Poaching is getting expensive in Ohio

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Poaching is getting expensive in Ohio

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New legislation was enacted raising the restitution value of game taken illegally in Ohio. Looks like a trophy buck could really hit poachers in the pocketbook! :D
Species - new value (old value): trumpeter swan - $2,500 ($1,000); Eastern massasauga rattlesnake - $2,500 ($1,000); wild turkey - $500 ($300); white-tailed deer/antlerless - $250 ($400); white-tailed deer/antlered - $500 ($400); walleye - $50 ($10); largemouth bass - $50 ($10); and steelhead - $50 ($10).

The legislation also addressed increased values for "trophy" white-tailed deer.

An additional progressive formula will be applied to bucks with a gross score more than 125 inches on the Boone and Crocket (B&C) scale. Antlered deer scoring under 125 B&C would be valued at $500. Poached deer scoring 125 B&C would have a restitution value of $1,531.25; 150 B&C would result in $4,625 restitution value; and a 170 B&C would call for a $8,585 restitution value.
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No EXCUSE for Poaching :x :!: :!: :!: Those fines still are not High enough Triple them :x
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I'm no fan of poaching and I agree with fines but how can they have a sliding scale for the antler size? Why don't they just make all whitetail deer that are poached $8500 and not just the big ones?
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dick195252 wrote:No EXCUSE for Poaching :x :!: :!: :!: Those fines still are not High enough Triple them :x
Those are not fines, they are the value of the animal killed. It's that price + a fine + forfeiture of guns, equipment, and vehicles used in the crime + loss of hunting privileges. :wink:
Partlike wrote:I'm no fan of poaching and I agree with fines but how can they have a sliding scale for the antler size? Why don't they just make all whitetail deer that are poached $8500 and not just the big ones?
A big problem here is the poachers shooting bucks with big racks to sell the head & rack. They locate them and then slip in at night with a rifle and kill them. A few are even dumb enough to try to tag them as archery kills. I've seen the area conservation officer bring bucks in to my buddy's processing place to have them skinned and examined for the method of killing them. In several cases he left with plenty of pics, perhaps a bullet, and the head with antlers attached. The meat is left to donate to needy families, so they aren't wasted in that sense. Matter of fact, some of those tenderloins my family has been eating may have come from some of those deer. :wink: :lol:

Unfortunately, these days people pay big bucks for big bucks! (pun intended)
Those trophy mounts (or caped heads) can be sold for a lot of $$$$
The killing is illegal, the sale is illegal, the possession of the mount is illegal, but it's still a big business in our impoverished area. There have been a few "poacher rings" busted in Ohio in recent years and the increase in the cost of shooting those bucks might help slow it down.
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dick195252 wrote:No EXCUSE for Poaching :x :!: :!: :!: Those fines still are not High enough Triple them :x
I agree.
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A big poaching ring was busted up in Coshocton County. Good story about it in the last issue of Ohio Outdoor News http://www.ohiooutdoornews.com/.
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Post by Crockett&boon »

i guess their lucky they don't live in west tn then poaching is a 10,000 dollar fine and you lose your wepon ,what ever you were riding in truck or what ever they come check your home to see if you have any untaged game in your freazer if so can lose your home(not likely but can happen) they don't play here oh yea can't purchase a hunting or fishing permit for 10 years
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Neat thing about OON is that they have a section detailing all the arrests and tickets for hunting infractions listed by Wildlife District.

For $18 per year it's a great stuff. It's put out every two weeks and is in newspaper format.
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Post by Kenton »

i don't think the problem is the maxium fine for poaching when the max is never handed out anyway.
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Post by brokebow »

In Wisconsin you can get more jail time for poaching ,than secound degree manslaughter ,and that is the truth,I have seen it. SOOOOOOOOO dont poach in Wisconsin. I still would not turn anybody in for if they needed meat for themselves ,but sell it and I would sing like a bird.
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Post by Brainiac »

Maybe we need to do what Africa does with poachers.
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Here ya go wabi read this these guys live in the next city over from me and pops.
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Post by Grizzly Adam »

I believe in Conservation Law Enforcement. If it weren't for the efforts of national, provincial and state agencies to protect natural resources, we wouldn't have any wild places to enjoy, or anything to hunt.

I believe in clear rules, efficient education, strict enforcement and tough penalties. That being said, I always hope that officers will be representatives of everything that's good about sportsmen, and that they will conduct themselves with courtesy, dignity and decorum as they seek our common good.

I think it's a shame when officers make clear cases only to have them thrown out or downplayed by wrist-slapping judges who probably do a little poaching themselves.

Seems like that happens a lot here in Carolina. :(
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