Charges filed against two in alleged poaching incident

• Seized buck

DNR warden Brad Peterson displays a deer seized following an alleged poaching incident in the Maiden Rock area a week before gun-deer season opened.

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Charges were filed Monday in Pierce County Circuit Court against two men involved in the deer poaching incident Nov. 15.

Nicholas R. Thayer, 28, W6957 610th Ave., Ellsworth, was charged with hunting deer during closed season and failure to attach ear tag to deer carcass. Daniel P. Place, 26, W7214 690th Ave., Beldenville, also received the failure to attach ear tag charge. The two charges are misdemeanors, meaning if found guilty, they’re looking at a maximum penalty of between $1,000-$2,000 and/or six months jail. Both of them are scheduled to make their initial court appearance 10 a.m. Dec. 29.

For more please read the Dec. 3 print version of the Herald.

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