The farmer of Richland, who “created the game”, killing over 150 deer in 2020–2021, was fined with a fine of 27,416 USD.
He was also sentenced to four months in prison, he must serve three years of rehearsals and saw his privileges of hunting, fishing and traps canceled for 42 years. Dominick R. Stanek, 61, from Viola, told investigators that he shot a deer to prevent crop damage on his farm with an area of 207 acres near West Lima in the southwestern Wisconsin.