Poachers on my property

[bigpaw 77]

About an hour ago (7:30 pm) we heard a shot out behind our house, I walked out side and could hear some guys loading up a deer in their truck, I could hear the antlers hit the truck bed. I yelled out "hey what the hell do you think you are doing?" I ran back in the house and grabbed my hog leg and truck keys and then ran out the door and jumped in my truck. I bet it only took me about 2 minutes to get out to the road and they were already gone. I wanted to get their license plate number and description of the truck I tried but could not find them, they are probably in town by now skinning it in their garage. I called the poaching hotline and got a voicemail. so I called the sheriff's office and got a voicemail, same with the state patrol. So I called my neighbor to see if he had the game wardens number, he gave me his phone number and I immediately called it. Guess what, it went straight to his voicemail too. No wonder these low life pieces of sh#t are out spotlighting deer on private land and shooting them. There is no one to stop them, I tried every law enforcement agency I could think of and no one is there to answer the phone. This really pisses me off beyond belief, my toddler was standing in front of the glass door while these scumbags shot behind my house. For all I know they could have been shooting towards my house. So what do I do now? I left a message for the Game warden, but I am almost ready to start taking matters into my own hands. This happens every year and the poachers get away with it. I don't understand why the game department is not doing anything to try and stop this crap, I am not the only one that has complained to the game department about poaching in the neighborhood.

[jasnt]

 >:(happens to us too      we have livestock in  the feild as well       our game warden only recomended we use game cameras           

[400out]

I don't think there is much you can do! you have nothing for them law to go off of, next time don't go yelling before you are standing next to them.

[seth30]

put up some trail cameras pointed at the direction a vechile would come in on, no flash, and your evidence will help your case

[Machias]

Go see if you can find blood, they may have dropped something from their vehicle in their hast.  Plus when the Game Warden finally does make it around they can collect blood evidence and MAY just be able to match it up later on.  I would sure look though to see if they accidently dropped something.  If you can find where they loaded the deer, they might be able to build a case.  Sorry to hear that.  

[ribka]

Sorry to hear that. Poaching is a big problem statewide. Always catching people tresspassing up by me. Find deer/ elk with their heads or antlers cut-off or shot and left during closed seasons. Cannot get the locals to respond. I try and get a plate and pic and forward it to the local sheriff. Have to keep complaining to get any response. I have written the head of WDFW with my concerns. With ongoing budget problems and lack of personnel it keeps getting worse.

Do what you can to catch these guys. Good luck and stay safe

[Ihuntelk2]

You know i find this story ammusing in one way. I have found myself head back home from the woods many nights and ran into some bucks sitting on private property. But for some reason I have never shot one. I want to so bad but something inside me says thats not the right thing to do. I just dont understand. ITS NOT UR PROPERTY and ITS NOT HUNTING HOURS. I have only killed one buck, a grouse, and a milk jug with my bow in the woods. and i still couldnt bring myself low enough to do that lame *censored*. How could u hang a deer like that in your house or tell your friends ever...losers!!!

[Ihuntelk2]

Dang it im not a liar I shot my buck with a rifle the year my bow got stolen. so i stand correct i have only killed a grouse and a milk jug with my bow.

[seth30]

its the moral fiber and upbringing that separates us from the poachers

[BlackRidge]

Wow, whats with people!?  I'd suggest gates for any roads leading into your property, no hunting signage EVERYWHERE and or gamecams at or around the entrances/areas you know they go. Maybe a few incase they find one (pictures speak volumes, I think we ALL know that  )

I hope you or the law find these guys

[fair-chase]

Assuming you have a barbed wire fence around your property. Find the smallest insulators that you can in the color of your fence posts (or paint them). Using these, hook your top strand of barbed wire to a hotbox. You need to find a used hotbox, the older the better (before the libs started whining about animal abuse). If you can find one from the '60s or '70s they work great. Had one once that dropped a 2000 lb herford bull to the ground and kept him there for a while. This should slow down the hunters and they usually will be in such a hurry they won't think that the barbed fence is hot. If you cannot find an older hotbox you will have to find a converter to boost up power as the new boxes are to puny to slow anything down. I think this would be much more entertaining that a regular old security system.

Oh and don't forget DC power not AC. It keeps 'em hanging around a little longer.

[tshoote30]

Go see if you can find blood, they may have dropped something from their vehicle in their hast.  Plus when the Game Warden finally does make it around they can collect blood evidence and MAY just be able to match it up later on.  I would sure look though to see if they accidently dropped something.  If you can find where they loaded the deer, they might be able to build a case.  Sorry to hear that.  

 
          God that pisses me off. I am sorry to hear that and hope these scum bags get caught, Wish i had some advise for you but I do not. isnt there a saying about  HMMM something that is gettin out of control......... SHOOT SHOVEL AND WALK AWAY!!! I know a little extreme But scum bags like that leave us honest hard working legal shooting game hunters no choice.         nobody else seems to come in and help us right.......

[bigpaw 77]

Ihuntelk2 you hit the nail right on the head with your reply, I have been in places where nobody was around or could have done what these ass hats did and could of put big bucks and monster elk on the wall, but I have always made the right decision, and it is not hard for me to make the right choice.  I dont know how these people can poach big deer and elk and hang the head up in there house knowing that it was killed illegally. I guess we all have a better sense of morals than some.  I do have NO TRESPASSING signs up along the public road, but that only keeps the honest ones out. There is no road going in to my property where they were, people just shoot off the road and drag it or carry it to their truck. And 400out you are right it was stupid for my to yell at them. I thought about that after the fact, all I did was give them a warning that I was coming after them.

[sivart33]

well if you see them next time poaching on your property, people always come back to the scene of the crime.  get the plates....or shoot out the tires ( you where just shooting for practice....)

[Wile E. Hunter]

I REALLY like the idea of a hot top wire.... I REALLY like the idea of the hot wire being HOT. I am certain they won't be expecting that!

Wile E.