Deer Poaching Investigation Results in Arrest in Franklin County

On January 8, Environmental Conservation Officers arrested an individual in the Town of Malone following an extensive deer poaching investigation in Franklin County.

Investigators determined the subject, whose hunting license had been suspended, was in possession of seven illegally taken deer. As a result of the investigation, ECOs filed multiple charges, including one count of grand larceny in the third degree, a felony, and one count of criminal mischief in the second degree, also a felony.

Additional charges include seven counts of hunting with a revoked or suspended hunting license, seven counts of illegally taking wildlife, seven counts of taking wild game in excess of the legal bag limit, two counts of taking an antlered deer without a valid Deer Management Permit, and seven counts of failure to properly tag deer.

The defendant is scheduled to be arraigned in the Town of Malone Court.

Source: https://dec.ny.gov/news/press-releases/2026/2/environmental-conservation-police-on-patrol