 10 mute swans illegally hunted, killed
North Webster, IN (US)Date: May 2006
County: Kosciusko
Disposition: Not Charged
Person of Interest: Adult
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The 10 mute swans killed on Backwater Lake last week were not a nuisance, according to Linnea Petercheff, Indiana Department of Natural Resources operations staff specialist.
Backwater and Webster lakes residents are outraged by the taking of the swans and even more concerned when the hunter presented a state permit to hunt the birds.
�The individual I�m aware of took 10 swans,� Petercheff said. �His permit was revoked last week because he failed to use it properly. He was not on or near the person�s property where he had the complaint. We don�t believe the swans were a nuisance at the time he took them.� Petercheff did not say whether any action would be taken against the individual.
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