Iowa Tree Farmer Has Something To Say
Christmas tree farmer Kevin Kelly, found guilty for shooting a deer out of season and shooting a deer with a rifle, is frustrated. He says that every year the deer show up and start destroying his trees.
“We have two or three a year that show up in the summertime and they just seem to move into my nursery. And there’s just nothing you can do about it during that time of year,” says Kelly. “We have about 8 acres of seedling trees out here.”
He’s frustrated because he says he keeps asking the DNR to do something about it but they won’t. Kelly decided to take matters into his own hands.
This last incident happened in June of last year. After shooting the deer, he called the DNR to tell them what he did and to come get the deer. Kelly says the DNR picked up the deer on June 2 and never charged him until September 10. Kelly says by then, the obvious “substantial” evidence of destruction had grown over.
The jury found Kelly guilty after the judge instructed them that they had to determine if “substantial” damage had been done to his property. That obviously didn’t happen.
Many gardeners and farmers across Iowa are interested in this case as many of them have similar problems with deer.
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http://mainehuntingtoday.com/bbb/?p=1860Tom Remington
