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Two Iowans offered dear poaching tips, and their information has lead to an investigation and arrests. Three southeast Iowa teens face multiple charges and fines, state natural resource officials said.

From the Dubuque Telegraph Herald:

Daniel Waechter, 16, of Sigourney, and Tyler Denny, 17, of Delta, were charged with hunting without a small game hunting license, failure to have a valid deer hunting license, taking antlered deer with a high-power rifle and attempting to take deer out of season. Waechter was also charged with two counts of abandonment of dead or injured wildlife, while Denny was cited for taking a non-antlered deer with a high-power rifle and abandonment of dead or injured wildlife. A third individual, Sean Sellers, 18, of Sigourney, was cited for one count of hunting over the limit.

Denny faces $800 in fines and $6,500 in restitution, and officers seized a high-power rifle, two deer racks and processed meat. Waechter faces $800 in fines, $5,000 in restitution and had three deer racks, a high-power rifle, a muzzleloader and a bow and arrow set confiscated. Sellers was issued a $195 citation, faces $1,500 in restitution and had his bow and arrow set seized. Iowa Department of Natural Resources officials will also pursue a three-year suspension of hunting privileges for the trio.

The investigation involves the illegal taking of 10 deer--five bucks and five does--between the end of October and the middle of November. One of the bucks approached the 150-inch range for antler size.