Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement agents cited a Zachary man for alleged deer hunting violations in East Baton Rouge Parish.

Agents cited Jahrii Rice, 22, for hunting deer during illegal hours and with illegal methods, taking over the daily limit of deer, failing to tag deer, hunting while under license revocation, failing to validate deer, and hunting deer without possessing basic hunting and deer hunting licenses.

Agents received information that Rice was hunting deer during illegal hours near Zachary. Agents did a background check and learned that Rice was hunting while under license revocation.

Agents also received information that a person was hunting near Rice’s residence during illegal hours in the early morning on Nov. 14. Agents arrived on the scene and found Rice cleaning two does and a buck at his residence.

During questioning, Rice admitted to harvesting the three deer earlier that morning during illegal hours by utilizing a spotlight and a shotgun. Also during questioning, Rice admitted to harvesting two bucks on two separate days in October during illegal hours with a spotlight and shotgun.

Deer hunting in this area of the state was open to archery only when Rice harvested the two deer in October and was open to primitive firearms only on Nov. 14. Also, the daily limit for this area of the state when Rice harvested the two does and one buck was one antlered and one antlerless deer per day.

Agents seized the three deer harvested on Nov. 14 and donated them to a local charity.

Hunting deer during illegal hours brings a $900 to $950 fine and up to 120 days in jail. Hunting deer using illegal methods, hunting while under license revocation and taking over the daily limit of deer carries a $250 to $500 fine and up to 90 days in jail for each offense. Hunting without basic hunting and deer hunting licenses, failing to validate deer, failing to tag deer brings up to a $350 fine for each offense.

Rice will also owe civil restitution totaling $3,200 for the replacement value of the illegally taken deer.

Agents involved in this case are Lt. Jared Riddle and Sgt. Carl Armstrong.