Trophy Bucks and Federal Time - The Butler Brothers

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🗓️ 26 March 2025

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

When the pursuit of trophy deer crosses legal lines, the consequences can be severe. In this episode, John and Jamie uncover the story of James and Marlin Butler, two Texas brothers who ran an illegal hunting operation in southern Kansas. Promising guided hunts for thousands of dollars, they led clients into a web of poaching, fraud, and federal crimes. Join us as we explore how their disregard for wildlife laws resulted in hefty prison sentences and lasting impacts on the hunting community.

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0:00.0	Stoveleg Media, Igniting Conversation.
0:12.7	Welcome to True Crime to Go. What can I get for you?
0:16.6	Yeah, I reckon I'll have me one of them there, dear. But here's the thing.
0:21.7	I ain't got no hunting license.
0:23.1	Is that a problem?
0:24.8	Pull up to the second window and we'll see you next crime.
0:30.8	Welcome to True Crime to Go.
0:33.1	I am John here with Jamie.
0:35.0	Are we in Harlan for this drive-thru?
0:36.9	Dude, that was, you know you don't have to
0:39.7	like put on to have a country accent you're pretty much there i i put zero thought into what i'm
0:45.6	going to say until that music plays yeah and that's just the first thing that came to my mind i get it
0:51.7	dude it is almost it is almost hunting season for some spring turkey.
0:57.6	So I thought we would talk about some fall deer hunting and also a crime that involves said
1:05.0	deer.
1:05.6	Yeah, I mean, we can talk about hunting whenever you want to.
1:07.7	We don't have to wait.
1:08.5	But I think this is going to be a good one for
1:12.8	sure and uh are you going to go hunting i know like you go fairly intermittently well i've just
1:20.6	started uh last year for spring turkey hunting i didn't go fall turkey hunting but
1:25.6	uh this spring i am i have a day planned for the
1:29.0	youth hunt. I'm going to take my daughter and she is hopefully going to get her first turkey.
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