Page 1 of 2 12 LastLast
Results 1 to 20 of 24

Thread: Fined $18.5k for over the limit

  1. #1
    Join Date
    Sep 2001
    Location
    Wateree, South Carolina
    Posts
    48,812

    Default Fined $18.5k for over the limit

    Eight waterfowl poachers in Michigan get over $18k in fines

    by: Ronnie Das

    Posted: Aug 20, 2019 / 04:01 PM EDT / Updated: Aug 20, 2019 / 04:03 PM EDT



    (Left to right): Michigan DNR conservation officers Kris Kiel, Joseph Deppen, Brad Silorey and Todd Szyska observed eight hunters illegally take 33 Canada geese – nine over the daily limit. Courtesy: Michigan DNR

    A group of eight men will pay fines following a waterfowl poaching investigation.

    The men were arraigned in the 42nd District Court in New Baltimore and ordered to pay more than $18,500 in reimbursement for species protection and other court costs.

    The men pleaded guilty to taking an over limit of geese and failure to retrieve game during the 2018 season.

    Each of the men was ordered to pay $2,312.50 in reimbursement for the illegally harvested birds, in addition to court costs and fines.

    In early October of 2018, Conservation Officer Joseph Deppen received an anonymous complaint about significant waterfowl dumping into a private pond near Chesterfield.

    “Southeast Michigan is an important waterfowl resource to the state and region,” said Chief Gary Hagler, DNR Law Enforcement Division. “I commend the anonymous tipster who reported this complaint.”

    Deppen coordinated with local conservation officers and found the eight hunters illegally harvesting multiple geese and mallards as well as not retrieving all of their shot game in the field, which is illegal.

    After the hunters had taken approximately 20 geese, two hunters carried them in the bed of a nearby pickup truck, then returned to hunting. Officers approached the hunters for regulatory checks. When asked about any additional geese, the hunters denied shooting more than what was in their possession.

    During individual interviews, the hunters confessed to taking a total of 33 Canada geese. 21 of the geese were lying on the ground near the blind and 12 were hidden in the back of a pickup truck.

    The daily limit at the time was three Canada geese per person, meaning the hunters were nine over limit.

    Conservation officers confiscated the game and firearms from the hunters and ticketed them for illegally taking waterfowl.

    The 2019 waterfowl season begins September 1. Reserved hunt applications for the waterfowl period will be accepted through August 28.

    If you witness or suspect a natural resource violation, call or text the DNR’s Report All Poaching hotline at (800) 292 – 7800.

    Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

  2. #2
    Join Date
    Nov 2011
    Location
    Manning, SC
    Posts
    10,712

    Default

    Fella on the right side of the bed needs to work on his mean mug for these photo ops.

  3. #3
    Join Date
    Oct 2014
    Posts
    1,786

    Default

    I know for a fact I could outrun the two fellas on the ends.

  4. #4
    Join Date
    Feb 2008
    Posts
    1,941

    Default

    I'd be pissed to know I was fined for killing a damn goose..
    "The bird possesses a remarkable ability to turn arrogance into hopelessness." - Tom Kelly

    "Some men are mere hunters, others are turkey hunters." - Archibald Rutledge

  5. #5
    Join Date
    Dec 2008
    Location
    Clarendon County
    Posts
    8,402

    Default

    Tuition is expensive.

  6. #6
    Join Date
    Nov 2008
    Location
    Scumter
    Posts
    21,806

    Default

    I would much rather see a money shot of the LEOs placing a ticket into the hands of the offender than with a pile of dead geese. But good work to nab the idiots responsible.
    Last edited by willyworm; 08-23-2019 at 09:50 AM.
    [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
    Delta in a nutshell: Breeding grounds + small wetlands + big blocks of grass cover + predator removal + nesting structures + enough money to do the job= plenty of ducks to keep everyone smiling!

    "For those that will fight for it...FREEDOM...has a flavor the protected shall never know."
    -L/Cpl Edwin L. "Tim" Craft

  7. #7
    Join Date
    Dec 2006
    Location
    May River
    Posts
    7,338

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Rabbitman09 View Post
    I know for a fact I could outrun the two fellas on the ends.
    Maybe so, but you can't outrun Motorola....
    you aint did a dawg gon thang until ya STAND UP IN IT!- Theodis Ealey


    Quote Originally Posted by Rebel Yell View Post
    The older I get, the more anal retentive I get.

  8. #8
    Join Date
    Mar 2004
    Location
    Columbia
    Posts
    9,142

    Default

    They should be given a medal for being willing to kill and deal with them nasty bastards
    Them that don't know him won't like him, and them that do sometimes won't know how to take him

    He ain't wrong, he's just different, and his pride won't let him do things to make you think he's right

    They don't put Championship rings on smooth hands

  9. #9
    Join Date
    Nov 2008
    Location
    Summerville
    Posts
    5,583

    Default

    Should have brought them more shells instead of a ticket

  10. #10
    Join Date
    Dec 2008
    Location
    Sc
    Posts
    1,353

    Default

    I don't belive in miracles, I rely on them.

  11. #11
    Join Date
    Feb 2003
    Location
    united states of america
    Posts
    21,586

    Default

    Heroes in green. Thankyou for your selfless bravery in dealing with such soulless outlaws.

  12. #12
    Join Date
    Nov 2010
    Posts
    1,255

    Default

    I'm surprised you weren't receiving these pics before the crime was committed.

  13. #13
    Join Date
    Mar 2005
    Location
    Under the Roost
    Posts
    23,839

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Whitetail Widowmaker View Post
    I'd be pissed to know I was fined for killing a damn goose..
    No doubt

    I wish I could breathe life back in him, if I could I'd hunt him again tomorrow. - Ben Rodgers Lee

    www.springallurecustomcalls.com

    https://www.facebook.com/springallure.customcalls/

  14. #14
    Join Date
    Dec 2013
    Location
    Here
    Posts
    5,282

    Default

    The look of satisfaction after a hard days work. Maybe an audition for north woods law? They’d fit right in. Episode 1 ...
    murdered Michiganders
    Last edited by Baggy; 08-23-2019 at 01:34 PM.

  15. #15
    Join Date
    Dec 2002
    Location
    upstate, sc
    Posts
    3,286

    Default

    That pic is pathetic.
    \"We say grace and we say maam, if you ain\'t into that, we don\'t give a damn.\" HW Jr.

  16. #16
    Join Date
    Feb 2003
    Location
    Columbia
    Posts
    3,601

    Default

    Years ago, I began keeping a mental list of all of the wild animals that scduckers hate. It would have been easier to list the ones they liked.

  17. #17
    Join Date
    Feb 2004
    Location
    SC
    Posts
    4,304

    Default

    That's some expensive sky carp.
    Listen to your elders. Not because they are always right but because they have more experiences of being wrong.

    "We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give" Sir Winston Churchill

  18. #18
    Join Date
    Aug 2014
    Posts
    11,021

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by 12341234 View Post
    This! Kill them all.
    Yup, he's crazy...


    like a fox. The dude may be coming in a little too hard and crazy but 90% of everything he says is correct.

    Sort of like Toof. But way smarter.
    ~Scatter Shot

  19. #19
    Join Date
    Feb 2003
    Location
    united states of america
    Posts
    21,586

    Default

    I don't hate geese. Getting a worse penalty for shooting a few too many than if you had molested a kid or stolen from someone is the ridiculous part. The goofy victory pic is just the icing on the ridiculous cake.

  20. #20
    Join Date
    Sep 2001
    Location
    Wateree, South Carolina
    Posts
    48,812

    Default

    Note how they pose the shotguns as if they were Al Capone's tommy guns...

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •