I'm a Kentuckian also...never poached myself but I did hear a story bout two Ky boys going out west to hunt.
They stopped at a checking station bright and early the first morning they were there. They had 2 deer and a bear. The warden said "They are some of the finest animals I ever seen killed, Trophys they are."
On further inspection the warden noticedsomething about the bearand asked "How did you manage to shoot him through both paws and between the eyes???"
The Ky. Boys replied "He was tryin to keep the light out of his eyes."