$#@&* Poacher

[Walleye Hunter]

So how much are the fines he has to pay?

I don't know. I thought I saw that they were $500 per offense but I haven't found a firm answer thus far. The GCO told me that he would lose his hunting license for three years. Now if he gets caught with one that he claims someone else shot and he found it won't do him any good.

[streaker69]

Losing a hunting license for someone that's convicted of poaching makes about as much sense as losing a driver's license for DUI.

[Walleye Hunter]

Losing a hunting license for someone that's convicted of poaching makes about as much sense as losing a driver's license for DUI.

I know, I know but...he has been caught with freshly shot deer three times already. He always claims that someone else shot it and he happened upon it. Maybe, just maybe he'll get nabbed again but without a license he'll be in deeper.

[streaker69]

I know, I know but...he has been caught with freshly shot deer three times already. He always claims that someone else shot it and he happened upon it. Maybe, just maybe he'll get nabbed again but without a license he'll be in deeper.

Shouldn't he have been charged with being in possession of untagged game? I thought that was a crime. Apparently he's never been charged before.

The odds of the same person coming across freshly shot deer 3 times is probably fairly astronomical.

[Walleye Hunter]

Shouldn't he have been charged with being in possession of untagged game? I thought that was a crime. Apparently he's never been charged before.

The odds of the same person coming across freshly shot deer 3 times is probably fairly astronomical.

Yep! The GCO was practically having orgasms that this POS finally got nabbed. When you find a road kill you apparently have 24 hours to call the Game Commission and get it registered.

[Hodgie]

Yep! The GCO was practically having orgasms that this POS finally got nabbed. When you find a road kill you apparently have 24 hours to call the Game Commission and get it registered.

I was u dee the impression that you could not take road kill legally here especially if you were the one who hit it. Does it have to be tagged during season or just reported?

Sorry I don't mean to derail the topic.

[STBear]

I was u dee the impression that you could not take road kill legally here especially if you were the one who hit it. Does it have to be tagged during season or just reported?

Sorry I don't mean to derail the topic.

Just report it to PGC region office within 24 hours. They will give you a permit to possess. You have to turn the antlers in if it is a buck. It can be hit by you or someone else. I guess if you claimed you hit it and there is no damage to your vehicle, you might get in trouble if any one checked.

[gnbrotz]

ETA: I'm coming up dry on him otherwise but I might not be searching properly.

I agree. No other charges in the system, either at MDJ or Common Please levels. I searched with name AND birthdate with a date range encompassing his entire life.

[Bang]

Driver's license can be revoked for considerable period for repeat offender. Wonder if hunting laws have similar provision.

[Hodgie]

Just report it to PGC region office within 24 hours. They will give you a permit to possess. You have to turn the antlers in if it is a buck. It can be hit by you or someone else. I guess if you claimed you hit it and there is no damage to your vehicle, you might get in trouble if any one checked.

Thank you I appreciate the information. I hit a small doe around the corner from my house a few years back, still have the dent to prove it. If I would have known this at that time I would have taken it home for sure.