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LINCOLN (AP) — The largest poaching fine in Nebraska since electronic court records began being kept in 1996 has been levied in Cherry County.
Last week, three men from Merriman were ordered by a Cherry County judge to pay a combined $20,145 for illegally killing five mule dear.
The men left four of the deer to rot in a field south of Merriman on Sept. 19.
The largest of the five deer, a five-by-five buck, was left hanging on display on a flatbed trailer.
Each of the men pleaded guilty to about two dozen counts, including hunting during a closed season, hunting without permission, hunting with artificial light, game harassment, and wanton waste.
The men who shot the deer are: Nathan Chappell, 27; Kip Castellaw, 22; and Ernie Bennett, 57.
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