Poaching Corbett

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PoachingOriginal by

Adam Lodge, Bo Love, Bowen Corbett, Jesse Fletcher,

Chris Adams, & Charlie Lee

Modified by Georgia Agriculture Education Curriculum Office-July 2004


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PoachingWe would like to

inform you of itsdangers.

When asked whatthe biggest problemin deermanagement, mostlandowners orhunting clubs saypoachin.


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Poaching Situations

There are two situations inwhich poaching poses amajor problem.

The 1st situation is when apiece of land is just comingunder protection and havelow deer populations andpoachers keep them low.

The 2nd situation involves a

management programwhich is aimed at producinglarge numbers of trophyclass deer. This forms anew breed of poacher

called a trophy poacher.


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Poaching Methods The average poacher really is a lazy person,

they prefer to kill deer from a road.

1) One way is to travel back-roads until adeer crosses, then the poacher shoots it orstalks it on the land they are on.

2) The second method involves the use of a

spotlight. This is pretty basic hunting. Theyshine the light at the deer, of course it willlook back, then the deer is blinded by thelight and makes it easy to bust em.


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BUSTED

Texas game wardensmake an arrest andinspect evidence

during an earlymorning deer poachingsting operation inSouth Texas. Morethan 100 charges were

brought against 14persons as a result ofOperation VenadoMacho.


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VENADO MACHO

Most of the violations occurred in Webb County on well-known ranches, such as the Junco Ranch and KilliamRanch, where undercover game wardens accompanied

poachers on illegal trophy deer hunts. Other violationswere documented in La Salle, McMullen and Duvalcounties.The undercover sting, called Operation Venado Macho,was initiated over a year ago in a cooperative effortbetween the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPW)law enforcement division and private landowners, whoseintensively managed ranches have been prime targetsfor serious trophy deer poachers. (In Spanish, venado

macho means "big deer.")


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HIGH-TECH

Texas game wardensinventory equipment seizedduring arrests of suspecteddeer poachers. Among the

high-tech poaching gearrecovered during OperationVenado Macho were nightvision devices, pictured, aswell as Global PositioningSystems (GPS), automaticweapons equipped withsilencers, caches ofsupplies buried in remoteareas of big ranches,cellular phones, and high-powered rifles withflashlights attached.


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LOW-TECH

Among the tools of thedeer poaching trade,these boot soles carved

to resemble cow hoovescould be used to hidefootprints. The deviceswere recovered by Texas

game wardens duringOperation VenadoMacho.


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Q-BEAM IT

At approximately 11 p.m. lastnight, undercover agentsaccepted a bag of marijuanafor facilitating the trip, and

were promised $500-to-$1,000in cash should the poacherskill a trophy buck. By 3 a.m.,the poachers had not beensuccessful and, as theyheaded out of the ranch, weresurrounded by vehicles with

red and blue flashing lights.The three were arrestedwithout incident and wardensrecovered various drugs, nightvision equipment and a high-powered rifle with a flashlight

mounted to the stock.
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ILLEGAL TROPHIESUndercover Texas gamewardens documented thepoaching of more than a

dozen trophy South Texaswhite-tailed deer during a17-month investigation, andfiled more than 100 chargesagainst 14 persons inOperation Venado Macho.

Suspected poachers paidagents in cash and drugs inexchange for access to largeSouth Texas ranches fornight poaching.


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NO MORE FUNIn an attempt to round up several of the poachers in onesnare, undercover agents struck a deal for a late nighthunt on the Junco Ranch and scheduled it for last night

(the night of Feb. 4). Once arrangements were made toescort three of the more serious offenders on the list to aprime hunting pasture, more than a dozen wardensmoved into place on another part of the ranch to try to

catch the poachers on their way out. The landowneragreed to file trespass charges against the suspects. TheClass B misdemeanor charge of hunting withoutlandowner permission carries a $2,000 maximum fineand revocation of hunting and fishing license for one to

five years if convicted.


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IS IT WORTH IT?

At approximately 11 p.m. lastnight, undercover agentsaccepted a bag of marijuanafor facilitating the trip, and

were promised $500-to-$1,000in cash should the poacherskill a trophy buck. By 3 a.m.,the poachers had not beensuccessful and, as theyheaded out of the ranch, weresurrounded by vehicles with

red and blue flashing lights.The three were arrestedwithout incident and wardensrecovered various drugs, nightvision equipment and a high-powered rifle with a flashlight

mounted to the stock.


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Turn In PoachersWhen turning in poachers you need to get a

description of the violator, a description of

the vehicle, the location of the violation, andthe type of violation.

Tips can get you a reward of 100 dollars ormore if the tip leads to a capture of the

violator.Call 1-800-241-4113 or*DNR for cellular

phones. 7 days a week 24 hours a day.


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SummaryA poacher is a thief who steals wildlife

that belongs to you and all other

Georgians. Poachers rob you ofrecreational opportunities that you pay for

through hunting and fishing license

fees. You can be paid for turning in apoacher! So contact your local ranger to

turn in a poacher.

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