Swan hunting is on fire at Billups!

**swampshooter** · 01-09-2019, 02:13 PM

10k seems like they got off a little light to me

**Gander** · 01-09-2019, 02:14 PM

This thread is worthless without pics.

**Duke** · 01-09-2019, 02:17 PM

Beau - we thought they was snow geese.

**BOGSTER** · 01-09-2019, 02:19 PM

Just another day at Jack’s Creek Marina.

I imagine at about 11am there were some highly pissed off Daddies, wondering how they are gonna pay those fines.

**DRDUCK** · 01-09-2019, 02:23 PM

I see some up this away every once and a while and I would bet you some of the dingalings around here would shoot um and brag about it. Hey bo, I killed me some kinda bigass RARE goose this morning

**JABIII** · 01-09-2019, 02:53 PM

Not sure, but a Fed can come in and make a State case Federal if he so chooses. At least it used to be that way...

**SC quacker2** · 01-09-2019, 02:56 PM

Originally Posted by JABIII

Not sure, but a Fed can come in and make a State case Federal if he so chooses. At least it used to be that way...

Just curious if they were in the neighborhood. Asking for a friend, of course.

**Coot_Commander** · 01-09-2019, 03:26 PM

Originally Posted by SC quacker2

Just curious if they were in the neighborhood. Asking for a friend, of course.

More than likely a state warden,the federals are too lazy to sit around jacks.the only time you'll see them there is around opening and last days of the season.

**thunderchicken** · 01-09-2019, 03:31 PM

Originally Posted by Coot_Commander

More than likely a state warden,the federals are too lazy to sit around jacks.the only time you'll see them there is around opening and last days of the season.

I can assure that just because you don't see them doesn't mean they aren't working.

**Coot_Commander** · 01-09-2019, 03:38 PM

I've only seen two this whole season down that way this year.The state wardens are like flies on dung out that way.I cant count how many times I've ran into bubba this year.

**PharmHunter** · 01-09-2019, 03:29 PM

Originally Posted by JABIII

Not sure, but a Fed can come in and make a State case Federal if he so chooses. At least it used to be that way...

And indeed he did in this case.

**Coot_Commander** · 01-09-2019, 03:39 PM

Originally Posted by PharmHunter

And indeed he did in this case.

So a federal did take the case over? I wonder if they confiscated all their stuff also?

**PharmHunter** · 01-09-2019, 03:42 PM

Originally Posted by Coot_Commander

So a federal did take the case over? I wonder if they confiscated all their stuff also?

Federal Man wrote the ticket. Not sure as to their stuff.

Rubberhead* · 01-09-2019, 04:24 PM

Originally Posted by JABIII

Not sure, but a Fed can come in and make a State case Federal if he so chooses. At least it used to be that way...

Still can...if it's a federal violation which most waterfowl charges are...shooting a swan in SC certainly is. The only thing I can think of that wouldn't be a federal violation is a second hooded merganser because the feds allow for two where the state only allows for one.

**JABIII** · 01-09-2019, 03:01 PM

Always...

**thunderchicken** · 01-09-2019, 03:29 PM

It takes a special kind of stupid to "accidentally" kill a swan. I could see and hear few that I've killed in NC and ND for 5 minutes before I shot them. They are about like shooting a crop duster.