Poached, but in my home state of West Virginia
Poached, but in my home state of West Virginia
jcw355 you have the link to the story
There was no link to the story
As much as poachers piss me off, the maddest I think I've ever been was back in '76 I was in college and was invited to go home with a friend and deer hunt the weekend. It was between Brady and mason, Tx. Deer capitol of the world. We had come to town for lunch and a big crowd was gathered around the café. GW had busted a group (I remember 10-12 guys) from Dallas area, I think. They had shot 50 deer. GW had the deer piled on a lowboy trailer. We asked what they were doing with the meat? Several of us offered to clean them and take them to the local boys home (orphanage) down the road. The Judge said the deer were illegally taken and therefore could NOT be used. The deer were taken to the dump, diesel poured over them and then burned and buried.
The only good to come of this was the Judge (who had been in office for 20 yrs) was up for re-election, then challenger was an unknown outsider (small town politics) and huge underdog. The challenger won a LANDSLIDE and the Judge left town.
The only good to come of this was the Judge (who had been in office for 20 yrs) was up for re-election, then challenger was an unknown outsider (small town politics) and huge underdog. The challenger won a LANDSLIDE and the Judge left town.
Man, thats a huge waste of meat. Glad Okla doesn't do that.
Bastards got off easy. Fined less than a $1000 each for shooting from a roadway in a state park, illegally killing a deer in an area closed to hunting.
Do you have a link to the Beckham County story???
Not that particular incident. That was November 29th or 30th. I will see what I can find.
Here is a link to a few Game Warden stories.
http://www.okgamewarden.com/PastIssues/2004_Issue2/Game_Warden_Field_Reports.htm
http://www.okgamewarden.com/PastIssues/2004_Issue2/Game_Warden_Field_Reports.htm
http://recordspedia.com/Oklahoma/Beckham-County/Court-Records/18852
Here are a couple charged with head lighting during that time frame. More than likely a newspaper article over a month old would take some leg work to get.
