Long Range Deer Shooting
I titled this as long range deer shooting because I really don’t see how this could be considered hunting. Apparently these two old guys set up benches and shooting rest and wait for deer to come out in nearby pastures. Audio in the video says the shot was 890 yards!!!! The video shows several very good kill shots but you have to question if there were any other wounded animals. Head over to deer hunting info and check out the video.
Ohio Poachers Busted
This is a great example of the Ohio DNR officials at work. The crowning glory of the whole operation was that it all began by an annonymous call to the TIP LINE(turn-in-poachers). The investigation began in September and resulted in over 100 violations being charged against 5 Ohio men. According to the Marion Star the men were not selling the trophies commercially. These poachers were fined more than $100,000 and several will server jail time and probation. Probably the worse penalty is that 3 of the men lost there hunting priviledges for life. Here is a list of the offenders and charges:
David Jones, age 31, 65 charges
Fined $54,250, of which he will have to pay $6,500
Restitution of $3,200
Court and jail fees $5,709
(Total out of pocket $15,409)
Jail time given 29 years 210 days, of which he will have to serve 60 days
Lifetime suspension of hunting rights in Ohio
Must attend hunter education class
Five years probationRobert Freeman, age 42, 27 charges
Fined $21,750, of which he will pay $2,700
Restitution of $2,650
Court and jail fees $4,201
(Total out of pocket $9,551)
Jail time given 10 years 90 days, of which he will serve 60 days
Lifetime suspension of hunting rights in Ohio
Five years probationDustin Freeman, age 19, 10 charges
Fined $4,750, of which he will pay $1,000
Restitution of $700
Court and jail fees $3,504
(Total out of pocket $5,204)
Jail time given 1 year 210 days, of which 60 days will be served
Lifetime suspension of hunting rights in Ohio
Five years probationJoshua Stone, age 29, 3 charges Marion County, 3 charges Delaware County
Marion County
Fined $750, of which he will pay $300
Restitution of $400
Court costs of $162
(Total out of pocket $862)
60 days jail, all suspended
2 year loss of hunting privileges in Ohio
3 years probation
Must attend hunter education classDelaware County
Fined $1,150, of which he will pay $1,050
Court costs of $317 minimum (longer he takes to pay, the more it is)
(Total out of pocket $1,367)
90 days jail, all suspended
3 years probation
2 year loss of hunting privileges, concurrent with Marion County penaltyDavid McKinley, age 20, 4 charges
Fined $1,500, of which he will pay $400
Court costs of $203
(Total out of pocket $603)
60 days jail, all suspended
2 years loss of hunting privileges in Ohio
3 year probation
Must attend hunter education class
2007 Moultrie Game Cameras
The new 2007 Moultrie Game Cameras were on display at this years Shot Show. One draw back of the
previous Moultrie cameras was that they were very slow compared to the rivals. This was due largely in part to the Shure Shot feature. This feature was a software check to verify that the deer was in the field of view before taking the picture. It is my guess that this has been disabled and now Moultrie can advertise 1 second trigger times. In total we have heard about 5 models that will be released sometime around June. Click here to see all the specs about the new 2007 Moultrie Game Cameras.
Exreme Deer Stands
Deer season is over in most parts of the United States and it is now time to begin planning for the 2007 season. There are still many deer hunting related activities that you can do even though season is over. Many people love to search for shed antlers. This can be a ton of fun and you verify which bucks made it through the year alive. You can also continue a supplemental feeding program and monitoring the area with trail cameras. Another off season project could be maintaining or building deer stands on your property. I have always been a big believer in getting this done way before opening day. For my hunting style I prefer lock on stands and self climbing stands. But for many other people they take building deer stands to the extreme. Take a look at these extreme deer stands.
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