Count is up to seven this month.
 

So far, the count for this month, is 7 poached deer. Found 2 on Tuesday, and 4 more today. One was a big body with rack missing, that had 3 others next to it that were yearlings. The C.O.said that the buck had a neck shot that wasn't a bow. Foundone a couple weeks ago too.Four of the sevenwere bucks.Anyone else ever havethese problems?

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Why are they killing the yearlings? Are the cleaning them?

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Chopped of hind quarts and rest of the deer was just layin there. All were that way.

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Isn't 2+4 = 6? [8D]

All kidding aside, thats a shame.

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Poachers ought to be poached, or maybe just neutered.

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I saw some blood in the road the other day by one of the wells I check. It looked like someone killed one and loaded it up. Usually it's just a local wanting some meat. I've never found any bucks with antlers cut off, though.

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I see that all the time in my area. There are always carcases with the back straps cut out and the rest is just laying there rotting. Smells bad. I hate poachers.[:@]:(

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Just found out the other day that a guy near where I hunt was caught poaching deer.....I hate poachers!!

So where I live....there isn't "alot" of bucks....so if this guy takes 5-7 bucks from my area....that is ALOT!!

Some people just don't get it.

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Luckily I don't have that problem here in IL where I hunt. I feel for you though. Thats a shame. Hope they catch um.

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Well, Rick James, if you paid attention there were 6 counted deer in the beginning of the paragraph then I mentioned the first one I found a couple weeks before. Thanks for the math lesson though.

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Probably need a Spelling lesson as well. "biggining" ;) J/K

In all seriousness, what is the localC.O. going to do about this? Can't they set up any robo-deer and catch them in the act?

I mean 7 deer is beginning to get a little absurd, isn't it?

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Yeah, Bols. The local C.O. has already picked out a steak out point and will be setting up on the location to try and catch the poachers in the act. I actually called the DNR after the first one I found. Finally after the landowner and I have found a total of 7 deer, they finally realized how serious it was. The sad thing is, within' a couple mile radius, they've caught up to 8 poachers in the county. And still, it is going on.

I think this might be the reason I'm not seeing the quality of bucks I have in the past. My area is usually known for producing deer scoring as high as 160-170 class.