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Post by Woody Williams on Oct 17, 2009 13:30:50 GMT -5
 This non-typical buck is a deer that officials say was poached. (Photo furnished) The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife is seeking charges against three Tri-county residents for the alleged poaching of a 14-point buck with a drop tine in Webster County. Authorities said that Dakota Gentry, 19, and James Clark III, 19, both of the 13000 section of U.S. 41-Alternate, and a 17-year-old Webster County resident, were caught early Monday morning after an investigation by the Henderson County Sheriff's Office. Officer Josh Gunn with the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife said his agency is seeking charges against Clark and the juvenile for shooting from a vehicle, hunting at night with lights, shooting upon a public roadway and illegal taking of a deer. Gentry, who is accused of driving the vehicle at the time of the alleged poaching, faces facilitation to shooting from a vehicle, facilitation to hunting at night with lights, facilitation to shooting upon a public roadway and facilitation to illegal taking of a deer. The juvenile faces an additional charge of failure to tag. Gunn said this is from a separate incident. The offenses are misdemeanors or violations, Gunn said. The investigation began in Henderson County when sheriff's Deputy Jay Workins received a call from Central Dispatch. Workins said he was told that a Webster County resident was following a vehicle occupied by people the resident believed were manufacturing methamphetamine in a barn on his property in Tildon off of Kentucky 56. "(The property owner) saw the vehicle, got the plate number, but then lost the vehicle," Workins said. The resident and Workins met at the Poole Store to discuss the situation when the vehicle drove by, Workins said. Workins said he stopped the vehicle, which was occupied by Gentry and Clark. "They had already dropped off the juvenile at home," Workins said. Further investigation revealed that Gentry, Clark and the juvenile had been poaching, not making meth, Workins said. In addition, Gentry and Clark admitted that this was not the first time they'd been involved in poaching, Workins said. The deer and the .22-caliber rifle used to kill the deer, were both recovered, www.courierpress.com/news/2009/oct/15/three-accused-of-poaching/?partner=yahoo_headlines |
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Post by Decatur on Oct 17, 2009 13:51:04 GMT -5
Slap on the wrist I'll bet.  |
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Post by crazybuck on Oct 17, 2009 13:58:39 GMT -5
What makes people want to do this, when they know it is against the law and they will likely get caught?
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Post by Decatur on Oct 17, 2009 15:44:40 GMT -5
What makes people want to do this, when they know it is against the law and they will likely get caught? The almighty antler! |
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Post by whiteoak on Oct 17, 2009 21:00:11 GMT -5
What makes people want to do this, when they know it is against the law and they will likely get caught? Actually few DO get caught. When they do get caught our court systems fail for handing out due punishment. |
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Post by gillgrabber on Oct 17, 2009 21:15:48 GMT -5
I like the Conservation Officer's name......"Gunn". He must have been born for the job - like a surgeon named "cutter".
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Post by raporter on Oct 17, 2009 21:37:10 GMT -5
They caught a couple poachers over in Crawford or Harrison county too.
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Post by southpawshooter on Oct 18, 2009 7:29:18 GMT -5
i hate stories like this . not only is it illegal but its not sportsman like at all. couple years ago i found a large buck in mississinewa public grounds with no head.makes me sick how about we hunt them at night with headlights and take there heads
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Post by ridgerunner on Oct 18, 2009 17:33:37 GMT -5
Lazy people with no work ethic or character.. I want it now!...and I'll be damned if I'm gonna work for it!...I can;t stnad a poacher or a thief...kinda one of the same.
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Post by indianaboy on Oct 18, 2009 22:43:31 GMT -5
Lazy people with no work ethic or character.. I want it now!...and I'll be damned if I'm gonna work for it!...I can;t stnad a poacher or a thief...kinda one of the same. Definitely one of the same. I know the deer I have on my properties I hunt I consider them mine. So when someone poaches one they stole my deer. Found 3 last yr with there heads cut off. Got tired of it and on the last day of ML season I parked my truck in one of the barns and like clock work here they came. They pulled into the field scanned with their headlights then backed out and scanned the next field. After all was said and done they all lost their MLs and got tickets. Whether it was them that had poached the deer or not Im sure thats what their intentions were being the last day of season. |
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Post by DEERTRACKS on Oct 19, 2009 6:49:32 GMT -5
Hope they put the smack-down on em........
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Post by ridgerunner on Oct 19, 2009 17:21:41 GMT -5
I agree Indianaboy..those deer are actually the State of Indiana's deer, or if they're on your land they are basically yours while they're on your land, and If someone poaches a deer they're stealing..from someone..Glad you caught em..I've caught a few myself over the years..
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