{"id":2180983,"date":"2024-12-05T12:00:57","date_gmt":"2024-12-05T11:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/?p=2180983"},"modified":"2025-05-25T14:45:43","modified_gmt":"2025-05-25T13:45:43","slug":"michigan-man-with-history-of-hunting-violations-charged-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/michigan-man-with-history-of-hunting-violations-charged-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Michigan man with history of hunting violations charged again"},"content":{"rendered":"

OTSEGO COUNTY, MI \u2013 A problem hunter with a history of wildlife violations is in more trouble with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.<\/p>\n

Cecil Edward Day, 59, of Johannesburg was arraigned in the Otsego County 87-A District Court on Nov. 19.<\/p>\n

He is charged with possession of a firearm by a felon, possession of ammunition by a felon, possession of a firearm with a blood alcohol content over .08% and no hunter\u2019s orange.<\/p>\n

Day was arrested at his residence on Nov. 18 after conservation officers received an anonymous tip with proof of Day exiting a vehicle with a rifle and shooting at a deer on private property.<\/p>\n

COs also located two additional deer that were shot and left in the same area, including a large, nine-point trophy buck.<\/p>\n

The DNR is seeking additional deer poaching charges, according to a news release. Day has previous convictions from between 2018 and 2020, the DNR said.<\/p>\n

He lodged at the Otsego County Jail and is awaiting a preliminary hearing.<\/p>\n

This article<\/a> by Brandon Champion | bchampio@mlive.com was first published by MLive on 25 November 2024. Lead Image:\u00a0Cecil Edward Day, 59, of Johannesburg, Michigan, was arraigned Nov. 19 in the Otsego CountyMichigan Department of Natural Resources.<\/em><\/p>\n

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