Originally Posted by
bigcountry
Doesn't sound like much proof to me. I don't blame ya for not turning him in. You only heard a shot, then saw a deer next day?
I myself have to be sure before turning someone in. People don't realize the effect it could have one people's life if they are wrong. Me for instance. Three years ago, I was bowhunting during the muzzleloader season for does. So there was a muzzleload shot down the hill from me. A doe I figured. Never saw it. A few min later, I shot a 5 pt buck. I see my neighbor starring at me, thinking I shot it and she didn't realize it was doe muzzleloader season. Talked to the DNR, they looked at the animal and said, no problem.
But it was a problem. Caused me several days of problem in the line of work I do. I was going thru a security clearance and had to report the incident. That led to long talk with anther investigator. It was cleared, but was uncalled for. And all because the ignorance of a lady making assumptions.
People don't realize what they are doing to others if they don't have proof.
It doesn't matter if you have proof. He obviously knows what happened. Maybe he can't prove it and the poacher may not get caught for this one but the guy will be put on the black list real quick and the warden will be keeping a close watch ont he guy. Even if he doesn't get in trouble maybe a warden showing up at his house questioning him will force him into spilling the beans and comeing clean, quiting poaching all together because he knows he almost got nailed, ect. There is more than one way to convict a poacher than an eye witness. They can do gun powder residue tests go to the supose scene and look for trace of bullets and blood where the deer was shot ect. A .22 huh sounds like he knows exactly what happened and most likely was a head shot and close. Wouldn't be hard to find for a warden after locatingthe skull and cape. Waiting is how poachers get away....... Could it be a missunderstanding?? Sure, but i highly think this guy knows exactly what happened. Hope the poachers get caught. Then maybe this thread will come back to bite the poster in the butt since he knew about it all along. WCL