they were never accused of lighting fires to push deer towards hunters to kill ... there are so many deer over there it's hardly necessary to go to that much trouble. they lit back fires in 2001 and 2006 and NOT for 20 years ...thats not the truth and it was only the younger Hammond who was accused of that. The fire that sent the father up for 5 years burned just over an acre. This prosecution was payback and was pursued vindictively by the feds shamelessly