Someone with a taste for venison poached a majestic whitetail buck at Monocacy National Battlefield in Maryland, where authorities are offering a reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever did the deed.
Rangers discovered the carcass of the 12-point buck on the Thomas Farm section of the battlefield on Monday. They believe the deer was killed sometime last week.
Shooting and taking of wildlife inside the park area is a criminal offense. Poachers are prosecuted to the full extent of the law and potentially face heavy fines, restitution costs, jail time, and forfeiture of crime-associated personal property, including weapons, and loss of hunting privileges.
Persons convicted of the federal poaching statute known as the Lacey Act and 36 Code of Federal Regulations can be fined up to $15,000 and sentenced up to one and a half years in jail. Rangers are asking for assistance in identifying the person or persons responsible.
Anyone who has information regarding this violation and/or poaching in Monocacy is encouraged to contact Ranger Courtney Murphy (301) 698-6247 ext. 225.
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Concerned,
NPS Servicewide regulations on hunting are found at 36CFR Sec. 2.2. No where in that section does it specifically state that individuals may not, with the permission and supervision of NPS staff, retrieve game legally shot outside the park but that have run into the park. In fact, the CFR states that Superintendents can allow the transport of legally taken game through a park. So what book were you shown?