Poachers Kill 26 Deer With .22 At Night
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From: Zbone
08-Feb-24
Zbone's Link
Should have string'm up...
"Poachers Sentenced After Shooting 26 Deer at Night with .22 Caliber Rifle"
https://www.fieldandstream.com/conservation/poachers-shoot-26-deer-at-night-with-22-caliber-rifle/?utm_term=FAS-02724&utm_campaign=Field%20%26%20Stream_Newsletter&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email
From: JohnMC
08-Feb-24
Certainly didn't throw the book at them.
From: spike78
08-Feb-24
I have to say those sentences were harsher than a lot of others I’ve seen. Scumbags could at least use the meat that’s the worst part about it.
From: fdp
08-Feb-24
We had an issue similar to this up around Lampasas a few years ago. They were selling the meat commercially.
From: grizzley21
08-Feb-24
a 75 year hunting ban,,, that should teach him
From: Dale06
08-Feb-24
75 year ban, he will ignore that. Wish I had been the judge.
From: Supernaut
08-Feb-24
I'm glad they caught them. Those skunks are from the same county as me.
Kudos to the Pennsylvania Game Commission officers for pinching these 3 a-holes.
From: Tracker
08-Feb-24
Well thats the first time I have seen a poacher actually receive jail time. Good on PA.
From: Hunts_with_stick
08-Feb-24
They do that every night here in Pittsburgh starting feb . It’s called snipers. They hire them. I used to have fun hunting my property. Now there are so few deer here I’d rather hunt in oh then hunting pa. I don’t see how poaching is illegal if they can hire snipers at night that bait and use silencers. How and why is that legal?
From: bentstick54
08-Feb-24
Yeah, he didn’t have a hunting license when he was poaching. So ban him from being able to hunt for 75 years. Makes perfect sense to me. Need more jail time and financial restitutions/ penalties.
From: Kingntuff
08-Feb-24
Happens all time it will never change! Some do it to feed families some do it for thrill. Our justice system sucks. At least it wasnt a armament gun.
From: JohnMC
09-Feb-24
I'd guess the jail time had more to do with him being a felon in possession of a firearm than for shooting the deer. $1600 fine for killing at least 5 deer and no restitution? To me that is a joke. If I was inclined to poach deer (I am not) the risk of getting a similar fine would not give me much pause. These guys weren't shooting a deer to eat or even because it was trophy. They were shooting them just to leave and rot. I'd guess 26 was the tip on the ice berg.
I like the stiff times on losing hunting license. However I tend to agree they will go hunt anyways. Especially when they know they will only get up small fine if caught.
From: 8point
09-Feb-24
Punishment should be incremental and mandatory. Slap on the wrist for one offence, a month in the slammer for each additional offence up to three, then beyond that felony charges with a year plus jail time. Monetary fines for as much as you can squeeze out of them.
From: Insheart
09-Feb-24
Hunts- with-stick.
Who hires the "snipers"??? And for what reason??
From: fuzzy
09-Feb-24
For my area in the the early 90s they'd have been considered underachievers
