— Three Acadiana men are facing fines and possible jail time after Louisiana wildlife agents cited them for a string of deer hunting violations uncovered during a monthslong investigation spanning two hunting seasons in Vernon and Lafayette parishes. The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Enforcement Division cited Blake Sims, 30, of Carencro, Alex Bourque, 35, of Lafayette, and Steven Sims, 55, of Carencro, on June 30. All three face charges of allowing or using another person’s deer tags and taking over the daily limit of antlerless deer. Agents also tied the men to additional violations including exceeding antlered deer limits, failing to tag deer, using illegal firearms, hunting doves during a closed season, and harvesting a deer with an infrared sight. Get our free mobile appHow the Investigation StartedAgents opened the case after receiving information about possible illegal deer harvests during the 2025-26 hunting season.