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A North Carolina man has reportedly confessed to shooting a bull elk inside the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Friday.

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You know, I spent a lot of time hunting with my grandpa and once accidentally shot a non-game bird, mistaking it for a dove. I thought he was going to put a boot where the sun doesn't shine. No room for poachers.

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North Carolina man reportedly confesses to elk shooting in Great Smoky Mountains National Park

By Joel Davis
joeld@thedailytimes.com
Originally published: November 17. 2009 3:01AM
Last modified: November 16. 2009 8:35PM

A North Carolina man has reportedly confessed to shooting a bull elk inside the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Friday.

According to Park officials, charges are pending against a resident of Granville County, N.C., after a National Park Service special agent allegedly secured a confession from the suspect on Saturday.

The suspect's name is not being released pending the filing of charges. Conviction of poaching in a national park can be punished with up to six months of jail time and a fine of up to $5,000. Offenders can also be forced to forfeit the weapon and the vehicle used in the crime.

Park rangers found the carcass of a bull elk lying along the edge of one of the pastures in the Cataloochee area in Haywood County, N.C. on Friday. The animal was believed to have been shot and was taken to the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine for a necropsy. The necropsy report has not yet been received.

Park rangers collaborated with a National Park Service (NPS) special agent and the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission during the investigation. A vehicle description led them to the suspect. A NPS special agent located the suspect at his home.

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