1/3 of a Thousand Poached Big Game Animals in Utah in 2022- Wow.....

I've read that an estimated at most 10% of poachers are caught. So add a zero onto that number.
 
How You Deciphering Whether it's Legal Or Not?

If I Don't Have A Tag & I wanna get a Picture Of a Tweety Bird I'll Damn Well Legally Set Some Trail Cams Out!

Don't have to. With all the crusaders out there, the cams will be destroyed or reported.

Problem solved.
 
Best time to kill a 200 inch deer is when you see one. I am just kidding, seriously. I agree that is 10 percent at best get caught probably less than that.
 
I can't believe that the wildlife is only valued at $600,000 when one antelope island tag goes for $325,000.....................
 
How many of those animals were poached because people were just trying to put food on the table. I’ve always wondered how many people did it for meat vs trophy animals. I’d be willing to bet with inflation people poaching for meat went up some.
 
How many of those animals were poached because people were just trying to put food on the table. I’ve always wondered how many people did it for meat vs trophy animals. I’d be willing to bet with inflation people poaching for meat went up some.
Most big game poaching cases are from finding carcasses with no meat removed. Sometimes the head is, but I doubt they're eating that. Trophy animals are usually the big reason for poaching, but I think some people like the thrill of the kill, teenagers behaving badly etc.
 
Most big game poaching cases are from finding carcasses with no meat removed. Sometimes the head is, but I doubt they're eating that. Trophy animals are usually the big reason for poaching, but I think some people like the thrill of the kill, teenagers behaving badly etc.
I’ll bet some people got popped had poached an animal and took meat. But yes the mass majority are just shooting something because it’s big. Either way it still sucks and is a lost opportunity for law abiding hunters.
 
If folks are after meat because they are poor and hungry why in the world would you kill wild game when there are thousands upon thousands of fat beef on easily accessible public lands. I'm NOT advocating for it at all--Hate thieves--it just seems easier for a hungry thief to shoot a steer next to the truck/trailer, throw it in and away ya go.

honestly, a win-win-win for everyone would be for these poor folks to dine on wild horse meat ;)
 
If folks are after meat because they are poor and hungry why in the world would you kill wild game when there are thousands upon thousands of fat beef on easily accessible public lands. I'm NOT advocating for it at all--Hate thieves--it just seems easier for a hungry thief to shoot a steer next to the truck/trailer, throw it in and away ya go.

honestly, a win-win-win for everyone would be for these poor folks to dine on wild horse meat ;)

Probably because livestock crimes carry a heavier penalty than wild game does from a subsistence standpoint.
 
I'm sure the percentage of people that get caught poaching for meat is much lower than the percentage caught poaching for a trophy. As was said above most of cases that are even investigated were found because the majority of the animal was left to rot.

A lot of people if the find a gut pile, even if out of season are much less likely to call it in than if they find a decapitated buck laying to rot.
 
Man we need more laws to discourage poaching!

Laws will stop this madness!

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All poachers should have their heads stuffed and displayed at the hunt expo next to the animals they illegally took.
 
What is surprising is the number of lions and moose. I don't think the elk and deer numbers are as bad as I would have thought.
 
That is so messed up!
So let me asked this are these animals being whacked because
of their trophy quality or people whacking cows, doe’s to feed their family?
The latter I don’t have a problem with now the either throw them in jail!
 
There's Programs To Feed Their DUMB-ASSES Now Days if needed!

This Poaching To Feed Their Families BS Is Past Getting Old!



That is so messed up!
So let me asked this are these animals being whacked because
of their trophy quality or people whacking cows, doe’s to feed their family?
The latter I don’t have a problem with now the either throw them in jail!
 

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