I think the idea of state wide check stations is silly. Alot of the managed private ranches in Texas have there own check stations set up and the information they collect is extremely important. But when you have check stations on a state wide level its kinda pointless because the information you get isint going to be very accurate. Alot of people dont report the animals that they kill and even if they do, most of the people who work at check stations dont know how to properly record the data. I've heard of several check stations in different states that had high school kids recording the data and even aging the deer brought in. To me thats just plain dumb. If you do not have quailified workers then the state is simply wasting money and the hunters are wasting there time.

I doubt that the number of poaching cases will increase due to the lack of state wide check stations. Most poachers arent going to take their deer to check stations anyway, so I really dont see what difference it makes. The best way to prevent poaching is to have extreme punishment for those who do the poaching. Take Texas for example, poaching down here is considered a felony. If a poacher gets caught then hes going to jail and most of the people will have to file bankrupcty because they can not pay the fines that they will recieve. Plus they loose everything that they had on or with them at the time they committed the crime ex. guns, boats, atvs, trucks. I think the best "poaching law" in Texas is the fact that you dont have to kill a deer on somebody elses land, but if you are caught on somebody elses land with a gun/bow then you are considered poaching and will face the same charges if you had killed a 200" with a spotlight off of a county road. Tough punishment is the best crime deterrent.