(KLZA)--A Sterling Nebraska man has been charged with illegal hunting.
According to the Johnson County Sheriff's Office, they were notified on February 26 after a group of hunters discovered numerous dead and injured show geese near the Village of Sterling sanitation ponds south of Sterling
A Deputy arrived on scene and discovered that 51 snow geese and one white fronted goose were killed. The birds had been shot. Light fronted geese are currently out of season as of the date of this incident. The Deputy discovered 5 spent shotgun shells on village property.
Nebraska Game and Parks Conservation Officers arrived on scene and they along with the Deputy investigated and ultimately cited Jason Harms of Sterling, NE to include Hunting During a Closed Season, Hunting without Permission, Game Abandonment, Hunting Without a Permit, Hunting Without a Federal Waterfowl Stamp and several other charges.
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