Alleged Illegal Take and Firearm Discharge in Greene County

JEWETT — On December 7, 2025, ECOs Hameline and Milliron received information from Greene County Sheriff’s Deputies about a deer shot close to occupied homes in the Town of Jewett.

ECOs arrived at the location and observed blood and drag marks extending from a yard between two homes to the roadway. The complainant, who witnessed the incident and was familiar with the shooter, passed the information along to the Officers.

ECOs visited the reported shooter’s residence and observed a pickup truck that matched the witness’s description and fresh blood in the back of the truck. The subject eventually admitted to stepping off the roadway and shooting a firearm just 150 feet from the nearest home. It is illegal in New York State to discharge a firearm within 500 feet of a dwelling or occupied structure.

The subject received tickets for the misdemeanor illegal take of big game and for discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a dwelling, returnable to Jewett Town Court. The defendant was issued a fine of $500, and the Officers confiscated the six-point buck and donated it to a local venison donation program