z , ▁a ▁cattle ▁and ▁m ush room ▁far mer , ▁went ▁to ▁pat rol ▁a ▁det ached ▁ ▁par cel ▁of ▁his ▁land ▁off ▁state ▁Highway ▁ 8 1 ▁for ▁illegal ▁hun ters ▁and ▁v and als , ▁both ▁of ▁which ▁he ▁had ▁had ▁problems ▁with ▁in ▁the ▁past . ▁He ▁carried ▁both ▁his ▁rif le ▁and ▁a ▁p istol , ▁and ▁drove ▁to ▁the ▁property ▁in ▁his ▁wife ' s ▁sedan ▁since ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁expect ▁to ▁be ▁bringing ▁a ▁de er ▁car c ass ▁home . ▁For ▁the ▁same ▁reason , ▁he ▁wore ▁cam ou fl age ▁and ▁no ▁bla ze ▁orange . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁un be known st ▁to ▁St iet z , ▁two ▁game ▁w ard ens ▁with ▁the ▁state ' s ▁Department ▁of ▁Natural ▁Resources ▁were ▁pat rolling ▁the ▁area ▁in ▁their ▁vehicle , ▁looking ▁for ▁hun ters ▁who ▁might ▁be ▁trying ▁to ▁take ▁a ▁de er ▁after ▁the ▁official ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁ 2 0 ▁minutes ▁after ▁sun set , ▁which ▁that ▁day ▁was ▁ 4 : 4 5   p . m . ▁Just ▁before ▁ 5 , ▁they ▁found ▁the ▁sedan ▁park ed ▁alongside ▁the ▁highway . ▁In ▁it ▁they ▁observed ▁an ▁open ▁and ▁empty ▁gun ▁case , ▁a ▁bott le ▁of ▁sc ent - k illing ▁sp ray ▁and ▁a ▁cam ou fl age ▁tree ▁seat , ▁all ▁of ▁which ▁led ▁them ▁to ▁dedu ce ▁that ▁the ▁occup ant ▁of ▁the ▁car ▁was ▁probably ▁hunting . ▁The