Jimmy wasn't the only pseudoceleb who got caught up in this , Ronny Dunn of Brooks and Dunn also had to go to court over this and turn state's evidence to avoid prosecution . Bellar's Place liked to invite higher profile types to their place so that they could tout it later , Jimmy was just the most visible one .

The guy who owns the place is currently doing two years in a federal lock up for 38 violations of the Lacey Act and will be paying over $500,000 in fines and restitution . Was it worth it Russ ? Knowing that greedy SOB he'll probably try something just as shady when he gets out . I got to meet his son , along with many of the leading deer pimps , while our public meetings were still in progress and the only thing that depressed me more than their blinding greed was the apparent apathy of the hunting community . There weren't many hunters at the meetings to oppose them , and it was only through a concerted campaign of snail and e-mails that the meetings occured at all .

Think it can't happen where you live ? Better think twice and start looking around , there may be one near you selling your hunting heritage for a few pieces of silver right now . Think Bellar's Place was an anomaly , just one place that was breaking the law and got caught ? An investigation in Indiana covering 2 years revealed that not only was Bellar's case not unique but nearly every other game farm had multiple violations . Yeah , it can happen in your back yard too , and probably already is . Anytime that level of money is involved you can bet that it is .