ODFW Study: Poaching may rival legal harvests

[Sumpnneedskillin]

NW today: Poaching may rival legal harvests
"The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife believes poachers kill as many mule deer as legal hunters."
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2010/nov/16/nw-today-poaching-may-rival-legal-harvests/

Looked at the ODFW website and didn't see any info on the study.  May have to check back in a couple of days.

[Tony 270]

And yet they continue to cut enforcement officials out in the field 

[ICEMAN]

 

I believe it.

[300UltraMagShooter]

You'd be surprised at the number of "hunters" who shoot more than one deer.

 

[Tony 270]

I just met a guy who openly admitted he might do just that for late deer. Said he never tagged his buck and never got checked so still has a tag he can use. First time meeting him too - and no he wasn't a gamey.

[mkcj]

I believe it then throw in all the road kill and hunter kills are a pretty small # of animals killed each year in our state

[BigGoonTuna]

with the amount of deer/elk remains i've found throughout the year when i'm out fishing or dinking around in the woods, i'd say i wouldn't be surprised if the local hill jacks and brush pickers take more out of season than hunters do in-season.

[Smith_22]

Gets my blood boiling, thank god for gates and road closures, but it shouldn't have to be that way...

[bigtex]

This is true in every state. It's kind of a well known thing......

[high country]

I just met a guy who openly admitted he might do just that for late deer. Said he never tagged his buck and never got checked so still has a tag he can use. First time meeting him too - and no he wasn't a gamey.

I worked with a guy like that.....he got nabbed by idaho, and was bitter about it......he earned it.

[Alchase]

with the amount of deer/elk remains i've found throughout the year when i'm out fishing or dinking around in the woods, i'd say i wouldn't be surprised if the local hill jacks and brush pickers take more out of season than hunters do in-season.

Add the Taco busses and and the % goes way up