Man pleads guilty in trophy buck poaching case
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A Cannon Falls man accused of poaching a world-record eight-point buck has pleaded guilty to three charges and was sentenced to 245 days in jail.
Troy Alan Reinke had claimed he found the buck already dead when he was hunting in the Cannon Falls area last Halloween night. But Reinke, 33, had already taken two deer, the legal limit in the area.
The deer had the highest-scoring eight-point antlers ever measured by several methods.
Reinke got credit for 120 days already served in jail on a separate matter. He also must pay $1,500 in restitution and $583 in fines, forfeit his bow and the deer's rack, and give up the right to hunt large and small game for five years.
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