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As Reported in the rectum, The Spectrum....
CEDAR CITY - A bow hunter killed a deer last Thursday that had been living in a field south of 800 South across the street from Cedar High School, during a junior varsity football game.
Division of Wildlife Resources Lt. Scott Dalebout said the hunter, whose name could not be released because he is a minor, had a tag for the animal but was cited for shooting within city limits.
"He was allowed to keep the deer - it was taken legally but the method was illegal," Dalebout said.
For the residents of the area, the act was more than just an illegal offense. For Clyde Eggett, it was a dangerous "murder."
"Obviously there is a time and a place for hunting, and a place for just enjoying the existence of an animal who really wasn't more than a pet - and stalking and killing a helpless animal during a junior varsity football game is not one of them," said Eggett, who lives west of the field and has been enjoying the company of this and dozens of other deer who spend cooler months in the field.
Eggett's friend Sheldon Prestwich has owned a home in that same field since 1958, and owned property where deer roam before selling it to Southwest Applied Technology College.
The property still sits covered in tall grass and weeds, and plenty of trees for the deer to nibble on, which the Prestwich family watches from their living room window.
"This particular (deer) was born and lived here year round," Prestwich said, knowing exactly which of his "pets" had been shot. "To shoot him was like shooting a cow in a corral."
His wife, Bonnie Prestwich, said her concern was the closeness to the high school.
"He was aiming at the deer, toward the school parking lot, but had he missed, he could have hit a person," she said.
Prestwich said he had a verbal agreement with Dana Miller, SWATC president, to keep people out of the field and preserve the deer habitat.
He said people had offered to rent the space to keep horses and other stock, but the owners declined because of the deer home.
"This is the first time we've had someone poach a deer on this property," Prestwich said.
Attempts to locate the hunter at a residence near the field were made, but neighbors said they did not recognize the shooter.
As Reported in the rectum, The Spectrum....
CEDAR CITY - A bow hunter killed a deer last Thursday that had been living in a field south of 800 South across the street from Cedar High School, during a junior varsity football game.
Division of Wildlife Resources Lt. Scott Dalebout said the hunter, whose name could not be released because he is a minor, had a tag for the animal but was cited for shooting within city limits.
"He was allowed to keep the deer - it was taken legally but the method was illegal," Dalebout said.
For the residents of the area, the act was more than just an illegal offense. For Clyde Eggett, it was a dangerous "murder."
"Obviously there is a time and a place for hunting, and a place for just enjoying the existence of an animal who really wasn't more than a pet - and stalking and killing a helpless animal during a junior varsity football game is not one of them," said Eggett, who lives west of the field and has been enjoying the company of this and dozens of other deer who spend cooler months in the field.
Eggett's friend Sheldon Prestwich has owned a home in that same field since 1958, and owned property where deer roam before selling it to Southwest Applied Technology College.
The property still sits covered in tall grass and weeds, and plenty of trees for the deer to nibble on, which the Prestwich family watches from their living room window.
"This particular (deer) was born and lived here year round," Prestwich said, knowing exactly which of his "pets" had been shot. "To shoot him was like shooting a cow in a corral."
His wife, Bonnie Prestwich, said her concern was the closeness to the high school.
"He was aiming at the deer, toward the school parking lot, but had he missed, he could have hit a person," she said.
Prestwich said he had a verbal agreement with Dana Miller, SWATC president, to keep people out of the field and preserve the deer habitat.
He said people had offered to rent the space to keep horses and other stock, but the owners declined because of the deer home.
"This is the first time we've had someone poach a deer on this property," Prestwich said.
Attempts to locate the hunter at a residence near the field were made, but neighbors said they did not recognize the shooter.
