Alaska Moose Poacher Gets 9 Months Jail/$100,000 Fine

[Patocazador]

A poacher in Alaska killed 3 under-sized moose and left them to rot. He got caught and now has to spend 270 days in jail plus $100,000 fine, forfeiture of his gun and ATV.

https://www.apnews.com/6e1c6c84795b47fc9979fe11ee871ada

 

[MidRoad]

Justice well served.

 

[red rick]

That should send a message .

I just wonder why he would let them rot and not eat them . I would have some sympathy for him if he didn't have food and was eating them .

 

[wombat13]

Probably shot them then realized they were small and didn't want to "waste" his tag.

 

[BigSteve57]

Probably shot them then realized they were small and didn't want to "waste" his tag.

That's got to be the reason although I've got to wonder if he knew they were sublegal.

"None of the moose killed met the legal antler requirements for the area, the antler spreads only measured 45″, 25″, and 26″."
"Only one back strap off one moose was salvaged, the rest of the meat was left on the three animals."

REF:http://www.radiokenai.us/anchor-point-man-faces-charges-for-wanton-waste-of-3-moose/

 

[Shanghai McCoy]

Glad he was caught and will be punished. Hope he has to pay the full fine and time.
Maybe his cell mate will be named "Moose"..?

 

[Choctaw]

That should send a message .

I just wonder why he would let them rot and not eat them . I would have some sympathy for him if he didn't have food and was eating them .

I have very little sympathy for criminals. Poaching is poaching. There are social services which can provide food to feed his family. Illegal subsistence hunting just is not necessary in 2018. If someone is having to poach to keep their family fed then the wheels have really come off.

 

[Iroquois]

Commit the crime, do the time! No sympathy here. Happy to see the State of Alaska set the bar high for future poachers.

 

[earlthegoat2]

I have very little sympathy for criminals. Poaching is poaching. There are social services which can provide food to feed his family. Illegal subsistence hunting just is not necessary in 2018. If someone is having to poach to keep their family fed then the wheels have really come off.

Some people don’t want to accept govt assistance on general principle. Some people want to take care of their own problems. I fall into both of those categories.

Nonetheless, it’s pretty certain this guy was killing moose for reasons other than either of these.

 

[sparkyv]

Good. I detest killing an animal for the sake of killing, and detest wasting food.

 

[BigBore45]

If he wasnt eating them. Then good. I do not look down or believe anyone should be punished for getting food to survive on their own.

 

[MoDoc]

He should have gotten 9 months and 100,000 fine for each moose!!!!!!

 

[SHOOT1SAM]

This was truly my ‘Feel Good’ story of the year.

Sam

 

[Choctaw]

Some people don’t want to accept govt assistance on general principle. Some people want to take care of their own problems. I fall into both of those categories.

Nonetheless, it’s pretty certain this guy was killing moose for reasons other than either of these.

My statement was geared against the BS reason for poaching. There is no excuse for criminal acts and poachers are nothing more than thieves. They definitely aren’t hunters. If taking care of one's own problems involves breaking the law then once again the wheels fell off somewhere.

 

[alsaqr]

Good on the judge, the prosecutor and the Alaska game wardens.

 

[H&Hhunter]

The crazy thing is if he’d have messed up and shot an undersized bull. He could have salvaged the meat, turned himself in and proabably gotten away with a minor ticket or a warning. I think this guy was a blood thirsty killer. He was getting a thrill out of tipping over moose with his rifle.

I’m glad they caught him.

 

[jmorris]

Good. Now if we could get all criminals brought to justice...

 

[Double Naught Spy]

That should send a message .

No it won't. It never does.