LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources wants two convicted poachers to pay up.
The department is seeking more than $12,000 in restitution from two men convicted in separate cases of poaching record-class bucks during the 2022 hunting season.
Luke Hall, of Floyd, Virginia, was convicted of hunting without consent and taking a 10-point buck from Green River State Park with a bow.
Brandon T. Smith, of Nicholasville, Kentucky, was convicted of illegally taking a 9-point buck with a modern rifle during muzzleloader season.
The restitution is in addition to fines, seizures and suspension of hunting privileges.Â
"The restitution law allows the department to seek monetary damages for illegally taken game," officials said.
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