RE: Do we REALLY view Poaching as a "crime"?
Poaching is a serious crime and people do need to get punished to full extent. Here in Cali a lot of people already give you attitude for hunting, people don't see that its game management.
There are plenty of times where I am pig hunting and I come across a beautiful buck, but I dont take the shot. And someone who does shouldnt be in the forest at all.