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Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies and state Wildlife and Fisheries agents arrested a Bourg man Friday for illegally deer hunting.
LPSO Public Information Officer Larry Weidel said Ned Michael Dantin, 38, of 4434 Hwy. 24, was arrested shortly after he was spotted leaving a private hunting lease on La. 24. Deputies tracked down Dantin through the license plate number off a truck he was picked up in and using a damaged cell phone, Weidel said.
A Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office deputy assisted in tracking Dantin down, he said.
Dantin told law enforcement authorities that a friend had given him permission to hunt on the land, Weidel said. Dantin said he had been dropped off at the site around 4:30 a.m., and was picked up around 7:30 a.m. after he killed an 8-point deer, the spokesman said.
Dantin told deputies that he dragged the deer to the road and, shortly after, his friend picked him up, Weidel said. The Bourg man told deputies he gave the deer to a friend from Morgan City, but he could not remember the man’s name.
At the South Lafourche Sub-station, Dantin admitted he had hunted the private area earlier in the week and had killed a doe, Weidel said.
He was placed under arrest and charged with criminal trespassing. State Wildlife & Fisheries agents also cited Dantin for failure to comply with a deer harvest card and possession of an illegally taken deer, Weidel said.
If convicted, Dantin could face up to a $500 fine and 30 days in jail on the criminal trespassing charge. If found guilty of possession of an illegally taken deer, Dantin could face additional fines, including a $350 fine and 60 days in jail for taking a deer from a privately-leased area that was under a “deer management program,” Weidel said.
Dantin, whose prior arrests include theft, receiving stolen things, contempt of court, aggravated battery and a drug charge, was released on a $100 bond, Weidel said.
An investigation in this case is ongoing, the spokesman said, and additional charges may be filed.
Ned Michael Dantin
