Allen W. Blevins, 41, of Knoxville, Tenn., pleaded guilty today in federal court to illegally killing and transporting white-tailed deer, a misdemeanor violation of the Lacey Act, a federal wildlife protection law.
Blevins admitted to illegally killing three deer while he was employed as a guide at Hadley Creek Outfitters, a business located in Pike County, Illinois, and agreed to forfeiture of three illegally-taken deer head mounts.

The plea was accepted by U.S. Magistrate Judge Byron Cudmore who then ordered Blevins to pay a $7,500 fine and forfeit the mounts of the illegally killed deer. The fine will be used to fund continuing state and federal investigations of wildlife law violations.

In October 2004, Blevins used a bow and arrow to kill a trophy 10-point white-tailed deer in Pike County, Ill. Blevins then illegally transported the deer to Tennessee where he lied to officials and falsified documents to make it appear he had killed the deer in Tennessee. Blevins then returned to Illinois and illegally killed and transported two more deer, including another trophy 10-point buck during the month of November 2004.

Blevins, an attorney and founding partner of Blevins, Kizer and Gammeltoft, P.C., of Knoxville, Tenn., was employed as a guide for Hadley Creek Outfitters at the time he illegally killed and transported the deer.
Photos of the trophy deer illegally killed by Blevins were posted on Hadley Creek Outfitters website for promotional uses. The mounts of these illegally killed deer were also displayed in public to promote other Blevins' business ventures. In addition to being an attorney and hunting guide, Blevins is also listed as the President of Whitetail Investment Properties, an investment group that uses filmed deer hunts to sell real estate on numerous outdoor and hunting television shows.

Blevins' guilty plea is the result of an investigation into illegal hunting conducted by special agents and investigators of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources and the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency.

"The willingness of the U.S. Attorney's Office to prosecute cases such as this one helps us protect our nation's natural resources," said U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Special Agent Tim Santel. "If all self-professed hunters acted with blatant disregard for wildlife laws as Blevins did, there would be no trophy animals left to hunt."

The Central District of Illinois' U.S. Attorney's Office, represented by Assistant U.S. Attorney Gregory M. Gilmore, negotiated the plea agreement.

The interstate transportation of wildlife-- including hides or parts--obtained in violation of state law violates the Lacey Act. The Lacey Act is a federal wildlife protection law and each violation carried a possible maximum fine of $100,000 and/or one year in prison.

The mission of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is working with others to conserve, protect and enhance fish, wildlife, plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people. We are both a leader and trusted partner in fish and wildlife conservation, known for our scientific excellence, stewardship of lands and natural resources, dedicated professionals and commitment to public service. For more information on our work and the people who make it happen, visit http://www.fws.gov

Not too much sickens me more then poachers and this is a poacher who knew better, a lot better.  He was an attorney and supposedly a pillar of society and he knew better.  I wish they had not let him plea out of this and I wish he spent some time in jail.  This should be a felony and I hope everyone boycotts his company Whitetail Investment Properties and Hadley Creek Outfitters.

If you know about Poachers, TURN THEM IN.... 

Report Poachers

Alabama
http://www.outdooralabama.com/hunting/contacts/districtoffices.cfm
800-272-4263

Alaska
http://www.dps.state.ak.us/fwp/safe-guard.asp
800-478-3377

Arizona
http://www.azgfd.gov/ogt.shtml
800-352-0700

Arkansas
http://visionmena.com/arkansas/con-tact_ar_fish.htm#poaching
800-482-9262

California
http://www.dfg.ca.gov/enforcement/caltit.html
888-334-2258

Colorado
http://wildlife.state.co.us/rulesregs/lawEnforcement/operationGameThief
800-332-4155

Connecticut
http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?a=2695&q=322628&depNav_GID
800-842-HELP

Delaware
http://www.dnrec.state.de.us/fw/Mail/Mail1.htm
800-292-3030

Florida
http://www.myfwc.com/law/alert/
888-587-0077

Georgia
http://georgiawildlife.dnr.state.ga.us/content/displaycontent.asp?txtdocument=208
800-241-4113

Hawaii
http://www.state.hi.us/dlnr/IdxHunting.htm
808-587-0077



Idaho
http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/cms/about/enforcement/
800-632-5999

Illinois
http://dnr.state.il.us/law3/poach.htm
800-847-4367

Indiana
http://www.in.gov/dnr/lawenfor/TIP/
800-TIP-IDNR

Iowa
http://www.iowadnr.com/law/tip.htm
800-532-2020

Kansas
http://www.kdwp.state.ks.us/news/other_services/law_enforcement/operation_game_thief
877-426-3843

Louisiana
http://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/publicservices/enforcement/operationgamethief/
800-442-2511

Maine
http://www.maine.gov/ifw/laws_rules/hunting_trapping/hunt_traplaws.htm//cwd
800-253-7887

Maryland
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/huntersguide/geninfo.asp
800-635-6124

Massachusetts
http://www.mass.gov/dfwele/dfw/regulations/regulations_home.htm
800-632-8075

Michigan
http://michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-42199_43145-31706--,00.html
800-292-7800


Minnesota
http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/enforcement/tip.html
800-652-9093

Mississippi
http://www.mdwfp.com/homelinks/licenselaw/smartline.asp
800-792-GAME

Missouri
http://mdc.mo.gov/hunt/gamethief/
800-392-1111

Montana
http://fwp.mt.gov/search/page/default.aspx
800-847-6668

Nebraska
http://www.ngpc.state.ne.us/hunting/guides/gamethief.asp
800-742-7627

Nevada
http://ndow.org/about/bureaus/law.shtm
800-992-3030

New Hampshire
http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/Hunting/op_game_thief.htm
800-344-4262

New Jersey
http://www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/ogt.htm
800-222-0456

New Mexico
https://wildlife.state.nm.us/ogt/
800-432-4263

New York
http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/8305.htm/
800-TIPP-DEC

North Carolina
http://www.ncwildlife.org/pg02_Regs/pg2a.htm
800-662-7137
North Dakota
http://gf.nd.gov/about/report-a-viol.html
800-662-7137

Ohio
http://ohiodnr.com/Home/wild_resourcessubhomepage/Turninapoacher/tabid/17888/Default.aspx
800-POACHER

Oklahoma
http://wildlifedepartment.com/ogt.htm
800-522-8039

Oregon
http://www.dfw.state.or.us/odfwhtml/springfield/t_i_p_.html
800-452-7888

Pennsylvania
http://www.pgc.state.pa.us/pgc/cwp/view.asp?a=483&q=152267
888-742-8001

Rhode Island
http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/bnatres/enforce/index.htm
800-498-1336

South Carolina
http://www.dnr.sc.gov/law/OGT.html
800-922-5431

South Dakota
http://www.sdgfp.info/Wildlife/TIPS/Index.htm
800-592-5522

Tennessee
http://www.state.tn.us/twra/poach.html
800-255-8972

Texas
http://tpwd.state.tx.us/warden/ogt/
800-792-4263



Utah
http://wildlife.utah.gov/law/poaching.php
800-662-3337

Vermont
http://www.vtfishandwildlife.com/laws_cantactwarden.cfm
800-752-5378

Virginia
http://www.dgif.state.va.us/info/wildlife-violations.html
800-237-5712

Washington
http://wdfw.wa.gov/enf/poaching.htm
800-477-6224

West Virginia
800-638-4263

Wisconsin
http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/es/enforcement/hotline.htm
800-847-9367

Wyoming
800-442-4331