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FWC Charges Cantonment Man With Deer Hunting Out Of Season On Someone Else’s Land
February 10, 2021
A Cantonment man has been charged with a long list of offenses after allegedly hunting deer out of season while trespassing on someone else’s land.
Brandon Lee Cobb, 31, was charged with three counts of felony armed trespassing on private property, three counts of possession of an antlerless deer in a closed season, three counts of willful wanton waste of wildlife, and one count of being over the daily bag limit of deer. He was also given numerous citations for offenses including no hunting license, no deer permit, no hunter safety card, failure to complete a harvest report and littering. He was released from the Escambia County Jail on a $14,500 bond.
Cobb was driving around concrete barricades with a large “No Trespassing” sign and entering two private parcels in Cantonment and property owned by Escambia County in order to hunt out of season, according to a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation (FWC).
FWC officers said they located Cobb on one of the private parcels with three dead deer in the bed of his truck, an arrest report states. The truck was parked near a tree stand, and a .30-30 rifle was in the front seat along with two dogs. Officers determined that the deer had been killed about 20 hours earlier and were spoiled. Cobb told officers he was looking for a fourth deer he had shot.
Cobb claimed he had permission of the landowner to hunt on the property, but the person he named is deceased, the report states. The actual landowner told FWC he not given Cobb permission to hunt on the property.
The exact location of the properties was not provided in the FWC report.
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32 Responses to “FWC Charges Cantonment Man With Deer Hunting Out Of Season On Someone Else’s Land”
@Molly I doubt it. The deer he was caught with were estimated to be 20 hours old. Unless the temps for the last day prior were cold enough to keep the meat from spoiling its likely this guy was a poacher. Poachers normally do it for the rack/antlers and the meat. If they keep anything it is the rack at a minimum. I’ve never met a hunter who didn’t keep the rack.
@JTV yes harassing. He can’t even go buy gas at the gas station without being harassed. He was standing by his truck talking to me at a local store when they harassed him one time.
There’s no excuse for letting the meat spoil. There are other issues at play that caused that to happen.
He had permission for the original land owner, he was not aware the owner had died, the son of the owner was not aware of the arrangement his father had made.
@ To Sassy you lose track of time because you are distracted.
All you people who fast to judge someone should take a walk in that person’s shoes for a few miles. You all are keyboard heroes or so you think. I suggest you stop and think about all your mistakes that you have made.. The last perfect person walked on water.
While you may think your mistakes aren’t as bad, ask the person you wronged if they feel the same way you do. Promise you they don’t!
@Judy Are you blind or just can’t read? It plainly states the the deer was rotten. I don’t think that he was going home and providing his family with food that was not fit to eat. So way to go FWC. Keep up the good work.
@Sassy
Harassing? Come on, he’s a criminal killing for pure entertainment, the “meth house” next door is probably being watched for bigger fish. He is not a hunter, he’s a poacher.
Not sure he could have been doing this by himself.
Wonder if its the same guy that left 2 bags of deer guts and antler between Stonechase subdivision and Ashley Plantation off of Quintette in SRC???
As many deer as I have to dodge going in/out of my home, I welcome the killing of all they can! I wish they would get more of the doe so the population would decrease!
He must not have taken the hunters education course. Hunting on someone else’s land is definitely not smart because you could get shot. Not worth a felony either. Poachers are our biggest problem around here, try to hunt doing the right way only to find out poachers were out all night burning (SHOOTING UP THE PLACE) up the place you chose to hunt and not see anything because of idiots like them. Why I get into a hunting club for that very reason. Throw the book at him and make him an example
Fish Cops @ it again
….great work FWC…Too many outlaws…he needs to be out picking up all the discarded carcasses off the county right of ways..
@lol…if all you could find wrong in this article is my inability to go back and edit the word “KEGAL” to what I meant as “LEGAL” then you were just looking for something to make you appear educated….you failed at doing such.
@Sassy…he’s “harassed” by FWC and LEOs? Maybe it’s his lifestyle he leads. I completely understand the need to feed his family but these deer were spoiled and not even good for animal consumption out in the wild. There are too many programs where he could have found help…that excuse won’t fly.
@Judy…HE TRESPASSED AND ALLOWED THESE DEER TO ROT. FWC did their job. Spoiled deer is not considered a healthy diet…js
@sassy
How do you feed yourself with rotten meat? Asking for a friend.
Wonder if he’s the same killing off quintette in our subdivision last week.., shame he couldn’t feed those without jobs right now.
He is not very bright. If those deer were spoiled and he planned on eating them he would have been extremely sick. So, -3 points there. If they have no trespassing signs AND BARRICADES its likely the owner or LEO will be looking in the area. -2 points there. Hunting out of season and every one knows it they will hear your shots and assume you’re hunting out of season… -1 point there. He named a dead person as the person who gave him permission to hunt the land…-1 point there. I guess he assumed the FWC was as bright as he was…. This TOAD give us hunters a bad name. Throw the book at him. Please
there was a chance to give him 3 hots & a cot but somebody bailed him out.And by the way the deer belong to people of the state of florida.but if you say he needs food should not have bailed his sorry ass out
There are plenty of food giveaways every week by churches and civic groups. If he can afford to drive around poaching game he can afford to go to the store, he can also sit in his vehicle in line to get food at these giveaways. If someone bonded him out, they can let him borrow money to buy food.. Continuing to break the law will get him 3 squares a day in prison.
This is my nephew. He was trying to feed himself. While he does have other issues going on and no he’s not new to law. They do however harass him on a regular basis, while refusing to bust the meth house next door to him.
Only problem I see is that deer season is open until 2/21. Taking doe is unacceptable, wasting food is completely unacceptable, trespassing is a good way to get shot by the land owner. If you run this guy’s name I am sure you will find this not his first offense.
@lol
When making fun of a typo, it’s best not to have errors in your own.
@BGhjr……. you’re a “KEGAL” hunter? **How do you trained in such things?** lol, sorry but I couldn’t resist!!
>>>In this time of separation and no jobs, the FWC is upset that a man had gathered enough food to feed himself and a couple more families?
You might want to reread the article. People don’t eat spoiled deer.
century don’t have nothing on cantonment. My light stays taped to my barrel
@BGhjr……. you’re a “KEGAL” hunter? How do you trained in such things? lol, sorry but I couldn’t resist!!
Don’t be so hard on these poachers…….. When seen at night, just shoot out the headlight the are wearing
Make him eat those 3 rotting deer in the back of his truck..
This is not the first time he has appeared in the news papers for bad behavior.
they should take his guns and his truck, plus his trigger finger.
Sound like FWC needs to investigate this gentleman and see if he might be the same person who dumped four dead deer without heads and one wild boar on West kingsfield that I found and reported to them last week who ever it was cut the heads off the deer and the rest of meat left the boar was gutted rest of meat there rotted and all they wanted was just a heads that pissed me off people like this need to be dealt with to fullest extent of the law.
POACHER. Poaching of any animal is a despicable act. Big bond but only has to pay 10%.The true benefit to this type of bail is the fact that by posting the 10% option, you are using your own money to post the bail, which you will get back at the conclusion of the case so long as you do nothing to forfeit the bail. What a system!
In this time of separation and no jobs, the FWC is upset that a man had gathered enough food to feed himself and a couple more families? Did the man who owned the property miss the deer, which by the way, did not belong to the land-owner? This is another case of stupid over regulation! BUT, FWC is really got at self-importance!
Good. There’s probably 60 more just like him that need that lesson in management
Cantonment is giving Century a run for the money.
Great job FWC. This situation right here is what gives us KEGAL and ETHICAL hunters a black eye. Yes, he has many violations but the one that bothers me the most is the fact he allowed to deer he killed to go to waste. That is what bothers me the most. Now, I don’t condone illegal hunting by any means but I could understand a person NEEDING to supply food for their family in a hard time but this wasn’t the case. Also, there are way too many organizations that are having weekly food give aways. No, this fella acted on this as a pure criminal who, to me, just wanted to kill something without any regards for the law or the deer. The fact he allowed them to rot and go to waste shows the type of person he is. Throw the book at him and take away all of his rights…I have no remorse for my words or my feelings towards this type of individual.