Help a Brother Earn some brownie points..

[MN/Kyle]

Guys, Guys, Guys...

My girlfriend of two years needs our help. She is doing a reseach project in her writing class about POACHING.

As we as hunters know, this is one of the things that give us a bad name, and something that should not be tollerated.

She has some good things for WHY people poach such as:

Medicinal purposes, trophy hunting (desire for that record book game animal), and the sale of animal parts (for jewelry, religious beliefs...etc.)

I told her she should add that some people do it for food, as in they have no other means of generating food.

Also, the history of poaching. I'm learning a lot from helping her, and hope we all can learn something from this.

Anything you guys could add, opinions, beliefs, FACTS will greatly be appreciated. Thanks for the help, she will be thankful.

As an incentive, after enough information is generated, I will post a picture or my lady[8D]Thanks again.

Your brother in hunting,
Kyle

[Killer_Primate]

I think most do it simply because they either don't want to wait for the season to start (gun shots at dusk and dawn during bow season, my personal favorite), or they're not done hunting once the season is over.
Or if trespassing, they're simply too lazy to find a place to hunt legally.

Or if you ask a poacher he'll say something like; "Itts'a traydisyioun... ma grandady done it, then-ther ma daddy, now I figer itsa just in me, ya'no." or "man I just love seening those glowin lit'l I's, staring right at me with my million candle power spot lite. Tha tak ther theiving lit'l head outta the cern piyl and BLAM!" "Go sthyl sum body elsis dang cern,,, ha ha"

[popeandyoungchaser]

Kyle you may alsotell herthat some people do it to protect their crops from the animals, such as farmers and orchard owners.

Others do it for pure enjoyment wich makes me sick.

Many kids do it for the thrill of breaking the law. Also makes me sick!!!

I'll see if i can dig anything else up.

[_Dan]

Ever take a look at Ebay and see all the racks for sale? Makes one wonder how many of them were poached.

[youngfart]

I know of farmers that just can't justify the loss of their feed they have stored that the deer get on and pee on and eat and what ever else they do to it. Elk are notorious for climbing to the top of stacked round bales and peeing on them. The allotted funds the government give to the farmers is way under what they'd get on the market,so they take itin their own hands and kill them under the scrutiny of them selves. It's hard to understand aswe are hunters ,but then again it's their livelyhood the animals are ruining. Go figure
Youngfart

[Splitear_Leland]

I agree, a lot of farmers will shoot does during the summer to cut down on crop damage.
I caught a guy shooting a doe out of season with a rifle one time. He said he was only shooting a doe so he could take it home for food. Was it illegal, yes, did I turn him in, no. Laws are laws, but if you're trying to feed your family, who cares about one of the "States" does?

[MN/Kyle]

Great stuff so far, guys. We thank you.

[greenboy]

You might be able to add in stuff about how they affect the population of game animals, and maybe their methods of poaching but thats just my .2

[sandilands]

top reason is greed...... historically in southern easternManitoba there is alot of poachers. Most do it for racks, that they can't connect on during daylight hrs (easily). I know of several poachers that would shoot bucks only and sell the racks to outfitters mostly in the states to put up in guest houses...... but that was in the 80's.

Second reason is food........ I personally know of a cpl of guys that shoot WAY over their limit. Each deer is tagged just not with theirs. They kill for the elderly and for those on welfare. I refuse to turn these guys in...... although won't hunt with them or near the land where they hunt. They do it for pleasure but the main goal is to feed friends and family. Recipients of poached deer get meat for less than .50 cents a pound where it isn't possible to get that at the market.

Like I said historically there is alot of poaching in southern MB...... the Red River Metis people were paid as well as kept meat from killing buffalo that the US gov't wanted exterminated as part of their Indian control programs in the 1800's. Louis Riel, the famous Metis from Manitoba was one of those poachers..... and was eventually hung b/c of his political views and actions. type metis rebellion in google and find out more.

Need more info just PM me, I'm more than happy to help

[Rhody Hunter]

I have a farmer near me that grows Christmas trees and he could get a nuisance permit but says he pays enough in taxes so he doesn't get one and shoots them year round when ever he sees them.