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Old 11-13-2006 | 05:00 AM
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Sylvan
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Default RE: POACHING IN PA.

folks, i said this before, poaching is being done more than ever now..using other peoples tags is just as bad as ones that are not using tag and outlawing..
Certainly there are levels of severity regarding game violations. I don't put the guy who jack lights trophy animals, removes only the heads leaving the rest to rot, and selling the trophies in the same category with someone who puts his wife's tag on the 1 extra deer he shoots. In fact with the tons of deer we have here in Steuben co. NY I put that in the same category as somebody driving 70 in a 65. Why even bother? If that sort of thing is a serious offense to someone then imo they need to re-evaluate what's important in their life. Don't get me wrong, I'm all for game commissions going after serious offenses. That's where they should focus their extremely limited resources, but all too often it seems that they get hung up on the trivial stuff. I also find this idea of encouraging hunters to turn other hunters in to be a bit disturbing. That can get out of hand in a hurry. Imho it smells like a tactic right out of the old kgb play book and not something that promotes a healthy atmoshpere for a great sport.
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