White-tailed deer.

A hunting-show host from Georgia has received a lifetime hunting ban in Kansas for illegally killing deer in that state.

Matt Jennings, 35, host of “The Game,” pleaded guilty to two counts of “illegal taking of a white-tailed deer in interstate commerce,” according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

Jennings, from Bowden, Ga., also admitted to using footage from the hunts on his show.

Jennings was sentenced this week to five years probation and banned from hunting or fishing in Kansas for the rest of his life as a result of the case, which originated in 2022.

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On Nov. 11, 2022, Jennings killed an antlered deer near Florence, Kansas, without a valid tag. He then drove the deer to Oklahoma, where he registered the kill using an Oklahoma tag.

On Nov. 19, 2022, Jennings killed another antlered deer near Wakeeney, Kansas. He had a valid permit for the area, but violated state law by exceeding the bag-limit of one antlered deer per season.

Jennings was ordered to pay $15,000 in restitution to the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks, and a $10,000 fine. He also was ordered to forfeit the antlers from the deer he poached.

Additionally, during his probation, Jennings cannot guide, hunt, trap, or fish in Oklahoma, Nebraska, Missouri, Colorado, Iowa, Illinois and Minnesota.

The case was investigated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks, with assistance from agencies in other states.

This article originally appeared on For The Win: Hunting show host from Georgia banned for life from hunting in Kansas

Reporting by Pete Thomas, For The Win / For The Win

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