Man Must Watch 'Bambi' In Jail After Illegally Poaching Deer

The Springfield News-Leader reports that David Berry Jr. was ordered to watch the Walt Disney movie at least once each month during his year-long jail sentence in what conservation agents are calling one of the largest deer poaching cases in state history. Prosecutors say the deer were killed for their heads, with their bodies left to rot. Berry was convicted in southwest Missouri’s Lawrence County of illegally taking wildlife. Three relatives and another man also were caught in connection to the poaching case. They’ve paid $51,000 in fines and court costs.

According to the site, Berry has also spent time in jail for a firearms probation violation.

If you’ve never seen Bambi, it’s a heartwarming movie about a young deer who explores his home in the forest with his friends—a skunk named Flower and a rabbit named Thumper. Ironically, on his journey to becoming an adult he finds love in another deer named Faline, but also learns all about the dangerous of hunters.

Do you think this was a good punishment for the Missouri poacher? Click here to see his mugshot. He looks exactly how you assumed he looks…just saying.