4 cows killed; brothers say they mistook them for deer

[DaveM55]

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08010...pid=latest.xml

CONNELLSVILLE, Pa. -- State police say two Fayette County stepbrothers shot and killed four cows after dusk on the first day of deer rifle hunting season.

Police say 21-year-old Ronald Dwayne Regish III, of Dunbar, and 22-year-old Allen Kessler, of Normalville, fired 10 shots at the cows in Saltlick Township. A juvenile is also charged with firing a shot.

Police say the men used a spotlight to find the animals and told police they thought the animals were deer.

The men are charged with agricultural vandalism, criminal conspiracy, criminal mischief and cruelty to animals.

Police say spent rifle shells were found 50 to 200 yards from the cows.

[str8shooter]

Idiots! Everybody knows deer only get that big around Three Mile Island, and then you don't need a spot light because they glow!

[RocketFoot]

Frickin' chuckle heads! People like that give good, honest hunters a bad name!

[Pa. Patriot]

Yumm, these deer taste just like beef!

[knight0334]

Yumm, these deer taste just like beef!

A whole new meaning to "speed beef". lol

[Michele]

Yumm, these deer taste just like beef!

I heard that too about Silverbacks

I hope the farmer that owned the cows sues the shit out of these assholes!
We all know, nothing will come of this, it will be plead down to, they can't hunt in that county anymore. They will plead stupidity, and you can't prosecute the stupid.

[celisup78]

one brother to the next....."those deer are trying to disguise themselves as cows with all that moooing!"

[markheck1]

Umm....sorry for the pun here....but BULLSHIT!
They were shooting cows, and got caught....evidently they figure poaching is the lesser offense than cattle rustling.

[P89]

How they were identified to athorities:

"This is my brother Darrell & this is my other brother Darrell..."

[LittleRedToyota]

[Police say the men used a spotlight to find the animals and told police they thought the animals were deer.

"sorry officer...but, you see, me and my brother here were just out illegally hunting deer at night with a spotlight and we just made an honest mistake in illegally shooting some cows when we thought we were illegally shooting some deer. can't you give us a break?"

am i missing something here?