A Michigan man arrested last season while harassing a deer hunter in the Upper Peninsula didn’t even try to downplay the chaos he caused, according to an arrest report provided to police. outdoor living Developed by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. When approached by two DNR officers, the man told them he was “out to cause trouble.”
The incident reportedly occurred in Marquette County in late 2025. Two game wardens, Officer John Campos and Sgt. Mark Leadman received a call from a hunter who complained of continued harassment from the man. Soon after arriving in the deer woods, they saw the threat coming.
“[The officers] “One suspect was observed driving his vehicle into another person’s deer blind and parking behind their decoys. The suspect admitted that he was there to ’cause trouble’ and interfere with the complainant’s hunt,” the report states.
In addition to the blatant cases of hunter harassment, state Department of Natural Resources officials have evidence that the same individuals destroyed deer blinds earlier in the season. In November they received reports that the man had “tumbled over” [the complainant’s] Hunting blindly” and got into an altercation with the hunter.
When police were called, they found the man sitting in his car with a clear view of the hunter’s bait pile. He had a loaded rifle in the passenger seat but admitted he did not have a hunting license. Officers issued summonses for both offenses.
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The DNR said charges of harassment of the hunter and vandalism of the blinds were filed with the county attorney’s office. Based on another charge of hunting without a license, the man didn’t exactly fit the anti-hunter mold. Of course, in addition to his extraordinary, unapologetic abilities, he gave (at least) one hunter a headache.
Editor’s note: This article was updated on February 25 with additional information from the Michigan DNR.
