What do you guys think?

[bisonhunter]

So I'm reading this small article about a guy who poached a deer in Ohio. Here's an excerpt:

"The accused plead guilty to three charges..... The honorable Judge John Ross presided over the case and ordered the poacher to pay $400 in fines, and an additional $151.50 in court costs, and to forfeit the deer. He was also ordered to spend 48 hours in Logan county jail.

In addition the accused will lose his hunting privileges for two years. He will be entered into the Wildlife Violator's Compact and most likely lose hunting rights in 36 other states.

THe division of wildlife is also imposing RESTITUTION for the deer in the amount of $23,816.95. This is in accordance with Ohio's revised restitution law for illegal taking of white-tailed deer. The law went into effect March 2008 and allows the Division of Wildlife to seek increased recovery value on all illegally harvested wildlife.

The non-typical trophy deer scored according to Boone and Crocket guidelines
netted an impressive 218 7/8.
http://www.northamericanwhitetail.co...k_030411ar.jpg

[kokanee83]

Good I wish there were laws that tough here in canada for poachers they can use that money to upgrade their resources and catch more poachers glad to see one of these dirt bags had the book thrown at them sometimes you just need to make an example

[Big Daddy Badger]

I think the judge must be a hunter....and an ethical one to.

[gorky]

The judge's fines are in line. It sounds like it was not he that slammed the offender with the $23k punishment though. I would like to see how that number was determined (gross points multipled by $xx or something wierd?). I also wonder if the judgment would have been more severe if the judge knew that there was not another $23k penalty around the corner for the poacher.