ORIGINAL: Mr. Longbeard
Let me ask a Question... If you violate a game law no matter how small... Are you a poacher???
I really believe that if you had 10 hunters standing in front of you that 8 of those huntershas violated game laws every year
no, you are not POACHER in most HUNTERS eyes.
definition of POACHER is one that goes out and kill deer out of season and at night/day.
then you have ROAD HUNTER that hunts in legal hrs but shoots out window and usually during regular deer season.
both areviolating LAW but the POACHER in ROAD hunters eyes a FELON.LOW LIFE.
now, most of road hunters i see are good people, ALL of POACHERS are low life.
both are breaking law.
this is why when you say 8 out of 10 break law, NO, i dont believe that but have 8 out of 10 broken the LAW over years, YES, but most were mistakes do to their YOUTH.
most of hunters i see, drink with, play cards with, go to club meetings are for most part, GOING BY LAW.
you would be surprised at ones you think ARE GOING BY LAW AND ARE NOT.
do too lack of ddeer now, i even here the law breakers in past saying, THEY SHOULD PUT THAT POACHER IN PRISON.
40 years ago, that would have been them they locked up.
as paul harvey says, GOOD DAY!!