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DEC ECO Highlights: Turkey Caper Solved in Lewis County
05/16/18 02:00pm
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    Press Release from NYS DEC:

    Turkey Caper Solved - Lewis County

    On the morning of May 6, ECO Shana Hutton received a complaint from Lewis
    County 911 reporting a turkey had been shot from the road in the town of
    Martinsburg. ECO Hutton contacted Lt. John Murphy to help respond. As the
    officers approached the area, the complainant called back saying that he had
    spotted the suspect's vehicle. Lt. Murphy arrived at the suspect's address and
    found the man with a shotgun and an untagged turkey. The man claimed he had
    been hunting that morning and shot the turkey. In the meantime, ECO Hutton
    arrived in the area where the violation occurred, located the spot where the bird
    was actually taken, and took statements from two witnesses. The witnesses
    observed the suspect's vehicle pass, heard one shot, and saw the same vehicle
    leave the area. ECO Corey Schoonover and K-9 Jake responded to find
    evidence of where the bird was actually taken. K-9 Jake quickly discovered the
    spent shell. ECO Hutton called the land owner, who said that she had not given
    the suspect permission to hunt there. The turkey was seized and the hunter was
    charged with failure to tag a turkey, trespassing on posted property, and illegal
    taking of wildlife.