NOBLESVILLE, Ind. (AP) — A central Indiana man is facing charges for allegedly shooting a three-legged doe that other hunters had agreed to spare.
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources said Friday that conservation officers have filed misdemeanor charges against a Hamilton County man for shooting the deer from his vehicle on a public roadway in January 2017.
The agency says a phone tip this past February led to a suspect, who has admitted to shooting the deer. His name hasn’t been released.
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Officers say the doe lost one of its legs several years ago and was a familiar sight to people who live in Deming and the surrounding Hamilton County area. She had even successfully raised several fawns over the years. The agency says local deer hunters had formed a pact to leave the doe alone.
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