Syracuse.com - Watertown man charged with lying about where he shot big buck

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He received a ticket from the state Department of Environmental Conservation for filing a false statement.

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I was sent this photo of Wayne Long, of Watertown, last week and told in the email that he arrowed the annimal, a potential state record deer, in the town of Redman.

I was told it was measured by Matthew Cooper, a registered measurer for the Boone and Crocket club. I was able to contact Cooper, who told me to hold off publicizing it. Glad I did.

In yesterday's Watertown Daily Times, was the story headlined, "State agencies, hunting clubs claim Watertown hunter falsified record buck statement."

The story began:

"There will be no spot in the record books for Wayne N. Long II, a Watertown hunter who claimed to have killed a state record buck in Rutland Corners on Thursday.

Instead, he received a ticket Tuesday from the state Department of Environmental Conservation for filing a false statement.

"Mr. Long claimed he bagged the non-typical deer, which recorded a Boone and Crockett score of about 220, while hunting in the town of Rodman on property belonging to a family friend. The state record score in the category is 210 and 4/8.

"But officials of the company that certifies rack sizes said they believe he shot the deer on a deer farm, then took the deer to Rutland Corners, where he was photographed with his prize."

The article reported that when confronted about the discrepancy, the guy denied he'd received a ticket and hung up the phone before any further questions could be asked.

Read the full story.

http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20121003/NEWS03/710039822

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