PENALTIES NEED TO BE HARSHER IF WE ARE GOING TO CHANGE THE WAY PEOPLE BEHAVE TOWARDS ANIMALS. 40 YR OLD DAVID HAYES , OF NATCHEZ MISSISSIPPI, DROWNED A DEER WHO WAS SWIMMING FROM HIS BOAT IN CONCORDIA PARISH. THE CHARGES HE HAS OF RIGHT NOW ARE FAR TOO LENIENT (Hunting from a moving vessel carries a $250 to $500 fine and up to 90 days in jail. Taking deer from a vessel while the deer is swimming, failing to comply with deer tagging requirements and hunting without a non-resident basic hunting and big game hunting licenses each brings a $100 to $350 fine and up to 60 days in jail for each offense. A civil restitution charge of $2,033 for the replacement value of the deer may also be imposed.). THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND HE NEEDS TO BE CHARGED ACCORDINGLY FOR TAKING THE LIFE OF THIS INNOCENT ANIMAL WHO DID NOTHING TO DESERVE THIS TREATMENT. After a brief interview, Hayes ADMITTED to drowning the buck in the river on the Louisiana side.