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October 25, 2004
Jumping the Gun
Some moron over in Marion County decided to start deer season a little early this year.
A 22-year-old Yellville man was recently arrested for charges of DWI and illegally shooting a deer about 200 yards away from an Arkansas Game & Fish Commission ranger station occupied by AG&F Cpl. Joe Purdom.
D'oh. Bubba apparently either didn't know where he was or thought he could get that ol' slickhead loaded up before the game warden got there. Either way, he couldn't have been more wrong.
The suspect was taken to Marion County jail in Yellville where he was charged with night hunting, use of artificial lights from a road, hunting from a state road and DWI. Modern gun season does not open in Marion County (Zone 2) until Nov. 13.
His car was also impounded and his .22 rifle seized. I don't know the District Judge over there, but I'm guessing it's gonna suck to be Bubba when he makes it to court. They've started really cracking down on spotlighters in the last 10 years or so. Which is a good thing, as anyone who lives near a county road can tell you.
Bubba's gonna be wishing he'd stayed home.
Posted by Rita at October 25, 2004 08:21 AM