023, including five from Michigan.

The backstory:

The case was centered around a group of Michigan hunters who harvested multiple bucks, illegally spotlighting and shooting them at night, and not properly tagging the deer, according to the Ohio Division of Wildlife.

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