What's the best way to deal with poachers, road hunting scum?Punks who shoot turkeys with 22"s from inside vehicles.These idiots are in their 50's, 60's.Total dirtbags!!!
Call the law. Take pics or video if you can safely.
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If you know they are in the 50yr - 60yr range and use a .22 do you have a description of them or the vehicle they were in? If they seem to target a certain area that you know of give all of that information to your Game warden.
I'd try and get a make and model, and tag number of the vehicle, and call the GW. Sounds like some old guys just hunting the lazy way!
Game Warden. I have pics on my phone (because of the GPS coordinates) I handed over that had a clearing with a monster salt lick and loads of trash and beer cans. None of it on that persons land...despicable.
Get a warden to do a sting with a stuffer deke and make an example of them the others are probably his friends and will think again.
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No room for this crap, they just teach their kids how to do it too. Pics and call it in if you can.????????????
fold up spike strips.
Most state Fish and Game Departments have a "Report a Poacher" hotline and you can even get a $ reward sometimes. You can be anonymous. "Citizens Against Poaching"--"Report a Game Thief" are the types of names the programs have. Look in your F&G Regulations for info about it. Other than that, call the sheriff or local law enforcement with all the info you can gather. Pictures, videos are great, of course. I've never asked for the $ reward but if I had been collecting it I'd have plenty of $ for a couple new guns by now.
Get what you can safely, vehicle tags & description, date, time. If they are "getting" away with it they will continue. Get it to the state DNR Agency or what your state has. Needs to be turned in, In most cases I will allow some hunting on the farm when asked and done respectfully, but have no time for game violators/trespassers...
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Contact your local conservation officer. Ask to meet with them (don't just pass on information to a dispatcher or clerk). Relay all pertinent information - specific areas / property, any observed encounters, likely times or days and / or likely suspects.
Most every competent / dedicated game warden will welcome an active poaching complaint.
The guys in the original post weren't just poachers. It's illegal to shoot from roads or the right of way no matter what you're shooting at, even a target. Here's how CAP works: https://idfg.idaho.gov/enforcement/CAP-history and http://www.azgfd.gov/ogt_form.shtml and http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/ogt/index.html Your state probably has this program, too.
These idiots know where the remote roads are, that hold turkeys.They follow the yellow stone river.
wasting your time bro. now if you find a cornpile and call that in they will come set up on it and bust em. but, the game warden service is usually very short handed and I doubt they waste their time on your road hunters. ive found that violence usually works best.
I would not recommend taking the law into your own hands, you are dealing with some idiots, and they might get violent right back! Its best to the law do there job, they have the training and the back up to handle whatever those clowns are doing wrong! Violence is the last resort, and thats only if you're life being threatened.
Quote from: High plains drifter on March 18, 2018, 09:38:42 AM
What's the best way to deal with poachers, road hunting scum?Punks who shoot turkeys with 22"s from inside vehicles.These idiots are in their 50's, 60's.Total dirtbags!!!
I hate lazy road hunters they just ruin it for guys like us who work our butts off and teach our family to cherish the outdoors and the rules we follow get $h!t on by idiots.....sorry to rant lol but I feel your pain call the GW and hope he works as hard as we do
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Quote from: Buckeye_Strutter_935 on March 18, 2018, 07:20:06 PM
Quote from: High plains drifter on March 18, 2018, 09:38:42 AM
What's the best way to deal with poachers, road hunting scum?Punks who shoot turkeys with 22"s from inside vehicles.These idiots are in their 50's, 60's.Total dirtbags!!!
I hate lazy road hunters they just ruin it for guys like us who work our butts off and teach our family to cherish the outdoors and the rules we follow get $h!t on by idiots.....sorry to rant lol but I feel your pain call the GW and hope he works as hard as we do
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I agree with you fellows but unfortunately it's in the laws hands. Any more I keep the local officers cell #number in my wallet and programed in my phone. Its been my general experience that poachers are lowlife slobs who not only lazy at hunting but suck at life as well. It's a lack of self control and laziness.
in my area we have a very dedicated road hunter. in the last 10 years I know ive called in on him 20+ times and im not the only one to call. ive yet to see a warden, the man is still a hardcore roadbuster but he don't come out my road no more :character0029: :fud: :emoticon-cartoon-012:
Quote from: TauntoHawk on March 18, 2018, 11:08:16 AM
Get a warden to do a sting with a stuffer deke and make an example of them the others are probably his friends and will think again.
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That might work, if it was in the right place.I don't think game wardens have the time.There are a few ranches that get poached all the time by these low lifes, and they don't even know it. These idiots drive the roads that follow the Yellowstone river.Not many houses, big ranches, they use 22's, maybe pellet guns
Quote from: appalachianassassin on March 18, 2018, 05:20:22 PM
wasting your time bro. now if you find a cornpile and call that in they will come set up on it and bust em. but, the game warden service is usually very short handed and I doubt they waste their time on your road hunters. ive found that violence usually works best.
Quote from: Buckeye_Strutter_935 on March 18, 2018, 07:20:06 PM
Quote from: High plains drifter on March 18, 2018, 09:38:42 AM
What's the best way to deal with poachers, road hunting scum?Punks who shoot turkeys with 22"s from inside vehicles.These idiots are in their 50's, 60's.Total dirtbags!!!
I hate lazy road hunters they just ruin it for guys like us who work our butts off and teach our family to cherish the outdoors and the rules we follow get $h!t on by idiots.....sorry to rant lol but I feel your pain call the GW and hope he works as hard as we do
I agree, I can't tolerate poachers. One of these people is at least 75. There is another group who are well into the 50's. Game wardens will probably not catch these decrepit idiots, they are too good at it, after 30 or 40 years.
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Sounds like something that has been going on here too but they shoot deer. I gave, the name, plate # make and model of the vehicle, what road he lives on, who he lives with, where he road hunts and hunts, how many buck he shot illegally, and an Instagram page that pics are being posted on and not a darn thing done about it.
I talked to an officer from a different county and he told me he, himself doesn't waist his time with the anonymous calls or online forms filled out. I could not believe he said that until he explained how many anonymous calls and online forms he responded to that were nothing but a few buddies or neighbors fighting because of jealousy and he covers a big county on his own. I was told to not be anonymous if I wanted something done.
Quote from: High plains drifter on March 18, 2018, 10:43:07 PM
Quote from: Buckeye_Strutter_935 on March 18, 2018, 07:20:06 PM
Quote from: High plains drifter on March 18, 2018, 09:38:42 AM
What's the best way to deal with poachers, road hunting scum?Punks who shoot turkeys with 22"s from inside vehicles.These idiots are in their 50's, 60's.Total dirtbags!!!
I hate lazy road hunters they just ruin it for guys like us who work our butts off and teach our family to cherish the outdoors and the rules we follow get $h!t on by idiots.....sorry to rant lol but I feel your pain call the GW and hope he works as hard as we do
I agree, I can't tolerate poachers. One of these people is at least 75. There is another group who are well into the 50's. Game wardens will probably not catch these decrepit idiots, they are too good at it, after 30 or 40 years.
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If the CO won't do anything there won't be much you can do legally in all honestly
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Quote from: yelpy on March 18, 2018, 10:47:29 PM
Sounds like something that has been going on here too but they shoot deer. I gave, the name, plate # make and model of the vehicle, what road he lives on, who he lives with, where he road hunts and hunts, how many buck he shot illegally, and an Instagram page that pics are being posted on and not a darn thing done about it.
I talked to an officer from a different county and he told me he, himself doesn't waist his time with the anonymous calls or online forms filled out. I could not believe he said that until he explained how many anonymous calls and online forms he responded to that were nothing but a few buddies or neighbors fighting because of jealousy and he covers a big county on his own. I was told to not be anonymous if I wanted something done.Im sure these punks poach deer, antelope, pheasant, anything within rifle range of the road.I hope the fish and game gets lucky, and catches them, but not likely, unfortunately. Montana, is a very big state.
Gut shoot them and let them run off to die on someone else's property. :smiley-char092:
disclaimer: The views and opinions on this post are mine and not Old Gobbler's or anyone else's reading this post. this post does not condone or recommend gut shooting anyone and letting them run off to die
sickening :-X
sounds like you might be in Louisiana
Might call your local news channels and see if they will do a story on local poachers.