An Oklahoma woman scored a lot more than she had bargained for after chatting up a potential suitor using dating app Bumble recently. Boasting about shooting a deer outside of the legal hunting season, she had no idea she was exchanging messages with a State game warden.
24-year-old Cannon Harrison, the warden in question, couldn’t believe it when his match began bragging about her kill.
“Honestly, the first thing I thought was that it was someone who was messing with me because they knew who I was,” said Harrison. “It seemed too good to be true.”
Knowing that Oklahoma deer shooting season had ended and her hunt was illegal, Harrison played along, asking if she had killed the animal with a bow (which would have been legal). The woman coyly avoided the question, but soon admitted that she had used the practice of “spotlighting” to shoot the animal. Spotlighting is illegal in Oklahoma. It’s the practice of shining a bright light into an animal’s face causing it to freeze, making it an easy target.
Harrison, ever-dedicated to his calling as a warden, kept up the ruse, pretending to be impressed and asking her to send photos of the deer. She obliged, providing evidence that would later be used against her — gruesome photos of her posing next to her prey, along with images of the butchered animal. The photos and story were later shared on the Oklahoma Game Warden’s Facebook page.
Using his amateur detective skills and the power of social media, Harrison tracked down the offender and game wardens paid her a visit the very next day.
She and an accomplice pleaded guilty to charges of improper possession of an illegally taken animal and taking game out of season, paying $2,400 in fines, although she wasn’t charged for spotlighting.
Although a tragic end for the deer, at least this woman did not get away with her crime — and we’re thankful this game warden put his passion for animals over his search for love.
She deserves everything she gets. I don’t even see the point in hunting anything (I am vegetarian) and I can get by easily without meat.
So can anyone else. Hunting encourages selfishness, terror, stalking, depriving animal families who have done no harm to us.
Yes! Instant Karma!!!
Good! Wish she got jail time too.
Deer is fucking tasty
KILL THIS B*TCH!!! ANIMAL ABUSERS SHOULD BE WIPED OFF THE PLANET!!!!
KILL THIS BITCH!!!!!
You are the bitch. Stupid animal nutter. Fucking psycho.
You are the bitch. Stupid animal nutter. Fucking psycho.
I am proud of that warden. It’s disturbing how people can brag about causing pain and suffering to a docile, living creature. It’s a sure sign of a sicko.
You are the sicko. Damn vegeterrorists. Deer is tasty. You are childish and faggots.
Her punishment — way too lenient — fine should’ve been $10K — what about punishment for “spotlighting?” —- What about jail time — with such a lenient sentence, she’ll return to her slaughter. — you MUST crack down on these criminals — they’ll NEVER learn — they have a different mindset : “thirst for the kill.”
You have got to be kidding me! — BRAGGING .. ! — what kind of mindset are we talking about here — innocent animal walking about living his/her life — this monster comes along, tricks the deer — then commits the murder —- what kind of human is this? — this is depravedly cruel — it’s unconscionable — WHAT FOR!!!! — BRAGGING RIGHTS? — who in their right mind would be impressed by this! — what’s this world coming to? really!
All poachers should be locked up for 10 years and fined 10,000 bucks. They are the real animals and belong in a pen.
Shame on the woman, poor deers !