Shot a 2 point, going to court, any advice?

[rtspring]

Why would he post? Some of you.have him a covicted  murderer over a frickin deer!

[Kc_Kracker]

oh come now RT, he opened his own can of worms, he knew what was to come opening such a can on a site that bashes poachers all day, hes a big boy he doesnt need to be coddled.

just because you were wrongly accused dont let it cloud your judgement of a hunter that did actually do it, then tried to get away with it. if we all patted him on the back, hugged him and said its ok, what would he learn

 i would assume he learned alot in the course of this thread legally and morally, thats all anyone could ask for  he stated he would update us, so lets hope he does, I for one hope they had some mercy on him as a first offense and he moves on to be a great example for others as a good future hunter 

[jackelope]

I would assume that his lawyer told him to shut his mouth and not post stuff on the Internet anymore. That is probably why you're not hearing from him. I would assume based on his word that once it's all said and done you'll hear from him.

[Sneekee23]

Pretty sure Jackelope hit the nail on the head

[Kc_Kracker]

 if we all patted him on the back, hugged him and said its ok, what would he learn

its not the forums/public's place to teach him a lesson..that's what the courts are for..

uh hello, this is a DISCUSSION FORUM or did you miss that    but your right we as hunters should not have a open opinion on poaching, we dont want to offend the poachers we want them to feel all welcome warm and fuzzy, we should not tell them how we feel about poaching, we dont want to set a positive tone or example we should just shut our mouths and wait for the law to flog them.

 you should pm bearpaw and tell him all threads, posts, and replies that state negative feelings towards poaching you want removed immediately because its the courts job to tell them its bad, not ours.

its our sport, if we dont give a damn who will? sorry but your theory is asinine 

[jackelope]

ok poster you went to court already, and you been logged in everyday, so whats the update?  alot of members put alot of energy into typing stuff out and tryingt o offer help I think its only fair, what happened at court?

The guy should keep his mouth shut until his trial and everything else is done. He should not be running his mouth on an Internet forum telling everybody what is going on. That will not work out well for him in the end. To expect him to come on here and tell everyone on a wide-open Internet forum what is going on with his trial as it is still going on is crazy. I felt the same way with rtspring and his ordeal. This is no different. It's like babbling to the free world about any other crime and court proceedings someone is going through.
Why should anyone post all the details on the Internet for the world to see? They shouldn't!!

[bobcat]

I would not call him a poacher.

It would be poaching if it were done intentionally. But it was a mistake, so no it wasn't poaching, and he is not a poacher.

[Kc_Kracker]

the shot was accidental, but on top of that smuggling it out, hiding it in his back seat and trying to drive home and being busted on the road by the cops with an illegal kill in his vehicle isnt poaching? are you kidding me bobcat, did you just say that's not poaching? 

[supermatt9]

Wednesday was just the initial hearing. Still more to come. When it is all said and done I'll post up how it all went. But it might be a month or 2 before that happens.

[JLS]

the shot was accidental, but on top of that smuggling it out, hiding it in his back seat and trying to drive home and being busted on the road by the cops with an illegal kill in his vehicle isnt poaching? are you kidding me bobcat, did you just say that's not poaching? 

Semantics Grasshoppa

[rtspring]

What was he suopose to do? Leave it to rot?

[Kc_Kracker]

matt- cool hope they do allow you to hunt again next year, hope is with you 

JLS- sorry the semantics changed to a fact when the animal entered the vehicle but i am for second chances 

RT- rot? who said anything about rotting. I didnt jump his case, i jumped YOURS for defending a poached animal, and ill jump anyone's case for defending a poach

[JLS]

What was he suopose to do? Leave it to rot? BS, get off his case!

Uh, he could have self reported

[JLS]

Kracker,

I was entirely being a smartass (or a *censored* depending on your perspective).  Every year we have these raging debates about what consitutes "poaching".    As if it really matters in the long run.  He's not being charged with "poaching", he's being charged will illegally killing a two point. 

I too hope he learns from it.

[bobcat]

What was he suopose to do? Leave it to rot? BS, get off his case!

Uh, he could have self reported

He said he planned to do so.