They allegedly killed a deer outside the hunting season in Orne: two hunters appeal

Friday November 8, 2024, two hunters were tried before the correctional appeals chamber of Caen (Calvados), after being found guilty at first instance for slaughtering and transporting a deer on someone else's private land and outside the period hunting.

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On September 17, 2022, a witness filmed the alleged slaughter of a deer and contacted the OFB (French Office for Biodiversity). He was allegedly killed illegally during a wild boar hunt in Mauves-sur-Huisne (Orne), when the hunting season was not yet open.

After the owner of the land filed a complaint, an investigation was opened. The two defendants would have acted together: one for the slaughter and the other would have been responsible for transporting…