CalNewbie

I guess I'll get my two cents worth in before the topic gets closed!

Mod70 - great job! It's unfortunate that you have to go to such lengths to protect your property.

Stiper Phil - I don't believe that what Mod70 did constitutes vigilantism. He didn't take the law into his own hands, and by his account he didn't confront the poacher. What he did do is see a crime and report it to the proper authority. I don't want this to sound like a flame, but I disagree with your viewpoint. You're take on this is not to play cop, but to play prosecutor. You decide which crimes deserve prosecution, which should be ignored.

Sorry, but your arguement sounds like "I don't want to get involved". What if the poacher were trespassing on your property? Perhaps stealing from you? Shouldn't we pick up the cell phone and report it to the proper authorities. I think the indifference of good people to criminal acts is worse than poaching.

Mod70

eastwood: I found the deer dead from a high neck shot just behind the ear. I dont think the deer took one step after he was shot. The poacher claimed he shot the deer in another county. So it's not a case of not finding the land owner (me) to retrieve the deer. And why wasn't mod out hunting: I had already filled my buck tag and does wern't legal till Sat am.
Stripper phil: Whats with this 1984 thing? Please explain. And yes move next to me and do the drug thing and I'll turn you in. In a heart beat!!!!!!

GoTres

Way to go Mod70. We've got poachers and trespassers on our land and I haven't caught them yet, but I've finally got family support to crack down on them. I know that the GW has other things to do besides patrol our place and that the primary responsibility rests with the landowners, but it's my inlaw's place and they didn't want to make any trouble with the "neighbors." These are the "neighbors" who have destroyed fences and equipment, and shot cows as well as helping themselves to the land and wildlife. My best blind has about 2 dozen bullet holes in it from over the summer. Are these the same people who some of us would protect by not turning them in? We put up signs and they tear them down if they pay any attention to them at all. For all of these reasons, I fully support what you did and I don't understand the thinking of those who would do differently.

timbercruiser

Mod70, I think he was refering to a book published by George Orwell around 1950. The book, 1984, was about a Big Brother type of government. Don't remember a lot about it.

nodose

eastwood you need to read the entire thread....i posted a similar senario way back when the thread first started. <img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>

eastwood

Yeah, I read that nodose. However, not to try and one-up your genious thought process and problem solving skills, I felt I needed to add my point of view based on the facts provided by Mod70. Although, I can see where the root of the problem is with this one. Your jelous of my good looks and non-humble ability to express my opinion to a bunch of absolute strangers and as a result, making me look like a complete horses arse! <img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>

Douche

Eastwood You Are A DORK!!!!!!<img src=icon_smile_tongue.gif border=0 align=middle>

(for anyone who doesnt know which is everyone EastDork is my uncle)

propmahn

well score one for the good guys. unforunatly we dont score enough

propmahn
save the world, reload your brass

BobS

In OK deer are considered property of the land owner. If you shoot a deer on your property and he makes it to your neighbors property, you have to have permission from the landowner to retrieve the animal. If the landowner refuses you have to let it go. If you go get the animal you can be charged with trespassing, and hunting without permission. If the GW is notified that an animal is being left to rot I am not sure what they would do. Depends on GW.

I have hunted in SD and it is a law that the sportsman retrieve his game no matter where it goes. You can't take a weapon on the property but you must attempt to recover the game.

RICHIE3

I now that very scenario (Bob described) happened to a buddy of mine during a hunt. He called the game warden. The game warden proceeded to talk to the owner who would not let anyone in. He got nowhere with the owner. So, the game warden called a highway patrolman to the scene. Long story short, the highway patrolman dragged the deer to the fenceline to where it could be retrieved for my buddy. I don't know much about the legal rights of highway patrolmen, but I do know they need no search warrant to search a vehicle on a roadway. Maybe it transfers over to property as well.

But, the story is that I am sure there isn't a game warden around who wouldn't help out in a situation like this. There is always a way to get things done like that.