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Old 12-28-2007 | 01:42 PM
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Default RE: Do we REALLY view Poaching as a "crime"?

OK.....OTHER THAN poaching to feed one's family....are there any other situations you might give a free pass to?
No. Add to that I live in a rural community and I know of several very poor people both in town and who live in the country. They all receive food stamps and have medical cards. You may or may not believe what sort of items some buy using their food stamps, beyond basic food their family needs. Sorry if I sound cold hearted, but in this day and age with what is available to families and taking into account the time, effort, expense, and cost of killing game.......poaching is unnecessary. I know there may be exceptions perhaps under extroadinary circumstances but I have never heard of one instance in my immediate area where poaching was absolutely a necessity.


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