Tag: hunting violations

Four hunters cited in Martin County for illegal deer harvests

BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources officers cited four hunters in separate Martin County cases after investigators said the men harvested deer without the required licenses or permits. Kaiden Pierce Prater of Salyersville, James Mason Gordon of Inez, Johnny M. Meade of Inez and Michael Dale Dingess
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Game Warden Stone Harris, hunting violations, illegal deer harvest, Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife, Martin County KY, Roger Smith, Sgt. John Fields

March 11, 2026
Tennessee man to pay nearly $10K for hunting violations in Martin County

BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A Tennessee man will pay nearly $10,000 in fines, court costs and restitution after pleading guilty Feb. 2 in Martin Circuit Court to five hunting-related offenses in Martin County last fall. Court records show Tanner Smelcer, 24, of Beas Lane Hollow Road in Sevierville, Tennessee, pleaded guilty to
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Court, hunting violations, James Dylan Fields, Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, Martin County KY, Roger Smith

February 11, 2026