Two North Carolina men have been found guilty of illegally killing deer at night. The two were charged back in November, and the case finally went to court in late May.
Dylan Scott of New Hanover County, NC, along with Nicholas Rackley of Duplin County, NC were ordered to pay $9030 in replacement costs for killing 15 deer while spotlighting on the night of Nov. 27, 2023.
NCWRC received a tip about the illegal activity after Rackley reportedly sent texts to multiple people of himself posing with the 15 antlerless deer.
Scott was fined an additional $1500 and had his hunting license revoked for 10 years. Rackley owes an addtional $750. His hunting license has been revoked for 5 years.
When NCWRC officials interviewed Rackley in November, he admitted that he and Scott shot 15 deer on the night of Nov. 27. He told the officials they took the deer to a friend in Pender County, who processed the deer for them. When NCWRC searched that individual’s home, they found four coolers full of deer meat, and the resident admitted to processing the deer for Rackley.