State investigation nets 25 people for deer poaching

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources says an investigation has led to 25 people being convicted of poaching deer.The Zanesville Times Recorder reports the investigation began after a 2014 incident near Philo in Muskingum County when a vehicle fled after wildlife officers saw it spotlighting deer.Philo is about 65 mileseast of ColumbusOhio State Highway Patrol troopers stopped a group traveling with three dead deer in their vehicle a year later. Authorities say one of the occupants was a pas