May 24, 2010
Scioto County man pled guilty to four wildlife violations in Adams County Court and was ordered to pay $23,572 in restitution, according to the Division of Wildlife.
Johnny B. Clay, 37, of Minford, pled guilty to four charges including taking a deer in a closed season, hunting without permission, no hunting license, and no deer permit. Clay was also ordered to pay $1,500 in fines, an additional $134 court costs, and to forfeit the deer as well as the bow he used to kill it.
The typical trophy deer, scored according to Boone & Crockett guidelines, netted an impressive 197 2/8, the largest typical whitetail harvested in North America in 2009. Clay had 10 prior wildlife convictions for deer violations, and has spent time in jail for several of those offenses.