Published by admin on Thu, 09/19/2024 - 1:03pm
POWELL (WNE) — Authorities say a 20-year-old Michigan man recently poached nine deer in the City of Cody, then left their carcasses to waste.
Joshua T. Wielhouwer is alleged to have used a compound bow to kill does, bucks and a fawn between late August and early September. The mule deer were generally killed around the Park County Complex.
Wielhouwer is currently facing 18 misdemeanor charges — nine counts of taking a game animal without a hunting license and nine of wanton destruction of a big game animal — but a prosecutor said additional charges are pending.
“There are other incidents involving him shooting at vehicles or being contacted [for] shooting a weapon within the city limits,” Deputy Park County Prosecuting Attorney Larry Eichele said at a Tuesday court hearing.
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