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WY: Jury Decides Moose Kill was Self-Defense
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After a one-day trial in state court, six jurors returned a verdict of “not guilty” for Chauncy G. Goodrich of Pinedale, who testified he shot and killed a young bull moose in self-defense. Goodrich, who lives along Pine Creek on Willow Lake Road, was charged with the high misdemeanor of illegally taking big game, a moose, without a license on July 24, 2017. Wyoming Game and Fish’s Pinedale wildlife supervisor John Lund and wardens Bubba Haley and Jordan Kraft investigated the moose kill after Goodrich texted Haley about his actions, they testified.
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Comment by:
mickey
(1/22/2018)
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He tried to push the moose away from his yard, which not only is his right, but wardens have provided him with assistance in pushing moose out of his yard in the past.
This time, the moose charged him and he shot it. Then he immediately contacted a game warden.
So, naturally, the state put him on trial for illegally harvesting game.
Does anybody else find this to be an incredible waste of law enforcement resources? |
Comment by:
MarkHamTownsend
(1/22/2018)
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Of course it is a waste....what else would one reasonably expect from government? |
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