From the February 2007 Conservationist

ECO On Patrol

By Robert Lucas

Recently, ECO Matt Blaising investigated a complaint that a large number of dead geese were on a table outside of a farm stand at a residence in Brookhaven. The residence belonged to a habitual poacher. Lt. Dallas Bengel, and ECOs William Burnell and Nathan Ver Hague assisted ECO Blaising with the case. While questioning the man, ECO Blaising noticed a deer hoof sticking out from under a tarp. He pulled the tarp aside and discovered...

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Photo: graphic by Bob deVilleneuve