I see the distinctions in terms of ethics rather than defining hunters/poachers by the legal definition. In my opinion, the man who jacklights a deer out of season or falsely uses a tag that he shouldn' t because his family needs the meat (and we all know that in some cases that really IS the case) is a much better and more ethical hunter than the man who legally hunts over bait where that is allowed, or shoots a tame animal in an enclosure somewhere or hunts on one of these " ranches" I see on the outdoor channel just for the sake of killing a " trophy" . I would be much more proud to call the man who shoots a few extra turkeys for his childrens' dinners a fellow hunter than shake the hand some jerk with too much disposable income who hunts corsican ram somewhere in Texas because it makes him feel exotic or more of a man. I hunt myself both because I prefer the meat of wild game and because I don' t know what I would do if I didn' t hunt, and I say we need more guys like me and more guys out there to harvest meat for the table and fewer people trying to turn hunting into some testosterone driven quest to prove who has a larger male organ. And while we' re at it, let' s lose the greedy ranch owners and gadget makers turning hunting into a high-tech industry.