Game Camera
#1
Typical Buck
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: St. Louis, MO
Posts: 716
Game Camera
Some of you might remember a post I made about putting my camera up too close to a poachers stand. Well I end up getting it and moving it. Well it appears that it snapped a shot of the poacher and he took it [:' (][:@]
I decided that I wasn' t goint to stand for it so I went to Wal-Mart and bought a pair of bolt cutters, went back & cut the chain on the poachers stand (yes he had the cojones to chain it to a tree) and took his stand. Tomorrow I' m going back and posting a note telling him we can " trade back" if he wants but we' ll meet at the land-owner' s house where he' ll be forbidden (probably have authorities there as well) to hunt there again, etc.
2 things:
For all you bow-hunters: Did I go too far?
For you poachers, GO GET YOUR OWN PLACE![:@]
I decided that I wasn' t goint to stand for it so I went to Wal-Mart and bought a pair of bolt cutters, went back & cut the chain on the poachers stand (yes he had the cojones to chain it to a tree) and took his stand. Tomorrow I' m going back and posting a note telling him we can " trade back" if he wants but we' ll meet at the land-owner' s house where he' ll be forbidden (probably have authorities there as well) to hunt there again, etc.
2 things:
For all you bow-hunters: Did I go too far?
For you poachers, GO GET YOUR OWN PLACE![:@]
#2
RE: Game Camera
no, i don' t think you went too far. the old eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth. but, that' s if he stole your cam. how can you be sure it was him who stole it. hope you get your cam back. good luck!
#6
Typical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Free Union, VA
Posts: 750
RE: Game Camera
Only problem I have with that is if it turns ugly. I know that we have to take a stand sometimes (no pun intended) but if the guy is willing to hunt where he doesn' t have permission he might be willing to break other laws as well.
Watch your back. Good luck.
David
Watch your back. Good luck.
David
#9
RE: Game Camera
I have to admit that I probably would have done the same thing. The stand was on private property and the person in question obviously had no permission whatsoever to be on it.
Bummer about the camera. I hope you get it back.
Bummer about the camera. I hope you get it back.
#10
Typical Buck
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: St. Louis, MO
Posts: 716
RE: Game Camera
PAHUNTER21
Definition of poaching is taking game illegaly, including trespassing. That' s what I meant, not necessarily that he was taking them out of season.
BTW, how do you know if he is a poacher or just a plain old trespasser?