A mid-Michigan man is facing 50 charges of firearm and wildlife violations after he allegedly drove at night shooting and killing deer and leaving them to rot.
According to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, 26-year-old Thomas House was arraigned last week on:
- Five counts of felony weapons offenses
- One count of reckless use of a firearm
- Three counts of possessing an uncased firearm in a vehicle
- Six counts of taking game from a vehicle
- Six counts of shining with a weapon in possession
- 29 counts of Wildlife Conservation Order violations, including taking game without a license, improper method of take and taking game out of season
According to the DNR, they received a tip through the poaching hotline on Oct. 13, 2025, about a man shooting deer from a vehicle using a suppressed semiautomatic rifle.
The tip said it was taking place in northern Clinton County and southern Gratiot County…