predator
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Hey guys, if you have lost a camera on the Wasatch this year or more specifically around the Strawberry Valley, I was told yesterday a firsthand account of who may be taking them.
While you are out and about, keep an eye on the pullouts and trailheads for an older model gold Subaru GL. My friend will be putting together more specifics to post, but essentially he was sitting over water and confronted 4 people, wearing t-shirts indicating membership to PETA and Sierra Club, after he watched them cut the cables and take 2 cameras and put them in a large backpack that he says had several other cameras already in it. He stepped out and confronted them, and one of the males was carrying a very large walking stick and was dumb enough to threaten my friend with it with a comment about 'there are 4 of us and one of you clear back in here, do you really want to go there'. He received the business end of a sidearm in return ( he is a CCW holder and not hunting at the time, before someone goes ballistic...lol) from my friend with his own observation that they were 4 and he was 1 but had a whole bunch of bullets. They fled, he followed them back to their car and obtained the plate and immediately contacted law enforcement.
It was a salvage plate from a junkyard. These people are taking the time to conceal their identities, which tells me that they ain't your normal anti-hunters. IT also tells me that they are probably not limiting their activities to this area. The fact that one person in their group was willing to challenge someone during hunting season knowing that the person they challenge may be armed tells me that they are serious about what they probably perceive as a mission to save the animals.
So be extra vigilant as you go about your hunts or your scouts, or even your hiking. We all use trailheads occasionally to access our areas. Take a minute and check the parking lot or pullout for this vehicle. Don't just write down the plate, write down the VIN number and immediately call law enforcement.
One of the quickest ways is to use the poaching hotline at 1-800-662-DEER, it's an easy one to remember in the field, they will get your info out to not only the local warden but can give you to the FS and Sheriff's Office.
AND IF YOU ARE THE ONES DOING THIS READING THIS, NOTE MY SCREEN NAME.....I HAVE NO PROBLEM CHANGING THE TYPE OF HUNTING TO MY NORMAL MODE, AND I AM PRETTY DARN GOOD AT IT.
Later,
Pred
While you are out and about, keep an eye on the pullouts and trailheads for an older model gold Subaru GL. My friend will be putting together more specifics to post, but essentially he was sitting over water and confronted 4 people, wearing t-shirts indicating membership to PETA and Sierra Club, after he watched them cut the cables and take 2 cameras and put them in a large backpack that he says had several other cameras already in it. He stepped out and confronted them, and one of the males was carrying a very large walking stick and was dumb enough to threaten my friend with it with a comment about 'there are 4 of us and one of you clear back in here, do you really want to go there'. He received the business end of a sidearm in return ( he is a CCW holder and not hunting at the time, before someone goes ballistic...lol) from my friend with his own observation that they were 4 and he was 1 but had a whole bunch of bullets. They fled, he followed them back to their car and obtained the plate and immediately contacted law enforcement.
It was a salvage plate from a junkyard. These people are taking the time to conceal their identities, which tells me that they ain't your normal anti-hunters. IT also tells me that they are probably not limiting their activities to this area. The fact that one person in their group was willing to challenge someone during hunting season knowing that the person they challenge may be armed tells me that they are serious about what they probably perceive as a mission to save the animals.
So be extra vigilant as you go about your hunts or your scouts, or even your hiking. We all use trailheads occasionally to access our areas. Take a minute and check the parking lot or pullout for this vehicle. Don't just write down the plate, write down the VIN number and immediately call law enforcement.
One of the quickest ways is to use the poaching hotline at 1-800-662-DEER, it's an easy one to remember in the field, they will get your info out to not only the local warden but can give you to the FS and Sheriff's Office.
AND IF YOU ARE THE ONES DOING THIS READING THIS, NOTE MY SCREEN NAME.....I HAVE NO PROBLEM CHANGING THE TYPE OF HUNTING TO MY NORMAL MODE, AND I AM PRETTY DARN GOOD AT IT.
Later,
Pred
