RE: I caught a poacher
Bummer. I hate poachers. I have a neighbor to the land where we hunt who kills 20 to 30 deer a year, sometimes on his land and sometimes on ours and sometimes in George Washington National Forest (it borders both of our land). It's a 2 hour drive to the land, so it's not like I can stay out there and wait for him.Fortunately, there are a lot of deer around there and not a lot of hunters in the immediate vicinity.There's no public access to the National Forest, other than through private land,for about 5 miles
The part that really pisses me off is taht he doesn't even like venison. He just likes to kill things. Please make sure they get scared by this. If they learn their lessons, then it may get them off the wrong track. And I agree with what ducsauce says: Don't let them find out it was you who turned them in.
Good luck!