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Re: Poached Goat
« Reply #60 on: December 13, 2017, 08:27:00 AM »
He illegally took a goat on USFS land that in a unit he didn't have a tag for= poaching.

This was no honest mistake if he had reading comprehension. He needs to be fined a good amount to show the public to read the damn regs before you kill an animal. The 1500 road is a well defined boundary and you have to be dumb to shoot an animal in another unit.  He must of got goat happy, but that's no excuse.

After the giant poaching ring guy got fined $500 and some community service, I'm hoping he gets about equal to that and doesn't lose his rifle. He shouldn't keep his goat either. Not saying what he did was right or wrong. By definition what he did was poaching, but there's a huge difference between this goat guy and those dirt bags.
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Re: Poached Goat
« Reply #61 on: December 13, 2017, 08:31:11 AM »
It doesn't seem to me that anyone commenting here is familiar enough with the facts surrounding this case to be forming ANY opinion on what the outcome should be. 

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Re: Poached Goat
« Reply #62 on: December 13, 2017, 08:41:06 AM »
If it was in fact intentional, and the guy knew he was not in the open unit, then I take back what I said, and I would consider that poaching. Did he only turn himself in because there was a witness that he thought might turn him in? Who knows. Don't really have any facts here, just speculation.

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Re: Poached Goat
« Reply #63 on: December 13, 2017, 08:53:36 AM »
I had to turn my wife in for killing a mule deer buck her first year hunting (and 5 months married to me!) during a whitetail only season.  Reason being, to not do so was potentially a career-ending decision (for me).  She thankfully understood this (21+ years married and counting!).  I don't consider her a poacher :) 
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Re: Poached Goat
« Reply #64 on: December 13, 2017, 08:54:22 AM »
If it was in fact intentional, and the guy knew he was not in the open unit, then I take back what I said, and I would consider that poaching. Did he only turn himself in because there was a witness that he thought might turn him in? Who knows. Don't really have any facts here, just speculation.
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I will take it back too and call him a poacher if what he did wasn't an honest mistake.  I guess I'm jumping to the conclusion of an honest mistake since he was honest enough self report.

Simply screwing up and thinking you are in one unit when you are in a different unit is bad, but just a mistake.....not poaching in my mind.  But everyone has a different opinion on the definition of poacher and that's fine....
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Re: Poached Goat
« Reply #65 on: December 13, 2017, 09:15:30 AM »
It doesn't seem to me that anyone commenting here is familiar enough with the facts surrounding this case to be forming ANY opinion on what the outcome should be. 

Some folks know more than you think they know.

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Re: Poached Goat
« Reply #66 on: December 13, 2017, 09:28:45 AM »
Some folks don't know as much as they think they know also.
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Re: Poached Goat
« Reply #67 on: December 13, 2017, 09:29:49 AM »
That is the impression I get from reading this thread.

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Re: Poached Goat
« Reply #68 on: December 13, 2017, 09:37:04 AM »
Some folks don't know as much as they think they know also.

Agree.
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Re: Poached Goat
« Reply #69 on: December 13, 2017, 09:40:43 AM »
Well then, let's hear the facts from those who seem to know who does know stuff and who doesn't know stuff.

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Re: Poached Goat
« Reply #70 on: December 13, 2017, 09:46:31 AM »
Well then, let's hear the facts from those who seem to know who does know stuff and who doesn't know stuff.
And go down the same road as the Reichert threads? Let's not. Please.
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Re: Poached Goat
« Reply #71 on: December 13, 2017, 09:51:55 AM »
Well then, let's hear the facts from those who seem to know who does know stuff and who doesn't know stuff.
And go down the same road as the Reichert threads? Let's not. Please.

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Re: Poached Goat
« Reply #72 on: December 13, 2017, 09:55:14 AM »
Ya I would really like to know the facts. Because if he took one of those Goats Im talking about he had to cross a road. And then I would say no excuse at all. No your boundaries or don't go !!! 
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Re: Poached Goat
« Reply #73 on: December 13, 2017, 10:05:03 AM »
I had to turn my wife in for killing a mule deer buck her first year hunting (and 5 months married to me!) during a whitetail only season.  Reason being, to not do so was potentially a career-ending decision (for me).  She thankfully understood this (21+ years married and counting!).  I don't consider her a poacher :)
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Re: Poached Goat
« Reply #74 on: December 13, 2017, 10:12:18 AM »
I had to turn my wife in for killing a mule deer buck her first year hunting (and 5 months married to me!) during a whitetail only season.  Reason being, to not do so was potentially a career-ending decision (for me).  She thankfully understood this (21+ years married and counting!).  I don't consider her a poacher :)
I hope you at least split the 10 points with her.  :)
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