An Upper Peninsula suspect was recently found guilty of poaching three eight-point bucks and ordered to pay $18,000 in restitution, officials said.

Conservation officers with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources recently testified at a jury trial related to the 2020 case, according to a news release from the DNR.

In 2020, DNR officers found that a person had poached many white-tailed deer. The individual hadnt held a hunting license since 1995, the release said. A search warrant was executed at the suspects residence. About 45 sets of deer antler skull caps were discovered; many belonged to large, mature bucks. Other evidence was collected that confirmed the suspects claims that they had shot many deer without licenses.

The investigation included several interviews and genetic testing of evidence, which all indicated that the deer had been taken in and out of season without licenses, the release said.

The case eventually came before a jury in Delta Countys 94th District Court, the release said. Conservation officers Steve Butzin, Chris Lynch and Andrea Dani, and First Lt. Jason Wicklund testified at the trial. The jury found the defendant guilty on three counts of unlawfully taking/possessing a white-tailed deer. Restitution was set at $18,000.

Michigan law states that the unlawful taking of a white-tailed deer is subject to restitution of $1,000 per deer plus $500 for each point of an eight- to 10-point deer and $750 for each point of a deer 11 or more points.

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