>A Thread a few months ago
>asked of the causes of
>a declining deer herd. Lots
>of replies covered the usual
>causes and i didn't care
>to be redundant so i
>fingered poaching as a cause!
>Several members went out of
>their way to disagree with
>me as if it's not
>that big a problem.
>
>Believe what you want. These racks,
>trophies, are the exception and
>what i believe to be
>a very small example of
>what truly gets killed every
>year by not only trophy
>poachers but self serving, do
>what i want, when i
>want, guys out there feeding
>their family, somebody else's family,
>the family pets, or even
>selling the meat for beer
>money, whatever...
>
>I believe Poaching to be a
>major problem, especially with our
>deer herds and no way
>this is a Utah thing,
>it's everywhere!
>
>Joey
>
>
>"It's all about knowing what your
>firearms practical limitations are and
>combining that with your own
>personal limitations!"
I would have less of a problem with poaching if it was being done by guys who were feeding their families. But anyone doing that wouldn't be killing old mature bucks and bulls, they would be killing younger animals, better meat.
When they came for the road hunters I was not one so I said nothing. When they came for the oppurtunists I was not one so I said nothing. When they came for the public land hunters I was not one so I said nothing. When they came for me there was no one left to say anything!
