Clovis, New Mexico
CLOVIS MAN CHARGED WITH POACHING 5 DEER, LEAVING HEADLESS BODIES
IN
FIELD
CLOVIS, N.M. – A 21-year-old Clovis man was arrested Thursday
on 16 poaching charges stemming
from a late 2004 deer-killing spree in Curry County, the Department
of Game and Fish announced Thursday.
Darren Hunt allegedly shot five buck deer out of season and while
on revocation of this hunting privileges on the afternoon of Dec.
29, 2004. Hunt then removed their heads and dumped the bodies
in a wheat field near Clovis. He later disposed of the animals’
heads in another field.
Hunt admitted the killings to Department of Game and Fish conservation
officers and charges were filed in Curry County Magistrate Court,
said Ron Moore, Assistant Chief of Operations for the Department
in Roswell. Moore said Hunt is facing five charges of illegal
killing of big game, five charges of illegal possession of big
game, five charges of wanton waste of big game, and one charge
of hunting on revocation. Clovis Police Officer Robert Telles
and other members of the eastern New Mexico community played critical
roles in solving the case. Telles observed blood and deer hair
on Hunt’s truck during a vehicle stop.
Keep those tips coming! Anyone that wishes to report poaching
may do so by submitting a Operation
Game Thief Confidential Report.
