Mike Chapman, 22, of Aurora and a Tucker County juvenile, who was not named because of his age, were convicted of spotlighting, carrying a loaded firearm in a vehicle and illegal killing wildlife, according to a news release from the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources.

The pair killed a deer in the Aurora area of Preston County.

Its antlers measured nearly 16 inches at the widest point, DNR officials said.

The two will have to pay $2,414.80 in fines, court costs and replacement costs.

They will also have to perform several hours of community service.

The new law, which went into effect in June, says that people who illegally call wildlife have to pay additional replacement costs, which are based on the size of the antlers of the deer.

The old law included a $200 replacement cost for all deer that were killed illegally.

With the new law, people are still assessed the $200 replacement costs., but if the antlers, measured at the widest point, equals 14 inches, but less than 16 inches, the replacement cost is $1,000.

If they are 16 inches and less than 18 inches, it's $1,500.

Eighteen inches, but less than 20 inches is $2,000, and greater than 20 inches is $2,500.

“The purpose of the enhanced replacement costs is to act as an additional deterrent to slow the illegal killing of deer that are considered to be trophies and that are a valuable natural resource of this state,” DNR Law Enforcement Section Chief David Murphy said in a news release. “Many people come to West Virginia to hunt for trophy whitetails. They spend a lot of money in our state, purchasing licenses, eating in our restaurants, buying food, gasoline and other items at stores and staying in motels, and they have every right to expect that resource to be protected from poachers.”