• On Dec. 3, Upshur County Game Warden David Pellizzari received an Operation Game Thief tip about a subject who had supposedly killed 10 deer throughout the past year.

Upon investigation, Warden Pellizzari noticed a small set of antlers hanging above a pool of fresh blood.

When asked how many deer the subject had killed this year, he responded by asking what the limit was.

A check of the subject's license showed only one tag missing.

The subject told the warden that he carried that tag in his pocket in case he was caught by a warden, and that he had never tagged a deer in his life.

After several hours of questioning and a search of the property, Warden Pellizzari learned that the subject had killed nine deer this year including one 13-inch buck, one 11-inch buck, three button bucks, and four doe. All four doe were killed before legal doe days, and two of those were killed with a .22 Magnum, a firearm illegal to use for hunting deer.

Numerous charges ranging from over annual bag limit to illegal means and methods were filed, as well as civil restitution for the illegally taken deer.

A large amount of venison was seized and donated.

He probably been doing that for years before he got caught!!!

1. Warden walks up and issues citation on dead bird floating in pond.
2. Lawyer buddy starts his lawyer speal..."How could you possibly know that this bird didn't die of natural causes or wasn't killed by someone else before I got here?"
3. "Because I saw you shoot it."
4. Oh, really? Well, I don't think you...
5. "Here's a video of you shooting it."
6. "...Oh..."