Men sentenced for hunting deer with a dog
It is an offence to hunt wild mammals with dogs
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Two men have been sentenced for illegally hunting deer with a dog.
Richard Bostock and Dani Simpson pleaded guilty at Lincoln Magistrates' Court earlier to charges under the hunting act.
It followed a police investigation into reports of a deer being hunted and killed on 19 April at Hanby, near Grantham.
Both men were handed a seven-year criminal behaviour order, which includes a ban on them entering any county in the East Midlands with a dog.
The court also ordered a seizure of property, including a lamp and a dog.
Bostock, 41, of Colwyn Street in Marsh, Huddersfield, was ordered to pay £85 in costs and a victim surcharge of £96.
Simpson, 34, of Wellfield Bank in Crossland Moor, Huddersfield, was ordered to pay £85 in costs and a victim surcharge of £114.
He also received a community order, which combines rehabilitation and community service instead of a prison sentence.
With a few exemptions, using dogs to hunt wild mammals, such as foxes, rats and rabbits, is illegal, Lincolnshire Police said.
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