Warden Blotter - November 13, 2012
By: Bureau of Law enforcement
Waukesha-Milwaukee warden teams
Warden Mitch Groenier contacted a group of goose hunters in a hay field. One of the hunters stated that they had not had any shooting even though Groenier could see feathers on the ground. Groenier contacted the rest of the group and found a dead goose and two plucked turkeys with no associated tags. Citations were issued for no turkey licenses, an unplugged gun and no goose permit.
Warden Ben Mott received a hotline complaint about a deer being shot at the archery range in Cudahy’s Warnimont Park. Cudahy Police department responded and secured the deer as well as an arrow used to kill the deer. The suspect and a relative were at the range when the deer walked out close to the range. The individual received several citations and his archery equipment was seized. The individual was also arrested by Cudahy Police department under a warrant issued through Cudahy.
Warden Matt Groppi was on patrol at night and observed a vehicle stopped with the engine running and lights on at an intersection with a green light. Warden Groppi checked the vehicle and found it was unoccupied. Warden Groppi contacted the Waukesha County Sheriff’s Department who responded and Warden Groppi assisted the deputies with locating the subject who was found at an adjacent gas station. The individual was found to be intoxicated and had loaded handgun in a bag on his passenger seat. The subject was arrested for OWI and Waukesha County is forwarding charges for possession of a firearm while intoxicated.
Warden Gervis Myles spoke at length with an individual at the Milwaukee DNR office that stated his fishing and hunting parties have been harassed at different locations around Wisconsin. The individual stated that while fishing a couple of weeks ago on Hunters Lake in Waukesha County, a blue bass boat came in their direction at a high rate of speed. The subjects in the bass boat yelled racial slurs and proceeded to shoot guns near the shoreline afterwards. The individual was asked to call the hotline when harassment occurs since it is illegal to interfere with someone legally hunting or fishing.
Warden Ben Mott Milwaukee was working fish run complaints along the Menomonee River near Miller Park when two separate individuals were observed snagging fish and failing to release foul hooked fish. Both were cited.
A subject in Waukesha County received a three-year revocation of his hunting privileges stemming from an investigation conducted by Warden Groppi where the subject was baiting deer, provided false information to the Department, falsified his deer registration form, transported a deer outside of the CWD management zone, and ultimately did not comply with the terms of the resolution agreed to by his attorney.