If you all knew of someone (i.e. family,friend,internet friend, it doesnt matter) the blatenly broke the law hunting. It doesnt matter for what illegal weapon,illegal kill, invalid tag.Would you all report them? Just looking for your input. Thanks.
I think first, I'd "talk" to said person, I say talk and not confront. If said activity continued, they wouldn't exactly be a friend and it would be easier to teach them a lesson.
If we are not part of the solution, we are part of the problem.
Why is said person better than you? You conform to game laws, hunt under the guidelines of your laws and said person doesn't? Is that fair to you or any other sportsperson?
I am not a complete rat, but if I know someone is doing something that really is causing damage, I would talk first and see if they will listen to reason. If after that they continue their ignorant behavior drop bombs. I totally quit hunting with someone recently due to ignorant behavior and being a hard head. When he called me to help dress a tom he shot off the road it was to much, but when he shot a young albino buck from the road by one of my properties I called the warden. It was that or me go to jail for murder.
had something like this come up here in july.
A nieghboor and is buddy was talking to me they both said they had hunted and we should all go on a hunt togather.
I said sure. I figured they knew more about the area seeing how they grow up around here.
The buddy starts telling me how he killed a buck with a .22 rifle. in oct. there is no gun season in oct here and it is illegal to hunt with a .22.
Then he said he went to a spot he had saw a turkey. and said he tried to shoot the turkey with a .22 when it was not even turkey season and you can not turkey hunt with a .22. Then he said he was on the road when this happen.
There is no way i will hunt with this guy.
If i had saw this happen i would have reported him. plus here you get a reward.
I would not turn in a friend or family member for something small but a out of season kill or a riflekillsince there illegal i would
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If you all knew of someone (i.e. family,friend,internet friend, it doesnt matter) the blatenly broke the law hunting. It doesnt matter for what illegal weapon,illegal kill, invalid tag.Would you all report them? Just looking for your input. Thanks.
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I know illegal is illegal, but for me there is a big difference between say spotlighting, shooting deer out of season and not buying an archery stamp. In most cases I would play it by ear and follow your heart. Good luck.
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TeeJay---my current hunting buddy and I have been hunting together off and on for 9 years now. About 3-4 years ago he ran into a guy at work and started hunting with him. The guy could put down some deer I tell you. He was also a big buck killer, no doubt about it. Well, my buddy started hunting with him alot more than me the next two years. No problem, I learned alot hunting on my own. Then my friend started telling me about this guy....he would hunt on Sundays(illegal in VA). He would take 50 yard pot shots at deer for fun. He would kill twice the legal limit of deer each year and not check in the bucks he killed. He stopped hunting with the guy altogether.
TeeJay---my current hunting buddy and I have been hunting together off and on for 9 years now. About 3-4 years ago he ran into a guy at work and started hunting with him. The guy could put down some deer I tell you. He was also a big buck killer, no doubt about it. Well, my buddy started hunting with him alot more than me the next two years. No problem, I learned alot hunting on my own. Then my friend started telling me about this guy....he would hunt on Sundays(illegal in VA). He would take 50 yard pot shots at deer for fun. He would kill twice the legal limit of deer each year and not check in the bucks he killed. He stopped hunting with the guy altogether.
But did he turn him in? I believe that one I would. That's blatant.
Again, like most have said it can be a very sticky issue. I would talk with the said person and discuss the issue, trying to understand why they would do this act. I know, I would no longer concider that person a hunting partner nor would I want them hunting on the same property as I. As for turning them in, again it can be very touchy but I beleive I would. They need to understand their actions are breaking the law and it really puts a bad light on the hunting community. I know in my neck of the woods it's getting harder and harder to find willing land owners to let you hunt on their property.
To report a poacher or not?
