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That’s a hell of an assumption... for all you know he had to mortgage the farm to avoid doing the time.
I’d like to think that even if I were dumb enough to poach a deer I’d be smart enough to take out a loan instead of failing to support my family AT ALL for a coupla months....
But holy crap! How freaking stupid do you have to be to take a deer without a permit?
Yeah, it was a big deer. So what? If a woman comes on to a married guy, is it less adulterous of him if she’s attractive?
Duh.
Amish folk shoot everything that moves. They'll put a roof on your neighbors barn for free in exchange for hunting privileges, then hunt everything within walking distance of the original place they had permission.
Thought this was so and so's....
The shocking part is his full sentence had a 2 year suspension....his reduced sentence was a 1 year suspension of hunting rights. This is BS. Should of been at least 5 years.
"Sir since you robbed this bank we are revoking your free checking account!" That'll show him.
But I have to wonder how it is that a “liberal pansy” judge would be handing out trivial sentences to a Big Bad Mean Man like a Bambi-killer?
DoorKnob - I know you’re just choosing to be a smartass and all, but as a rule... in cases of adultery, only 2 of the 3 (or potentially 4) parties involved will have consented to the arrangement. And if you think the courts aren’t sympathetic to the injured party, just let us know how that works out for you when your wife finds out that “well, it was OK with the OTHER gal...”.
Point is some guys can’t keep it in their pants, and some can’t contain themselves when big antlers walk by. Either way, they’re MORONS.
All hunters have an agreement with each other to abide by the rules. This guy Failed.
And FWIW.... If you think you should be allowed to bust on the Amish (as an undifferentiated class of Offensive Individuals) just remember how you like it the next time you hear somebody categorizing ALL white, middle-aged male hunter/gun-owners as such.
This guy is an idiot. Maybe he lives surrounded by idiots. No reason to decide that it’s OK to act like a bigot because white Christian Pro-Hunters are an unprotected species. That leaves you no better than the various media/SJW types you guys are always bitching about...
It appears to me that the guy started out as a hunter that day and turned poacher when the temptation got to great. I would not assume that he will go out and poach deer and that losing his license will not be a lose to him. Sounds like he was hunting legally until he shot the second buck. Losing his license means that he will not be able to hunt with his buddies next season and we have a 4+ month season here in Ohio and in his area he can shoot up to 6 deer if he hunts a couple of counties. Hunting is usually a big thing to the Amish. The one year lose of hunting does seem a lite to me. It was nice that he got caught. Way too much poaching in the area with a lot of it being done by people to set out to poach. This should help.
If he was a jack lighting commercial poacher then no he probably wouldn`t care....but he`s not. I`m sure the $28,000 fine will keep his azz straight from here on out. Don`t think he will appreciate what he gets for a 2nd offense. "Tyrone" luvs him some fresh Amish tail...if you know what I mean.
Just remind me not to ever do any kind of business with you or show you any hunting spots.
I have compassion enough for those who make mistakes, but I have no tolerance for people who seem to take pride in being able to get away with crap on technicalities.
My uncle has a farm in that area and hunt it but unaware of it's existence...
From the description in the links, sounds likely area near the northern Coshocton county line closer to Holmes county were more amish… My uncle's farm is located more in the central area of the county line... Sadly he recently passed away a month or so ago after a farm accident so don't know what is going to happen to his farm...
How any buck was able to survive to reach 4 years of age in that amish area is amazing too me...
http://wildlife.ohiodnr.gov/stay-informed/news-announcements/post/man-found-guilty-of-poaching-27-000-trophy-buck?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+OdnrDivisionOfWildlife+%28ODNR+Division+of+Wildlife%29
" Man Found Guilty of Poaching $27,000 Trophy Buck 1/4/2019 Division of Wildlife COLUMBUS, OH – A Holmes County man pleaded no-contest to five wildlife violations in Coshocton Municipal Court on Thursday, December 13 and was ordered to pay $27,904.46 in restitution, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR).
Junior L. Troyer, 43, of Millersburg pleaded no-contest to five charges including providing false information while game checking deer, attaching a game check number to a deer other than the deer it was issued to, taking more than one antlered deer in a license year, possessing deer or deer parts without an attached valid deer tag, and attaching an antlerless deer game check number to an antlered deer. Judge Timothy L. France found Troyer guilty on all charges and ordered him to pay $150 for each charge and an additional $87 in court costs. Judge France also ordered Troyer to pay restitution to the ODNR Division of Wildlife in the amount of $27,904.46.
In addition, Troyer will lose his hunting privileges for one year. He will be entered into the Wildlife Violator’s Compact and most likely will lose hunting rights in 46 other states.
The non-typical trophy deer scored 228 7/8. The restitution amount imposed by the court is in accordance with Ohio’s revised restitution law for illegal taking of white-tailed deer.
Wildlife K-9 Finn and his handler State Wildlife Officer Jeremy Carter, assigned to Holmes County, located evidence that was crucial to this case. The ODNR Division of Wildlife has five K-9 teams throughout the state that are trained and certified to detect wildlife, gunpowder, and ginseng, and are certified in tracking, area searches, and article searches.
The ODNR Division of Wildlife encourages anyone observing or suspecting that wildlife violations are occurring to report illegal activity by calling the Turn-In-A-Poacher (TIP) hotline toll free at 1-800-POACHER (762-2437) or submitting information online at wildohio.gov. All information received by the TIP program will remain confidential. "
