Bwana Earl
Inactive
Killing Possibly Rabid Animals
Our hunting club met with the area Game and Fish Biologist just today. He clearly and emphatically stated that on our lease, and anywhere else in the state, we should kill every fox, coon, bobcat, possum, coyote, skunk and other varmit we see. Because the fur market is dead they are overpopulating and rabies is only a small part of the problem. Turkey, quail and Canadian goose eggs and hatchlings as well as whitetail fawns are suffering huge losses because trapping is essentially a losing proposition.
He said to ignore all seasons, limits, etc as these are political and slow to change. He said no officer will challenge you unless you put your picture in the paper or try to illegally sell the pelts.
I know several enforcement officers who are not so practical minded, so I will be more than discreet.
Most of the enforcement officers I know have a serious attitude problem. They are very frustrated because the serious offenders and poachers are almost impossible to nab in these vast rural areas. One actually came to my house and informed me that he had investigated an illegal dumping situation on some public hunting land and had traced a credit card ticket he found in the trash to my credit card. He had determined that it was not me nor my wife who dumped the trash, but the real offender was in the military and had moved out of state and was therefore unavailable for arrest. He said he had enough evidence to charge ME (even though my wife signed the ticket). My other credit card charges even proved that both my wife and I were out of the country on a mission trip with a church group when the actual dumping occurred.
Here is the kicker. Because he had spent so much time and trouble on this case, he was going to issue ME a warning ticket. It would look bad at the office if he spent this much time and didn't get any results. And I should be grateful because he could write a real ticket and then I would have to get a lawyer and go to court or pay the fine and get points assesed against me toward losing my hunting rights!
He doesn't know how it happened, but I did even the score with him.
I think I got off the subject here. Sorry.
B. E.
Our hunting club met with the area Game and Fish Biologist just today. He clearly and emphatically stated that on our lease, and anywhere else in the state, we should kill every fox, coon, bobcat, possum, coyote, skunk and other varmit we see. Because the fur market is dead they are overpopulating and rabies is only a small part of the problem. Turkey, quail and Canadian goose eggs and hatchlings as well as whitetail fawns are suffering huge losses because trapping is essentially a losing proposition.
He said to ignore all seasons, limits, etc as these are political and slow to change. He said no officer will challenge you unless you put your picture in the paper or try to illegally sell the pelts.
I know several enforcement officers who are not so practical minded, so I will be more than discreet.
Most of the enforcement officers I know have a serious attitude problem. They are very frustrated because the serious offenders and poachers are almost impossible to nab in these vast rural areas. One actually came to my house and informed me that he had investigated an illegal dumping situation on some public hunting land and had traced a credit card ticket he found in the trash to my credit card. He had determined that it was not me nor my wife who dumped the trash, but the real offender was in the military and had moved out of state and was therefore unavailable for arrest. He said he had enough evidence to charge ME (even though my wife signed the ticket). My other credit card charges even proved that both my wife and I were out of the country on a mission trip with a church group when the actual dumping occurred.
Here is the kicker. Because he had spent so much time and trouble on this case, he was going to issue ME a warning ticket. It would look bad at the office if he spent this much time and didn't get any results. And I should be grateful because he could write a real ticket and then I would have to get a lawyer and go to court or pay the fine and get points assesed against me toward losing my hunting rights!
He doesn't know how it happened, but I did even the score with him.
I think I got off the subject here. Sorry.
B. E.
She kept foaming at the mouth and walked around snorting and growling. Anyone else ever seen one of them?
, Art