H.A.F.
a.k.a. Rusty Nails
That's what I mean. You take their gear, then leave a note that says it's at the wardens. You never actually have to give the warden the gear if they were poaching - they won't ask for it, and they probably won't come back.
Any of you guys here hunt?
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Oreguhnism
Really Active Member
I understood the gist.....but these people aint smart enough in my opinion which makes them a liability, unfortunately. I just wanted them to know someone was watching.....somewhere.....see if that would clear em out. A note imho,wouldnt do shit, no cop goes here lol....
SCJedi
Synergist
I have a cousin that is a trained guide. He is nothing short of an animal slayer. He's been trying to put me in the woods for an elk for the past few years. During bow season last year he stumbled on two bulls fighting with locked racks and nailed one at 50 feet. He said it freaked him out.
It has been a spell for me but I grew up hunting deer, wild boar, chukkar, ringnecks, duck, geese, quail, squirrel, etc. Lots of stories. I ate my first squirrel when I was around 8. I have good access in the Carolinas, Alabama, Iowa, Montana, Colorado, Idaho, and Oregon. I doubt I'll really do much more that shoot sidearms much in the future though as I mostly fish these days.
It has been a spell for me but I grew up hunting deer, wild boar, chukkar, ringnecks, duck, geese, quail, squirrel, etc. Lots of stories. I ate my first squirrel when I was around 8. I have good access in the Carolinas, Alabama, Iowa, Montana, Colorado, Idaho, and Oregon. I doubt I'll really do much more that shoot sidearms much in the future though as I mostly fish these days.
TheOther
Member
No, you leave a Warden's buisiness card there, they won't be back for a while.
Maybe a nice note on the back, call to aid an ongoing investigation.
Let paranoia and word of mouth do the rest.
Follow up with dis information, edit some maps and place names, nail a poster in the parking area.
Should clear the area out for next season
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Punisher84
Just some asshole
Considering they have extended season and unlimited limit in designated areas here, let them cut the population down. Every year there are fewer and fewer tags sold. Fewer people hunt. Over population of white tail around here, disease problems to go with it.
When I was a kid you were limited to I think 2-3 tags a year. Christ now I think if you hunt shotgun, archery, muzzle loader you can harvest over a dozen animals. If you get in the designated areas you can harvest many more.
Around here I think most "poaching" is just guys wanting to keep their freezer full. I know several that do that. Not trophy hunters, meat hunters.
Same applies to birds around here. Turkey really taken off in last 20 years. See them as road kill quite often. Enough smaller game birds coming back that bobcats have moved back in, which is probably a good thing.
Guess the state loses out on a bit of $$ from poaching but it is not much. Poaching is illegal, government says so is growing weed...
gwheels
Hobby Farmer
Conservation is the best part about hunting. I dont hunt but i always get my licence Deer and small game.
People dont get it...what we do not harvest will be taken by wolves, then disease and starvation. Over and over on a cycle.
So why should they die of disease when they can be slow smoked and savored.
This year i am going to get all my gun shit up to date. I think I might go bag a deer this fall.
I will need to actually buy a gun....
I have a few ideas....lol...how can one pick.
And i hated the 30 30 so much my first gun was a lever action....I got a 356, Why conform when you can excel.
I did end up buying a 30 30 real cheap...i get the alure....its pretty much the kick of a 22 250...weak sauce.
I like shooting game and having it rock me...BOOM....
People dont get it...what we do not harvest will be taken by wolves, then disease and starvation. Over and over on a cycle.
So why should they die of disease when they can be slow smoked and savored.
This year i am going to get all my gun shit up to date. I think I might go bag a deer this fall.
I will need to actually buy a gun....
I have a few ideas....lol...how can one pick.And i hated the 30 30 so much my first gun was a lever action....I got a 356, Why conform when you can excel.
I did end up buying a 30 30 real cheap...i get the alure....its pretty much the kick of a 22 250...weak sauce.
I like shooting game and having it rock me...BOOM....
Punisher84
Just some asshole
Heres Gwheels headed out to go bag a deer. Its gonna rock him alright
If you're a deer hunter get a bolt action. A Ruger .308 is a good all around rifle, you don't need any magnum calibers.Conservation is the best part about hunting. I dont hunt but i always get my licence Deer and small game.
People dont get it...what we do not harvest will be taken by wolves, then disease and starvation. Over and over on a cycle.
So why should they die of disease when they can be slow smoked and savored.
This year i am going to get all my gun shit up to date. I think I might go bag a deer this fall.
I will need to actually buy a gun....
And i hated the 30 30 so much my first gun was a lever action....I got a 356, Why conform when you can excel.
I did end up buying a 30 30 real cheap...i get the alure....its pretty much the kick of a 22 250...weak sauce.
I like shooting game and having it rock me...BOOM....
NoWaistedSpace
PICK YOUR OWN
Beautiful fireplace design!
Standing back and looking, the image looks like a "Trophy" made into a "trophy".
I have a 12pt whitetail hanging on the wall I killed in 1992. Was the last time I went deer hunting.
NoWaistedSpace
PICK YOUR OWN
I know Matt McConaughey lost weight for a "movie role", but this was a little too far.
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SCJedi
Synergist
I have a 1957 Winchester Model 88 .308 that was a gift when I turned 12 years old and got my first hunting license.
The only way that this long gun goes away is when it is pried from my cold, dead hands. I turn 50 this year so you can get an idea of how well I shoot this rifle.
Funny story about this rifle. When I was a teenager I used to get in a lot of trouble. During one of my "stays away from home" my pop took his buddy Chuck up to the local range. Well, Chuck didn't bring a gun so my pop let him use my .308 which still has the same very heavy steel scope. Pop was taking shots when Chuck put his eye right up against that metal ring and pulled the trigger. He came out of that scope kiss looking like a one-eyed raccoon.
NoWaistedSpace
PICK YOUR OWN
I'm 58, born and raised in the country, was taught very young to hunt and fish.
1st gun was an H&R single shot 410.
When I was around 8 or 9, dad would takes us "squirrel" hunting by floating us down one of the local creeks in a 12' aluminum "John Boat". You learned to use all your senses to be an "expert" hunter in the woods.
Thanks Dad!
Highland Rogue
Really Active Member
If she answers to Louise, pretty sure it's my mother-in-law.
BigBallzWillie
BE THE BALL
Oreguhnism
Really Active Member
I thought about keeping a freezer full, but these are urban rednecks with ar15s and all the fancy gear and harvesting nothing to eat, just shootin`......if they got money for expensive toys and such, doubt they are hungry.....same thing in Cental Oregon, China Hat Christmas Valley, tons of poaching or gunnin'......out of season especially. You can hike around little rock formations and find bags of meat dumped after antler harvesting....
I appreciate those that hunt the right way! So please no one take my remarks as anti hunter.....no one said anything but I have a feeling this is a complicated issue, heh.....
NoWaistedSpace
PICK YOUR OWN
All honesty, why would someone need a high powered rifle to deer hunt with? It's very rare they fight back. lol
Single shot shotgun or a good compound bow is all you need after you have mastered the art of "woodland invisibility".
That is their neighborhood and they definitely know you're there.
You just know there'll be some big mouth "chipmunk" surely will sound the alarm nuts that you're there. lol
Baron
Really Active Member
Big fan of H&R,have a handi rifle in 35 Whelen and a wheel gun in 32 mag, that they only made for 2 years in the early ‘80sI still got my H&R 410....
Baron
Really Active Member
The older I get the less I like shooting the big mags, I do however have a 300 win mag that is one hell of a bean field gun, if you want to shoot 500 plus yards across the soybeans, it is the ticket.