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From _The Morehead News:
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_Thanks to a poaching tip, a 35-year-old Rowan County man could face 24 years behind bars and $48,000 in fines if found guilty of the illegal killing of 48 deer. . . .
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Kentucky Fish and Wildlife officers mean business when it comes to poaching . . . . “For each deer illegally killed a person can be fined anywhere from $100 to $1,000,” [officer Paul] Teague commented Monday. “The punishment also includes six month in jail for each deer.”