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Originally Posted by PennBF
Really sad that some try to justify the slaughter of animals even when it is illegal and cruel. I am sure cutting the legs off of a slaughtered animal for a picture, or letting others rot in the field are the appropriate ways of treating one of our most valuable resources.  |
That is simply not true. A local taxidermist questioned the legality of some game animals the Morses brought him from Montana from a ranch they owned.
But many new Villages residents might not know that Morse; his daughter, Kelsea Manly Morse; his wife, M’Lissa; and several associates were charged in November 2010 with a variety of hunting violations in Montana. The charges stemmed from incidents in 2007 and 2008.
In February 2012, Morse, who in late 2014 succeeded his father, the late H. Gary Morse, as head of The Villages, paid a $4,500 fine but avoided going to prison in connection with the hunting violations. Under a plea agreement, four felony charges for illegal possession of a game animal were dropped. Each could have carried a maximum sentence of five years in prison and a $50,000 fine. And a second misdemeanor charge of hunting without a license also was dropped.