The Southern Outdoorsmen

Game Wardens Built a Fake Deer… and It Worked

Retired Alabama game warden Ray Kilgore tells the unbelievable story of how game wardens used deer decoys to catch night hunters in Alabama decades before modern technology existed. From homemade deer eyes made with highway reflectors to a full-body taxidermy buck with a moving tail, Ray explains how they tricked poachers spotlighting fields at night. In this interview, Ray shares old-school game warden stories, anti-poaching tactics, and what deer hunting law enforcement looked like in the 1970s and 80s. These are real stories from a different era in the South. In this video: * The original deer decoy sting operations * How game wardens caught night hunters * Old school poaching stories * Alabama game warden history * Homemade moving deer decoys * Spotlighting & illegal deer hunting Subscribe for more hunting stories, turkey hunting conversations, and old-school outdoor history.