Washington/Oregon poaching ring...

[Andy54Hawken]

I wonder if these people who "thrill kill" animals ...will move on to people next?

Having passed on many shots while hunting , usually 'cause of my worry of not being able to recover the animal or just outside of my "comfort zone" and being taught to respect life , I can not even begin to understand the desire to just kill something for the "thrill" of it.
Andy

 

[11Charlie]

I wonder if these people who "thrill kill" animals ...will move on to people next?

I have wondered the exact same thing Andy.

 

[cigars]

Poaching game...bad. Poaching eggs...good.

 

[Gunnerboy]

Worst part is the old Cowlitz county fish and game officer and old wahkiakum county fish and game officer knew about this and we even called olympia!! To complain that they did nothing until we threatened to leave bodies in the woods..This has been going on for almost 20 years and only response olympia had was call your local sheriff..Sickens me they only cared because it was enough evidence to make them look good and get the pat on the back and a bonus in there pockets.

 

[Argonaut]

Worst part is the old Cowlitz county fish and game officer and old wahkiakum county fish and game officer knew about this and we even called olympia!! To complain that they did nothing until we threatened to leave bodies in the woods..This has been going on for almost 20 years and only response olympia had was call your local sheriff..Sickens me they only cared because it was enough evidence to make them look good and get the pat on the back and a bonus in there pockets.

At the risk of getting political.........look at the idiot governors you have had the last 20 years. A fish rots from the head down.

 

[Tully Mars]

The problem is the punishment is nothing but a slap on the wrist.

I'm thinking that the game dept should take out a full page ad telling exactly where in the woods they are going to release these POS on opening morning

 

[11Charlie]

I'm thinking that the game dept should take out a full page ad telling exactly where in the woods they are going to release these POS on opening morning

Shoot all 12 POS's and I would be happy to buy a tag!

 

[Argonaut]

I'm thinking that the game dept should take out a full page ad telling exactly where in the woods they are going to release these POS on opening morning

There are many types of criminals that should be treated like that......in the end, it always comes down to the public taking a stand (and action) The examples are numerous in history, from Oliver Cromwell (taking out corrupt royalty and hanging a king) to Henry Plummer in western Montana. Most of them you never hear about. Taken care of quietly and efficiently.

 

[11Charlie]

Taken care of quietly and efficiently.

If I could I would. Jackarses like that don't deserve to breath clean air. They should be scrubbing crap off of some bubba's toilet seat in prison with there tongue!!!

 

[Diamondback]

I wonder if these people who "thrill kill" animals ...will move on to people next?

Having passed on many shots while hunting , usually 'cause of my worry of not being able to recover the animal or just outside of my "comfort zone" and being taught to respect life , I can not even begin to understand the desire to just kill something for the "thrill" of it.
Andy

Cruelty to animals is usually part of the serial killer's path of escalation...

 

[damando5]

Forget about fines they all need prison time like 5 yrs min !

 

[11Charlie]

5 yrs

X10

 

[Diamondback]

Forget about fines they all need prison time like 5 yrs min !

And not Camp Cupcake with cable and a golf course... Sheriff Joe HARD TIME, baby!

 

[Oathkeeper1775]

Dam, and some "fools" with leaking disks, bad elbows, bad knees, and bad ears....; try year after year to catch a legal shot...

 

[that guy]

Thank goodness most criminals are so stupid.

Suspects' phones led Northwest investigators to carcasses in one of the biggest poaching cases they've ever seen

 

[Stomper]

Thank goodness most criminals are so stupid.

Suspects' phones led Northwest investigators to carcasses in one of the biggest poaching cases they've ever seen

Too bad a fair amount of the following comments are lumping ALL gun owners in with those scum.

 

[Andy54Hawken]

That was a difficult read ... In fact I couldn't finish the article.
As a Hunter I am appalled at the carnage and murder of wildlife , perpetuated by these criminals.

The taking of a animals life needs to be done quickly , cleanly and humanely...Respect needs to be shown to the animal hunted.
Sounds like the people in the article did none of that.

I also worry for the backlash against hunters...The criminals and actions in the article are often what non-hunters think of hunters and hunting.
Andy

 

[Stomper]

That was a difficult read ... In fact I couldn't finish the article.
As a Hunter I am appalled at the carnage and murder of wildlife , perpetuated by these criminals.

The taking of a animals life needs to be done quickly , cleanly and humanely...Respect needs to be shown to the animal hunted.
Sounds like the people in the article did none of that.

I also worry for the backlash against hunters...The criminals and actions in the article are often what non-hunters think of hunters and hunting.
Andy

Huge difference between killling or murdering an animal (or human for that matter).

 

[Andy54Hawken]

Huge difference between killling or murdering an animal (or human for that matter).

Very true... I have killed..but never murdered.
I choose the word murder in my first post , just for the difference you said.
Andy

 

[Stomper]

Very true... I have killed..but never murdered.
Andy

So you've NEVER murdered an insect that creeped you out?