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Re: turned in a poacher
« Reply #15 on: November 01, 2010, 09:39:22 AM »
Good job!

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Re: turned in a poacher
« Reply #16 on: November 01, 2010, 09:51:23 AM »
Depending on the situation, I would not ALWAYS turn in  someone for an honest mistake. I know that after I had shot my moose in alaska, we came upon a guy who had shot a moose that was barely not legal... He was going to leave it and we told him that if he chose to do that, he would be turned in. Instead he chose to pack it out with our help.

On a side note, we need some cold weather to push them elk down!

You probably did the right thing. Don't feel too bad. Do you think u may get your 10 preference points?

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Re: turned in a poacher
« Reply #17 on: November 01, 2010, 09:53:17 AM »
I might feel a little bad about turning in a guy that made an honest mistake by shooting a 2X1 but I wouldn't feel bad about turning in a guy that shot a 2X2...........not much of an excuse for that.
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Re: turned in a poacher
« Reply #18 on: November 01, 2010, 10:12:37 AM »
Good for you, you did the right thing

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Re: turned in a poacher
« Reply #19 on: November 01, 2010, 12:11:00 PM »
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Re: turned in a poacher
« Reply #20 on: November 02, 2010, 04:02:50 PM »
ATTENTION FISHERMANJOE!! you did the right thing no doubt! I turned in one in 2007 who was shooting at night with a spot light, guy was from Idaho, shooting in the Mead area on my neighbors private property. Big bucks in there every night and even I can't hunt it. Pissed me off so bad I chases him down and got his licence plate. Different kind of poacher, maybe, maybe not. I know both kinds, I even heard just this last week about guys that shoot and file off points of true 2x2's to make one side a spike.
people you would never expect to say that stuff. Turn em all in! These guys need to play by the rules or pay buy them. If more people would do what you did, more of these guys would think twice about breaking the law...... ps. Make sure i repeat!!! "MAKE SURE"  :whoo:you get your points, its an added bonus to get 10 points for the special draws, I got drawn in 2008 for a Wenaha bull that sits on the wall in my living room to remind me every day I did the right thing.

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Re: turned in a poacher
« Reply #21 on: November 02, 2010, 05:35:16 PM »
Doesnt matter what the age, good for you.  The rest of us legal hunters applaud you!  We have all gone out and come back empty, so what, thats hunting.  Dont shoot just because you think its your right because you purchased a tag and cant find the right animal.  I would turn in my own kids if they did it.  No excuse for poaching, period.

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Re: turned in a poacher
« Reply #22 on: November 02, 2010, 06:18:36 PM »
Good job! That would be 10 poker chip to you  :IBCOOL:
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Re: turned in a poacher
« Reply #23 on: November 02, 2010, 06:25:24 PM »
Atta Boy! People who think that they are somehow above the law are thieves, stealing future opportunities from those who play by the rules. You did good.
I'd just like to remind everybody that it's about the hunting, not just the killing. In other words, it's about the total experience, the sport itself and the challenge involved. Bowhunting, done right, is a justifiable and honorable pursuit. Done for the wrong reasons, simply chalking up kills and seeking personal glory, it's taking away rather than giving back to a principled way of life that has to be experienced to be understood. G.StCharles

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Re: turned in a poacher
« Reply #24 on: November 02, 2010, 10:31:24 PM »
Turn a poacher and take the extra points for next year....win win situation.  :)
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Re: turned in a poacher
« Reply #25 on: November 03, 2010, 01:37:51 PM »
I'm sure glad i don't hunt with or even know some of the people on the sight. TURN IN YOUR OWN KIDS and MAKE SURE you get those POINTS for turning in ANYONE you can. We are suppose to be hunters and friends not RATS for POINTS. Good luck to you on your permit hunt and everytime you look at that bull on the wall think about what the old guy lost so you could have it. I dont think you would be feeling bad if it were a blatant poaching. I'm sure you feel bad because in your heart you no you should have just stayed out of it and left the old guy alone. When i was a kid in California i shot a spike i thought was a fork horn buck when it was looking at me i had no dought it was legal. But after i shot the deer i found out i had made a bad choice. And shot an sublegal deer i learned a valueable lesson that day and i have never made that misstake again. I didn't need to be turned in to the warden to learn a lesson.And be real carefull to never make a mistake because there might be someone just like you waiting to call the warden.

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Re: turned in a poacher
« Reply #26 on: November 03, 2010, 01:41:55 PM »
That brings up a point. How many of you would turn someone in if they werent offering 10points? It comes up everytime there is anything about a poacher on this site. Seems alot of people only want to do it so they can get that permit they want. Not because they think its simple right or wrong.  :dunno: 
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Re: turned in a poacher
« Reply #27 on: November 03, 2010, 01:42:07 PM »
The fact is there really is not excuse.  In the past few years I have missed a hand full of opportunities because I couldn't count points to be sure the deer was legal.  This year I didn't shoot a buck that turned out to be a nice 4X4.  He was looking straight at me and I couldn't verify it wasn't the biggest 2 point ever.  I didn't shoot, and it turned its head to disappear and was a big 4 point.  I did the same thing on 3 different deer last year.  It is just the way it goes, and what you have to do if you want to stay legal.

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Re: turned in a poacher
« Reply #28 on: November 03, 2010, 02:40:41 PM »
The fact is there really is not excuse.  In the past few years I have missed a hand full of opportunities because I couldn't count points to be sure the deer was legal.  This year I didn't shoot a buck that turned out to be a nice 4X4.  He was looking straight at me and I couldn't verify it wasn't the biggest 2 point ever.  I didn't shoot, and it turned its head to disappear and was a big 4 point.  I did the same thing on 3 different deer last year.  It is just the way it goes, and what you have to do if you want to stay legal.

Yep.  Been there, done that.


I wouldn't let the points determine if I turn in someone. 

If a guy shoots a wolf, I'm looking the other way for sure.  That is the only law I can think of off the top of my head that I would not turn someone in for..........but there could be other b.s. laws that I wouldn't personally turn a guy in for. :twocents:
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Re: turned in a poacher
« Reply #29 on: November 03, 2010, 03:27:06 PM »
yes,it is a tough situation . my  :twocents: is make damn sure of what you are shooting and what's behind it (because the natives don't count points)

 


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