US hunter fined after trophy photo proves he shot sheep in Canada

[58thecat]

Originally Posted by marky_mark

Fines should have been higher

Yup....all for greed and bragging rights I guess...sad.

[catnthehat]

Originally Posted by Pathfinder76

This is what I’m getting at. There was no “super sleuth” here. Someone took data from a photo for their own gain. Realized what happened. Turned it over to authorities. They tracked the coordinates and verified it by landmarks.

Or possibly the person who called it in simply recognized the territory as Canadian, like the survivalist morons eho were caught poaching fish and chopping g down trees on a National Park. Not everyone that reports someone else has anterior motives .....
Cat

[Ackleyman]

Originally Posted by Dean2

They spent more on the Helicopter trip than they got back in fines. He should have been hit with 100,000 in fines, or jail, that is a deterrent.

X 2 and not a five year ban from hunting in Canada , a lifetime ban.
Fine was a joke.

[huntinstuff]

Yukon guys are efficient and sharp

We called at 5am to our base camp after I shot a griz in self defence

Those guys landed at our lake at noon from Dawson City. They had it all figured out by 1.

I like them. Good interested smart bunch.

[sage 13]

Originally Posted by marky_mark

Yep, that’s because there are people that will use the skyline to figure out here you shot the ram.


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As was the case in what this thread is about except he didnt white out his photo. Some try to hide something others dont.

[sage 13]

Originally Posted by huntinstuff

Yukon guys are efficient and sharp

We called at 5am to our base camp after I shot a griz in self defence

Those guys landed at our lake at noon from Dawson City. They had it all figured out by 1.

I like them. Good interested smart bunch.

yes when guiding there the boss/outfitter called something in and things were done fast. Same as when a client crashed his plane things were looked into quickly.

[hilt134]

Originally Posted by catnthehat

Or possibly the person who called it in simply recognized the territory as Canadian, like the survivalist morons eho were caught poaching fish and chopping g down trees on a National Park. Not everyone that reports someone else has anterior motives .....
Cat

It could be, however in my experience the people reporting poachers for the benefits aren’t always on the up and up. I would say it’s most likely that someone was trying to find a new hunting spot. Wasn’t being good or bad.

Fines seem reasonable to me. A lot of people talk big when it’s another area.

[Trochu]

I'd like to know how far over the line the ram was when he actually shot it.

Is this a spirit or letter of the law type of thing?

[hilt134]

Originally Posted by Trochu

I'd like to know how far over the line the ram was when he actually shot it.

Is this a spirit or letter of the law type of thing?

Seems to be the fact that he knew it was over the line and didn’t self report. He could of self reported and gotten the same results. Or maybe they would of seen it as an honest mistake.

[marky_mark]

The line is a 200m cleared swath that is unmistakable

[huntinstuff]

Originally Posted by sage 13

yes when guiding there the boss/outfitter called something in and things were done fast. Same as when a client crashed his plane things were looked into quickly.

Absolutely. Kevin Johnstone isnt there anymore but that man knew his area and his job.

[pikergolf]

Originally Posted by Trochu

I'd like to know how far over the line the ram was when he actually shot it.

Is this a spirit or letter of the law type of thing?

Does it matter.