(Williamsport, IN) - An Indiana man has set a record for being the first to receive a lifetime ban on hunting in the state.  Hanson Pusey, a 25 year old from West Lafayette, seemingly had an uncontrollable passion for hunting turkeys based on his long string of violations in multiple states.  He was placed on home detention, probation and ordered to pay for replacing the turkeys he illegally harvested at his sentencing in Warren County. 

According to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, he continued to hunt and take turkeys illegally in Indiana and other states despite a license suspension from 2019.  The investigation revealed his poaching extended into North Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and Massachusetts.

During a search of his residence, officers found 83 spent casings used in his turkey poaching in a collection dating back to 2012.  Each casing identifies the states and dates he took the turkeys, authorities said.

According to DNR, his convictions in the other states have amounted to more than $8,000 in fines and fees along with hunting license suspensions.