September 24, 2009 at 05:32 PM
BY THE US. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
Two Illinois men pled guilty today to allowing a non-resident customer to illegally kill a trophy white-tailed deer during a hunt at Golden Triangle Whitetails in Pike County Michael Pavlick, 54, of Orland Park, was fined $15,000, and David Van Milligen, 58, of Mundelein, was fined $5,000.
The plea was accepted in U.S. Distinct Court, Central District of Illinois, by U.S. Magistrate Judge Byron Cudmore located in Springfield.
Pavlick (pictured at right), the owner of Golden Triangle Whitetails, and Milligen, a guide at the business, each pled guilty to one misdemeanor violation of the Lacey Act. The Lacey Act is a federal law established to protect wildlife from commercial exploitation.
In November 2006, a New Jersey man killed a 12-point trophy deer with a firearm on land operated by Golden Triangle Whitetails, in Pike County. The New Jersey man had an Illinois deer permit which allowed the killing of an anterless deer, not a buck.
After shooting the deer, the deer was not immediately tagged as required by law. Pavlick and Van Milligen supplied the man with an Illinois deer permit issued to Van Milligen which was then placed on the 12-point deer.
Van Milligen falsely reported to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources that he killed the deer. This deer was then taken to a taxidermist where it was mounted for display. Van Milligen signed the taxidermy records stating that the deer was killed lawfully by him. In February 2007, Pavlick arranged for the deer mount to be transported to another state for display at a sports and outdoor show.
http://www.prairiestateoutdoors.com/index.php?/pso/article/pike_co._outfitter_fined_15000/
BY THE US. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
Two Illinois men pled guilty today to allowing a non-resident customer to illegally kill a trophy white-tailed deer during a hunt at Golden Triangle Whitetails in Pike County Michael Pavlick, 54, of Orland Park, was fined $15,000, and David Van Milligen, 58, of Mundelein, was fined $5,000.
The plea was accepted in U.S. Distinct Court, Central District of Illinois, by U.S. Magistrate Judge Byron Cudmore located in Springfield.
Pavlick (pictured at right), the owner of Golden Triangle Whitetails, and Milligen, a guide at the business, each pled guilty to one misdemeanor violation of the Lacey Act. The Lacey Act is a federal law established to protect wildlife from commercial exploitation.
In November 2006, a New Jersey man killed a 12-point trophy deer with a firearm on land operated by Golden Triangle Whitetails, in Pike County. The New Jersey man had an Illinois deer permit which allowed the killing of an anterless deer, not a buck.
After shooting the deer, the deer was not immediately tagged as required by law. Pavlick and Van Milligen supplied the man with an Illinois deer permit issued to Van Milligen which was then placed on the 12-point deer.
Van Milligen falsely reported to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources that he killed the deer. This deer was then taken to a taxidermist where it was mounted for display. Van Milligen signed the taxidermy records stating that the deer was killed lawfully by him. In February 2007, Pavlick arranged for the deer mount to be transported to another state for display at a sports and outdoor show.
http://www.prairiestateoutdoors.com/index.php?/pso/article/pike_co._outfitter_fined_15000/
Thats a lot of money to pay out.
