Georgia DNR Caught Two Men That Are Charged with multiple accounts of poaching in Franklin County.
Justice has been served!
Two men (or should I say disgusting humans) are behind bars in Franklin County for multiple counts of poaching deer and drug possession.
Georgia DNR Law Enforcement Officer Craig Fulghum said Seth Strickland, 28, and Dennis Roberts, 34, are charged with poaching dozens of deer illegally in Franklin County.
“The Georgia DNR has been working a several-month investigation on two individuals in Franklin County,” he said. “Over the last few months, we received several anonymous calls along with some very detailed information that has led to the arrest of two individuals in Franklin County. Charges include several felonies and misdemeanors involving wildlife and drugs.”
According to Fulghum, the DNR and Franklin County Sheriff’s officers obtained search warrants for Strickland and Roberts residents, where they found and confiscated 69 deer racks.
Fulghum stated the two were “shooting and killing deer mainly for the fun of it and were not dressing the carcasses or using the meat.”
“It’s a tremendous waste. They’re not hunters; they’re poachers. There’s a big difference. Hunters are conservationists. These individuals are far from that. Based on our investigation, they did this for sport killing. It’s a sad day when we have law-abiding hunters that do things right. They manage their properties and they try to adhere to the rules and regulations of the State. They do it the right way. It’s a shame when you have individuals like this who take advantage of the system,” Fulghum said.
The pair were found hunting at night on private land in Franklin County and face similar charges in Tennessee.
Additionally, the two are facing charges for possession of drugs.
The charges according to 92.1 WLHR are as follows:
Strickland is charged with possession of methamphetamine, three counts of possession of a firearm or knife during the commission of a crime or attempted crime, obstructing or hindering law enforcement officers, tampering with evidence and possession of illegally taking deer, multiple counts of illegally taking wildlife, multiple counts of illegally taking live deer or deer carcasses from another state, and multiple charges of failing to report the taking of antlered deer, plus other charges.
Roberts is charged with possession of methamphetamine, hunting upon or discharging weapons on public land, three counts of possession of a firearm or knife during the commission of a crime or attempted crime, two counts of hunting on the land of another, tampering with evidence, possession of drug-related objects, possession of schedule 1 controlled substance, at least eight counts of import of live deer or possession of deer carcass from another state, and multiple counts of hunting without a license and without a big game license.
Seeing news like this breaks my heart. Hunter’s try to do as much as possible to conserve and protect wildlife and follow the laws put in place to have a healthy wildlife population. Then there are POACHERS (not hunters) like this that give the rest of us a bad reputation.
