Made a sickening discovery this morning....and unless these two jakes were killed by youth hunters they were poached this morning. No way to know for sure, but given the place and circumstances that I found them in, it's probably a pretty good bet. Slob hunters have no respect for the wild turkey nor any of our other natural resources!
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Let's hope it was youth hunters. I can't stand poachers. They are lower than scum
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Looks like poachers. I hate to see this. No respect
Oh man. That's bad.
May want to let you warden know if you haven't already. If it was poachers, it would be awesome if the could catch them but I wouldn't hold my breath
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Call it in. Not kids. Those #$&*ers have to get what they deserve ????
That's sickening. A lot of meat wasted too!
That's terrible, but not sure if this is worse than Tom I found last year. It was blantantly at the edge of the field where the pull off from the highway was, and this was where a truck was regularly parked on some private ground. It's beard, fan, legs from knee down, and head were all removed. I found it less than an hour after it was killed, as it wasn't stiff in the slightest, so it was more turkey nuggets for me.
I would bet the keys to my gate it was poachers. Nothing I hate more that lawless slobs with no morals.
Don't think a youth hunter would field dress a bird. Some one after turkey nuggets.
A youth hunter would also want to save the legs even though it's a jake. I'm about 99% sure that would be poachers and I'm also about 99% sure they could stand a good ol fashioned whoopin. Since you can go to jail for giving them that I'd at least call it in and report it.
Quote from: tomstopper on March 19, 2019, 04:00:57 PM
May want to let you warden know if you haven't already. If it was poachers, it would be awesome if the could catch them but I wouldn't hold my breath
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Yes, I reported it and I sent the pics to our local warden. But I realize there is not much he can do.
That is a bad deal hate to see stuff like that happen.
I hate to see this. Complete disrespect for the bird and a waste of meat. I hope they get caught although it's unlikely.
Worthless human beings. Wasting meat poaching and baiting can't stand people like that there really stealing from the real hunters.
Anybody want to wager that whomever ( maybe " whatever" is a better description ) did that is NOT a NWTF member?
Last year i was hunting a pack of 3 gobblers pretty hard for several days and hated them from day 1 because they stayed close to a gravel rd. Well one day i decide to chase a different bird and heard a truck go down by the clear cut slow down 3 shots. Then speed off bout 5 min later.
First off whoever did this is by no means HUNTER.... this is nothing but a sorry person who cares nothing for the turkeys or mother nature ... THIS pisses me off just seeing it ... SORRY SORRY PERSON .....
Man that sucks! I also agree that a youth would most likely want to save the legs.
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Quote from: LaLongbeard on March 19, 2019, 06:56:40 PM
Worthless human beings. Wasting meat poaching and baiting can't stand people like that there really stealing from the real hunters.
Not only stealing but also giving is respectful and responsible hunters a bad image. Gives liberals a reason to hate us
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Sorry to see that. I reached my limit several years ago and realized the people that behave that way really don't have limits on what they will do. There is a serious lack of self control in this world
The dark side to our sport. >:(
Can't stand to see that Shhhhhtuff. They will be back.. Keep an eye out.
I've encounter this many times in my areas. I just pass the info on to the Gabe wardens and hope they can do their part. Probably best folks like myself don't catch them red handed anyway.
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Quote from: LaLongbeard on March 19, 2019, 06:56:40 PM
Worthless human beings. Wasting meat poaching and baiting can't stand people like that there really stealing from the real hunters.
Not only stealing but also giving is respectful and responsible hunters a bad image. Gives liberals a reason to hate us
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All a liberal has to do is wake up for me to dislike him or her...
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Very sad! They will keep on doing it and hopefully the Wardens catch'em. They're kind is also usually the first to start complaining when there's no Turkeys around by them
Quote from: jryser on March 19, 2019, 10:58:29 PM
Quote from: tomstopper on March 19, 2019, 07:59:45 PM
Quote from: LaLongbeard on March 19, 2019, 06:56:40 PM
Worthless human beings. Wasting meat poaching and baiting can't stand people like that there really stealing from the real hunters.
Not only stealing but also giving is respectful and responsible hunters a bad image. Gives liberals a reason to hate us
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All a liberal has to do is wake up for me to dislike him or her...
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;D :toothy12: And for the record, I'm not opposed to disliking sleeping liberals.
Glad you reported it. I have found the carcasses too. Poachers usually feel pretty safe and return to the same area. when wardens get reports for an area they will start watching it. It's true most of them get away, but they get some too. One arrest will shut the poaching down in an area. Not all states have active under-cover programs, but some do. You'd be surprised how many times you've talked to an officer when you thought you was just chatting up another hunter. Ask your warden if you can have his direct cell number and if you see repeated activity or something suspicious you can call him. some will give it and some won't.
Simply put, stopping this sort of stuff requires changing the culture of acceptance by the public. If you live in an area where poaching is an accepted "attitude", then poaching is what you get. Once the general community decides they want to do something about it, it can be stopped.
Here's a start: establish a mandatory fine of $5,000 bucks and six months in jail for someone caught poaching,...plus give half of that fine to the person reporting it,...and see what happens....
Oh,...and by the way,...this has nothing to do with "liberals" or "conservatives"...
Looking at this from the outside in......I just have to wonder what everybody is so upset about?
Is it because the leg meat was not taken?
I don't care for wild turkey legs. Every bird I've killed for the past several years has been breasted out just like the ones in the picture. If somebody wants the fans or the wings (lately a traditional arrow builder has been taking my gobbler wings) I remove them.....other than that the remainder of the carcass gets tossed over the bank behind the house just like you see in the picture.
So is it the wasted meat or the supposition of poaching?
Poaching for me.
Hate to see this stuff.
Quote from: Number17 on March 20, 2019, 10:08:28 PM
Looking at this from the outside in......I just have to wonder what everybody is so upset about?
Is it because the leg meat was not taken?
I don't care for wild turkey legs. Every bird I've killed for the past several years has been breasted out just like the ones in the picture. If somebody wants the fans or the wings (lately a traditional arrow builder has been taking my gobbler wings) I remove them.....other than that the remainder of the carcass gets tossed over the bank behind the house just like you see in the picture.
So is it the wasted meat or the supposition of poaching?
Both, from my perspective.
Leaving the carcass or gut pile laying out bothers me. Take care of it!!!!
Id love to get my hands on the guys who did that
I was assuming this was found out in the area where he was hunting and so the assumption was they were poached. I guess it could have been carcasses of legally tagged birds. I admit I just toss my carcasses in the back field for coyotes and scavengers to pick over. I don't keep beards, tails wings or anything but meat. I don't like the legs but we cut the meat off them and cook it for the dogs or give it to someone who wants it.
So how does everyone dispose of carcasses, especially when your out of state. I have asked motels if I can throw them in their dumpster, and a few have let me. In one state I hunt often I asked a game warden once what I should do. He promptly told me where they dump road kill and other carcasses behind the area headquarters and said throw them there. All he asked was we do it during business hours and stop at the office and tell someone. I've never had an offer like that anywhere else.
Makes me ill.
That's poacher s.Call it in immediately. Sometimes somebody has seen something.Look for footprints, other sign, shells, these are punks, of the lowest form, who do this kind of thing.