Pierce Co. poachers

[muzbuster]

Maybe this will help to get stiffer penalties for poachers.
http://www.petersenshunting.com/2012/10/24/washington-poachers-arrested-win-repeat-moron-award/

[HUNTINCOUPLE]

Cant fix stupid!

[CedarPants]

I would have liked to have seen that article provide specific examples of people in Washington being found guilty of poaching while trespassing and walking away with nothing other than a $250 fine and being allowed to keep the animal.

[robescc]

I would have liked to have seen that article provide specific examples of people in Washington being found guilty of poaching while trespassing and walking away with nothing other than a $250 fine and being allowed to keep the animal.

I too find that strange. I do not believe that is the case but I have been wrong before.

[bobcat]

I would have liked to have seen that article provide specific examples of people in Washington being found guilty of poaching while trespassing and walking away with nothing other than a $250 fine and being allowed to keep the animal.

See, they weren't found guilty of poaching, only trespassing. If they were hunting during the season and following all the other hunting regulations, then it was simply a trespass charge.

[rosscrazyelk]

So I am thinking cascadia?

[cem3434]

So I am thinking cascadia?

There are quite a few bulls running around in that area.  The only other areas I can think of in Pierce County would be off 200th in Graham or around 304th & Meridian.  The locals watch all of those areas pretty closely, so it could have been in one of those areas as well.

[highside74]

So I am thinking cascadia?

There are quite a few bulls running around in that area.  The only other areas I can think of in Pierce County would be off 200th in Graham or around 304th & Meridian.  The locals watch all of those areas pretty closely, so it could have been in one of those areas as well.

It said east pierce...200th and 304th aren't east pierce. I was thinking Cascadia also because it said they were sneaking them out. 

[Chappyk16]

They are stupid... maybe there your trying in the nwtrek park since you cant fix stupid

[erk444]

Maybe hancock

[JBar]

  heard about this a week or so ago and heard they were in Hancock I'm guessing of ST rd.

[GUscottie]

I know from first hand knowledge that WDFW is still investigating this

[woodman]

I would have liked to have seen that article provide specific examples of people in Washington being found guilty of poaching while trespassing and walking away with nothing other than a $250 fine and being allowed to keep the animal.

See, they weren't found guilty of poaching, only trespassing. If they were hunting during the season and following all the other hunting regulations, then it was simply a trespass charge.

This is not true anymore if they don't have permission, the law has been changed.

[BOWHUNTER45]

Well I can share what I have found out this year while deer hunting ...1st I have never seen as many wardens in my life as I have this year ...after running into a few times and hearing all the horror stories I must say they mean business ...I met the Sargant in my area  and he told me if anyone gets caught behind the locked gates with a motorized vehicle  that they would be arrested and the vehicle siezed .... So after them being in the area everyday they have scared all the hunters off  They did not scare me off  and it turned out well for our hunting season 

[dbor]

Crack Heads... Dopers...Poachers... All the same...Pretty soon we will be paying to rehabilitate the poacher...

[bobcat]

I would have liked to have seen that article provide specific examples of people in Washington being found guilty of poaching while trespassing and walking away with nothing other than a $250 fine and being allowed to keep the animal.

See, they weren't found guilty of poaching, only trespassing. If they were hunting during the season and following all the other hunting regulations, then it was simply a trespass charge.

This is not true anymore if they don't have permission, the law has been changed.

I realize the law has changed, but my reply was to Cedar Pants, in reference to people who had been cited for trespassing and still allowed to keep the animal they killed.

[woodman]

I would have liked to have seen that article provide specific examples of people in Washington being found guilty of poaching while trespassing and walking away with nothing other than a $250 fine and being allowed to keep the animal.

See, they weren't found guilty of poaching, only trespassing. If they were hunting during the season and following all the other hunting regulations, then it was simply a trespass charge.

This is not true anymore if they don't have permission, the law has been changed.

I realize the law has changed, but my reply was to Cedar Pants, in reference to people who had been cited for trespassing and still allowed to keep the animal they killed.

bobcat, I spent several hours with a game warden recently and he told me that they don't take the animals on these type of situations anymore. They would be in trouble if the person cited got off and the animal was gone. He also told me that even if a person did not shoot an animal and was trespassing while hunting, the hunter would face the same penalty as if they had shot an animal. It seems as if they really have some bite in this type of stuff. I actually saw him arrest someone on this type of infraction and he meant business in a very serious way.