© By Othmar Vohringer
Over the last few days the internet was abuzz with news that Ted Nugent has been fined in the state of California for hunting deer over bait, which is illegal there. According to the news, Ted also hunted with an improper signed tag.
I am not going to repeat the whole story that has been plastered all over the internet on blogs and hunting community forums. Ted, according to the news, was hunting with a guide/outfitter from California and I wonder why that guide did not make Ted aware of what he was doing is illegal.
I am not trying to cover for Ted Nugent but the fact is that hunting regulations vary greatly from state to state and even from region to region within a state. Instead I would like to use this case to make an important point that happens all to often. Hunters that travel to another region have to make sure that they have read and fully understand the local hunting regulations. With internet access it is not that difficult anymore to obtain hunting regulations. I remember a time before computers when I had to phone, or write, to out of state game agencies and ask for hunting regulations that then where sent to me by regular mail. It could take weeks, sometimes a month or more, before I got the regulations.
The bottom line is that you never should trust the word of a fellow hunter or even an outfitter. As a hunter it is your duty to inform yourself about the game laws in the region you want to hunt. As for Ted Nugent, I do respect the man for facing up to the mistakes and the resulting consequences and not making excuses or shifting the blame as most people would do these days.
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Tags: Ted Nugent, California, Deer Baiting
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Large Deer Poaching Investigation In The Ozarks
© By Othmar Vohringer
As a hunter it sickens me when I read stories such as the one below.
The Conservation Department of Missouri states in a press release that conservation agents closed a two year investigation on a large-scale illegal wildlife and wildlife parts commercialization.
A total of 299 serious violations in seven counties across southern Missouri were documented and 240 items were seized at a taxidermy shop. Investigators discovered and documented that 62 percent of the wildlife brought in for mounting at a taxidermy shop was taken illegally.
The violators were all arrested, which is good news but it still leaves me with a gut wrenching feeling. I hate poachers, they are thieves that steal wildlife from law abiding hunters and give all hunters a bad reputation, and that is besides disrespecting the animals they killed.
We hunters have to be vigilante at all times. If you see poaching in progress or witness something that doesn't look right in the field or by a taxidermist, or anywhere else for that matter, don’t approach the person/s, instead phone the wildlife officers. Let them take care of it. Every U.S. State and Canadian Province has a poaching hot line commit it to your memory.
You can read the full story here.
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As a hunter it sickens me when I read stories such as the one below.The Conservation Department of Missouri states in a press release that conservation agents closed a two year investigation on a large-scale illegal wildlife and wildlife parts commercialization.
A total of 299 serious violations in seven counties across southern Missouri were documented and 240 items were seized at a taxidermy shop. Investigators discovered and documented that 62 percent of the wildlife brought in for mounting at a taxidermy shop was taken illegally.
The violators were all arrested, which is good news but it still leaves me with a gut wrenching feeling. I hate poachers, they are thieves that steal wildlife from law abiding hunters and give all hunters a bad reputation, and that is besides disrespecting the animals they killed.
We hunters have to be vigilante at all times. If you see poaching in progress or witness something that doesn't look right in the field or by a taxidermist, or anywhere else for that matter, don’t approach the person/s, instead phone the wildlife officers. Let them take care of it. Every U.S. State and Canadian Province has a poaching hot line commit it to your memory.
You can read the full story here.
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Tuesday, August 03, 2010
Whitetail Deer Eats Bird
© By Othmar Vohringer
In my many years of deer hunting I’ve seen deer eat many strange things. There was the doe that obviously liked dead fish and another time I’ve seen a fork horn buck chewing on a bone. But I’ve never seen a deer actually chasing a bird then kill it and eat it. Until now on YouTube.
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In my many years of deer hunting I’ve seen deer eat many strange things. There was the doe that obviously liked dead fish and another time I’ve seen a fork horn buck chewing on a bone. But I’ve never seen a deer actually chasing a bird then kill it and eat it. Until now on YouTube.
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