#1937881 - 05/25/10 08:40 AM
Re: Poaching
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Wes Parrish
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Registered: 06/12/02
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Loc: Knoxville-Dover-Union City, TN
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The fact is there are not enough wardens to patrol the counties they are assinged to. . . . . . They will do something if they can.
Very true.
But unless we sportsmen are willing to pay more for licenses (and/or per some other way, but "pay more" period), there cannot be more county wildlife officers. Currently, most county wildlife officers have so many simultaneous calls coming in from various parts of their county that they simply have to prioritize and respond quickly to the ones that are most important.
They are also expected to answer non-wildlife related emergency calls that would otherwise be expected to be handled by the Sheriff's Department. If the Wildlife Officer is closer, he's expected to be the first responder. Note that in last week's murder of two police officers in West Memphis, it was a wildlife officer who first caught up with the thugs after they murdered the police officers, stopping them by ramming his truck into their van.
Let's keep in mind if more people were more honest and law-abiding, there wouldn't be a poaching problem.
Can't speak for the whole state, but in most of the areas I hunt, there seems to be less outright blatant "poaching" from public roads, particularly less spotlighting than in times past. Yet, there seems to be less overall respect for the rule of law on such issues as simply checking in an otherwise legally harvested deer. It's my belief that a lower percentage of the legally harvested deer are being "checked in" now than say 10 years ago. There seems to be quite a few hunters who only check in a buck they're going to mount.
I don't know what the answer is to these problems, since they reflect on society in general seemingly having less respect for any rules or laws, and our government at all levels mainly just selectively enforcing most laws. Not sure which came first, the government failing to enforce existing law, or law-breakers being so rampant that the laws couldn't be enforced on a practical basis.
All I can say is that laws that are not enforced get progressively less respect and become broken with increasing frequency.
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#1937906 - 05/25/10 08:58 AM
Re: Poaching
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KENBOB10
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Registered: 06/22/06
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Loc: Benton tn.
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Good points Wes. I started to confront them myself, but my son who is a LEO told me not to(I had him on the phone). I was by myself and it probably was not a good idea. I was armed, but you never know what will happen in a situation like that. My son knew what he was talking about. I just can't stand to see individuals taking more that their share. It takes away from every law abiding citizen who buys a license and follows the rules. It didn't even bother them at first that I was sitting in my boat watching them. Oh well, they got away with it that time.
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#1938007 - 05/25/10 09:58 AM
Re: Poaching
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cecil30-30
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Loc: Morgan Co
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i hunt morgan co. east of sunbright and have not seen or heard the poaching problem you describe.
i reported a former coworker for baiting. the WO acted on my tip and caught this guys neighbor baiting. You don't live here and know the locals real good obviously.. no, i don't live there but am acquainted with the neighboring landowners. i don't recall hearing any after hours shooting and i know most of the guys that hunt the area. i am sure it happens, but not to my knowledge near us.
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#1939732 - 05/26/10 05:57 PM
Re: Poaching
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Boone 58
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Poaching goes on everywhere, but the thing to do is listen to your kids, and others....(talk at school) and quietly go about letting the WO know. Sooner or later fate meets destiny and we score one for the good guys. dont get frustrated and don't lose sleep. Be vigilant and let the system work.
"Dont let what you cant do interfere with what you can do".....
John Wooden
UCLA former basketball coach and hall of famer.
Edited by camoman270 (05/26/10 05:58 PM)
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