As deer hunting season concludes this weekend, the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency has revealed details of what they’re calling one of the most significant poaching cases in Middle Tennessee.
TWRA game wardens in Wilson and Rutherford counties uncovered 50 illegally taken deer heads along with antlers, a wild turkey head, a fox squirrel and the weapons used in these violations during their investigation. The agency said two men were involved and investigators said they also illegally sold deer meat.
“A poacher that is not following the rules is really stealing from the rest of the public,” said Mike Butler, CEO of the Tennessee Wildlife Federation…