Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) enforcement agents cited a subject for alleged deer hunting violations in LaSalle Parish on January 2. Agents cited Ralston Nugent, 22, of Deville, for taking deer during illegal hours and taking deer from a public road. Agents were on patrol on Jan. 2 when they observed a vehicle stopping several times on top of a levee around 11 p.m. Agents stopped the vehicle and observed a freshly harvested deer in the bed of the truck. Agents conducted an interview with Nugent and he admitted to harvesting the antlerless deer earlier that night with a rifle on the Diversion Canal Levee Road on a portion of the Dewey Wills Wildlife Management Area (WMA). Agents seized the rifle use in connection with this case. Agents also seized the deer and donated ittoalocalcharity. Taking deer during illegal hours brings a $900 to $950 fine and up to 120 days in jail. Taking deer from a public road carries up to a $350 fine. Nugent will also face civil restitution totaling $400 for the replacement value of the illegally taken deer. Agents participating in this case are Sgt. Raymond Davis, Corporal Jeremiah Fletcher and Corporal Ryan Durand.