RE: POACHERS
Of course I don't condone the actions of the poachers. But I have alot of questions from your post.
What on earth was the landowner thinking when he took shots at people who posed absolutely no immediate threat to him? If he would have hit one of them it would have been agg. assualt w/ a deadly weapon. If he killed one of them it would be an outright murder case as he knows the weapon would most likely kill before he pulled the trigger. A prosecuter would love such a cut & dry case IMO.
Did the game warden know the land owner took shots at these poachers? If he did know and did nothing about it I can only wonder what the heck is going on down there? If he knew he should have arrested the land owner.
It ain't the wild west anymore.