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Title: Large Turkey Poaching Ring Busted
Post by: Remturkey on March 23, 2022, 11:38:05 PM
Group killed over 100 turkeys in one season.  Hopefully they get a stiff penalty


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Title: Re: Large Turkey Poaching Ring Busted
Post by: Louisiana Longbeard on March 23, 2022, 11:57:05 PM
Sickening
Title: Re: Large Turkey Poaching Ring Busted
Post by: Greg Massey on March 24, 2022, 08:59:30 AM
Thank goodness they were finally caught and hunting privileges lost. These are some sorry people who were doing all this poaching.
Title: Re: Large Turkey Poaching Ring Busted
Post by: Dtrkyman on March 24, 2022, 09:06:11 AM
Their poachers, many of them will continue doing the same, hopefully being caught will slow them down!

All to common from what I have heard in the south!  I had a client that had sole rights to a large tract in Alabama, he was whining about bird numbers, then in the same conversation he said he averaged a dozen birds a year of the place when it was "good".   Idiot!!!!
Title: Re: Large Turkey Poaching Ring Busted
Post by: quavers59 on March 24, 2022, 11:06:12 AM
  I don't  know why the other 13 almost idolized the Ringleader?
   I think the Penalty  Time off from Hunting should have been Stiffer for all 14.
  That said- some will sneak around this Spring no dought.
Title: Re: Large Turkey Poaching Ring Busted
Post by: Turkeybutt on March 24, 2022, 06:37:14 PM
It's a shame we have people in our ranks that feel the need to poach.
The lost of hunting privileges means nothing to somebody like that, they will continue to poach!
Title: Re: Large Turkey Poaching Ring Busted
Post by: El Pavo Grande on March 24, 2022, 07:52:55 PM
The penalties for poaching should include jail time.  Second offenses should include castration.  Would slow it way down. 
Title: Re: Large Turkey Poaching Ring Busted
Post by: TurkeyReaper69 on March 24, 2022, 08:14:09 PM
Can't say I understand what revoking a poachers hunting privileges accomplishes... sounds about like those gun free zones to keep people safe lol. I guess they can't post on social media anymore so now they might actually quit, I know some folks probably wouldn't hunt if they couldn't gloat to strangers on the internet about their kills.
Title: Re: Large Turkey Poaching Ring Busted
Post by: roberthyman14 on March 24, 2022, 09:38:43 PM
2 of them still went turkey hunting even while being investigated.

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Title: Re: Large Turkey Poaching Ring Busted
Post by: Meleagris gallopavo on March 26, 2022, 05:43:56 AM
Sickening


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Title: Re: Large Turkey Poaching Ring Busted
Post by: Cottonmouth on March 26, 2022, 04:05:02 PM
We need a tag system with stiff penalties for violations here in Mississippi.
Title: Re: Large Turkey Poaching Ring Busted
Post by: roberthyman14 on March 26, 2022, 04:42:36 PM
Quote from: Cottonmouth on March 26, 2022, 04:05:02 PM
We need a tag system with stiff penalties for violations here in Mississippi.
Tags only work for honest folks.  Poachers gonna poach.  But yes a true tag system would help.  Even here in Florida we need 1 for deer as well. 

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