A West Tennessee man was ordered to pay thousands to the Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency and give up his hunting license after he illegally killed three deer on prison property.

The 53-year-old Henning man pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor counts of illegal possession and one misdemeanor count of hunting without permission in Lauderdale County, the wildlife agency said in a news release Nov. 6. Lauderdale County is about three hours west of Nashville and an hour north of Memphis on the Tennessee, Arkansas state line.

Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency Lt. Tim Ward heard reports in January that a 15-point, double drop-tine, meaning some of the antlers point down, deer was shot in Lauderdale County.

"Lieutenant Ward was familiar with this deer, as it had been spotted frequently around

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