ORIGINAL: younggun243

I think jail time would be a good thing to have, but not losing hunting priviledges for life all over the nation, that's too much.

Don't you think having your gun gather dust for 3 years is going to make you want to be more careful next time?

Let's say a kid shoots a turkey, and realizes he forgot his hunter's safety card at home, do you think he should be kept from hunting for his whole life that's in front of him? If you start handing out these kinds of measures, you'll end up having people wrongly have their hunting priviledges taken away for life.

Sure, take their gun, send them for a little jail, and a fat fine, with hunting priviledges gone for 2-3 years, but not a 10-year sentence, no hunting for the rest of your life, and never being able to purchase a firearm.

That's the moment we need torealize, it's just an animal.

Do you think a poacher is going to think $2,700.00 is worth shooting an animal you'll not get to keep? I don't think so, though I think a little jail time wouldn't hurt those guys too much.