Criminal defense
When Age Meets the Law: Senior Wildlife Harassment Cases and the 88‑Year‑Old Turkey‑Scouting Incident
Picture a crisp autumn morning in Rutland, Vermont, when an 88-year-old hunter raises a shotgun toward a group of turkey scouts. The crack echoes, a wooden decoy shatters, and a courtroom drama begins. This vignette mirrors a growing national trend: seniors now populate wildlife-harassment dockets in record numbers. As prosecutors,