What's an appropriate punishment for poached deer in your opinion if not cash? Personally I think the fine should be more, but most of the losers poaching don't have the money to pay it anyways, so I'd settle for a year or two jail time.Everything about all of this is stupid and this thread. Fuck that guy if he did it wrong and fuck the state thinking the deer is worth 30k. They don’t own the deer, the free people do. If they own the deer make them pay when one totals your vehicle or worse, kills someone. I’ve read this thread and I’m over it. Stupid deer, stupid hunters and stupid scoring system and stupid social media. Stupid me for even commenting
I understand that, and agree. Most people aren't poaching spike bucks though either. I keep reading of the big box stores in certain areas refusing to prosecute theives if the amount of merchandise they steal is under a certain dollar amount. Theft is now rampant in those stores/areas. There needs to be some type of legal incentive to discourage would be law breakers, as obviously their own conscience isn't enough.The same fine you would pay for any deer that was killed illegal. I get why they do it by the inches to deter poaching but, if you poach a spike is it less valuable than a booner. A deer is a deer. That spike could be the next Milo Hansen buck who knows.
Why should the state get the money? Shouldn’t the person whose property it was killed on get it…. Some of it….. Nope they get nothing.What's an appropriate punishment for poached deer in your opinion if not cash? Personally I think the fine should be more, but most of the losers poaching don't have the money to pay it anyways, so I'd settle for a year or two jail time.
Made it down here as well.Ohio Alexander buck Under investigation for poaching
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Well it made it to archery talk surprised it took that long for a main thread