A West Virginia man is defending himself after facing charges of keeping wild animals in his home.
Ronnie Chapman says he found a deer bleeding to death in his yard a couple years ago and nursed it back to health.
Now he's accused of being too accommodating.
"I don't see where I've hurt anything or done anything wrong, but I sure paid for it," Chapman said.
After getting a complaint, Department of Natural Resources officers showed up at his home in Ona on the 4th of July. They say they found two bucks living in the home as pets.
However, Chapman claims the deer didn't live in the home. He says they'd come and go as they'd please, and he says they were only allowed in the front part of the home, which serves more as a porch.
"If you leave the door open, my wife, they'll follow her through," Chapman said, "just come in and bum a piece of candy, and they're back out the door."