FWC OFFICERS NAIL DEER POACHERS
BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – The following report highlights some cases the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission handled in Brevard County over the past week but does not include all actions taken by the Division of Law Enforcement.
■ Officer Specialist Parrish received information about two subjects killing a deer out of season. He called Officer Specialist Delano and a K-9 officer for assistance and while searching a block of woods near the subjects’ homes, they found a feeder with one of the subject’s last names written on it. An FWC K-9 worked the area and alerted twice to a potential kill site. Officers Parrish and Delano went to the subjects’ homes and interviewed them.
At the first subject’s house, the officers located fresh deer meat in a cooler on the front porch and blood and deer hair on an ATV. The second subject admitted to his involvement and more evidence was found on his property. DNA results confirmed a male Florida deer. Charges for deer out of season were filed with the state attorney’s office.
■ Officer Snyder was on patrol when a vessel returned from fishing with an undersized mutton snapper and multiple boating safety and registration violations. The individual was cited for the undersized mutton snapper.
■ Officer Snyder responded to a call of an individual keeping undersized snapper. Upon locating the individual, Officer Snyder asked if he had caught any fish. The subject stated he had not. Officer Snyder located an undersized mutton snapper, and the individual was cited accordingly.
■ Officer Specialist Balgo and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officers located two separate parties illegally entering and trespassing on the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge for waterfowl season. The individuals were cited for duck hunting the refuge without permits.
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