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Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: Sumpnneedskillin on November 16, 2010, 12:53:04 PM

Title: ODFW Study: Poaching may rival legal harvests
Post by: Sumpnneedskillin on November 16, 2010, 12:53:04 PM: 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/ (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.
Title: Re: ODFW Study: Poaching may rival legal harvests
Post by: Tony 270 on November 16, 2010, 01:11:06 PM: And yet they continue to cut enforcement officials out in the field :rolleyes:
Title: Re: ODFW Study: Poaching may rival legal harvests
Post by: ICEMAN on November 16, 2010, 06:00:41 PM: :bash:

I believe it.
Title: Re: ODFW Study: Poaching may rival legal harvests
Post by: 300UltraMagShooter on November 16, 2010, 06:03:27 PM: You'd be surprised at the number of "hunters" who shoot more than one deer.

:twocents:
Title: Re: ODFW Study: Poaching may rival legal harvests
Post by: Tony 270 on November 16, 2010, 09:19:56 PM: 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.
Title: Re: ODFW Study: Poaching may rival legal harvests
Post by: mkcj on November 16, 2010, 09:46:46 PM: 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
Title: Re: ODFW Study: Poaching may rival legal harvests
Post by: BigGoonTuna on November 17, 2010, 08:31:24 AM: 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.
Title: Re: ODFW Study: Poaching may rival legal harvests
Post by: Smith_22 on November 17, 2010, 08:33:34 AM: Gets my blood boiling, thank god for gates and road closures, but it shouldn't have to be that way... :(
Title: Re: ODFW Study: Poaching may rival legal harvests
Post by: bigtex on November 17, 2010, 09:20:45 AM: This is true in every state. It's kind of a well known thing......
Title: Re: ODFW Study: Poaching may rival legal harvests
Post by: high country on November 17, 2010, 12:06:45 PM: Quote from: Tony 270 on November 16, 2010, 09:19:56 PM
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.
Title: Re: ODFW Study: Poaching may rival legal harvests
Post by: Alchase on November 17, 2010, 02:32:47 PM: Quote from: BigGoonTuna on November 17, 2010, 08:31:24 AM
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 :rolleyes: