[{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/community.legendarywhitetails.com\/blog\/buffalo-county-thrill-killer-gets-off-easy\/#BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/community.legendarywhitetails.com\/blog\/buffalo-county-thrill-killer-gets-off-easy\/","headline":"Buffalo County Thrill Killer Gets Off Easy","name":"Buffalo County Thrill Killer Gets Off Easy","description":"Joshua Peterson killed approximately 40 deer with a rifle in the famed Boone and Crockett Capital of the whitetail world...","datePublished":"2015-09-16","dateModified":"2018-12-04","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/community.legendarywhitetails.com\/author\/hagosto\/#Person","name":"Hector Agosto","url":"https:\/\/community.legendarywhitetails.com\/author\/hagosto\/","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d7bfedbdc5ef3ed8f8df91eb37e1ffbe?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d7bfedbdc5ef3ed8f8df91eb37e1ffbe?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Legendary Whitetails","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"http:\/\/community.legendarywhitetails.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/logo-legendary-whitetails.png","url":"http:\/\/community.legendarywhitetails.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/logo-legendary-whitetails.png","width":522,"height":226}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/community.legendarywhitetails.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/8798835_G.jpg","url":"https:\/\/community.legendarywhitetails.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/8798835_G.jpg","height":719,"width":946},"url":"https:\/\/community.legendarywhitetails.com\/blog\/buffalo-county-thrill-killer-gets-off-easy\/","about":["News"],"wordCount":536,"keywords":["News"],"articleBody":"Joshua Peterson killed approximately 40 deer with a rifle in the famed Boone and Crockett Capital of the whitetail world \u2013 Buffalo County, Wisconsin.\u00a0 His sentence: 45 days in jail, $3,700 in fines, and the loss of all hunting and DNR privileges for 6 years.\u00a0 Based off other\u2019s opinions on the original news report and my own, this guy got off way too easy.Buffalo County, Wisconsin has the most trophy buck entries in North America.\u00a0In order to illustrate the leniency of the law in regards to natural resource violations in the state of Wisconsin I broke down Peterson\u2019s punishment on a per deer basis.Peterson got fined $92\/deer.This is $68 less than what it costs a non-resident to legally hunt in Wisconsin. Not only that, this is Buffalo County we are talking about where practically the whole county practices QDM and surely some of the victim deer were the dreams of local hunters.Buffalo County is a premiere destination for whitetail hunters across the country, many of which pay nearly the fine amount of $3,700 just for a chance at a trophy whitetail.45 days in jail \u2013 that\u2019s basically 1 day per every illegally killed deer.6 years of no DNR privileges \u2013 this includes all hunting, fishing, and other access to Wisconsin\u2019s natural resources. That\u2019s the equivalent of one year of revoked hunting privileges per 7 deer illegally shot.All in all, those add up to a pretty light sentencing for a young man who only killed for the thrill.\u00a0 Yes, that\u2019s right, he shot from his truck and let them lay.\u00a0 What a shame.\u00a0 What a waste.What are your thoughts?\u00a0Should we be pushing towards stricter penalties for game violations? \u00a0"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/community.legendarywhitetails.com\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Legendary Whitetail's Blog"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/community.legendarywhitetails.com\/blog\/buffalo-county-thrill-killer-gets-off-easy\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Buffalo County Thrill Killer Gets Off Easy"}}]}]