Court Opinion

ID: 9525121
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-07 03:00:11.558422+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T13:13:06.507249
License: Public Domain

KIRSCH, Chief Judge,
dissenting.
I respectfully dissent.
While I agree with my colleagues that Frederick and Rosanne Shuger had the requisite intent to prevent or hinder the legal taking of deer, I find no evidence in the record that either they or their dog disturbed or tended to disturb or otherwise affect the behavior of any deer. *1238There is no evidence that any particular deer left the area or took any other action in response to their actions. In the absence of such evidence, I believe the State failed to make its case. Accordingly, I would reverse the convictions.
Because I would reverse on evidentiary grounds, I do not reach the Shugers' constitutional arguments.