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Poaching or Not?

Discussion in 'Bowhunting Talk' started by jag-mag, May 31, 2009.

  1. jag-mag

    jag-mag Weekend Warrior

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    The neighbor told me that him and his buddy shoot deer off a gravel road[ not a fire lane].What they
    do is drive down these gravel roads until they spot a deer in the woods within bow range,they drive about a block past the deer turn around and the passenger gets out bow in hand, walks along on the side of the driver.When
    they get to the deer the car keeps going the guy on the road shoots the deer.He must of seen the look in my eyes
    when he was done telling me because he said it is perfectly legal to shoot off a gravel road.I told him that it
    wasn't much sport and went back in to the house. To tell you the truth I never checked to see if it is legal in WI.
    I guess I really dont want to know.I dont want to call the DNR on him if it isn't, couldn't proof it anyway. I
    just think it is unethical and lazy if it is legal which I dought.
     
  2. buttonbuckmaster

    buttonbuckmaster Grizzled Veteran

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    The slamming truck door would be a show stopper for 99% of all the deer I've ever hunted. I'm not real preachy about ethics, but that doesn't sound sporting IMO.
     
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    Cooter/MN Grizzled Veteran

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    Wisconsin deer hunting regulations...

    Hunting Near Roadways
    • Highway means the entire width between the
    boundary lines of every public road, but does
    not include private roads and driveways.
    • Roadway means the portion of the highway
    which is improved or ordinarily used for vehicle
    travel, excluding the berm or shoulder.
    • Public road means those roads shown on the current, official county highway map
    available from the Department of Transportation for public use (does not include
    private roads or driveways).
    It is illegal to:
    1. Hunt within 50 feet from the roadway’s center, or
    2. Discharge a firearm, shoot an arrow from a bow, or a bolt from a crossbow:
    a. From or across a highway, or
    b. Within 50 feet of the roadway’s center.

    The above prohibition applies to all public roads (defined above). Exceptions:
    Certain exceptions are allowed for Class A and B Disabled Permit holders. Call the
    nearest DNR Service Center (page 55) for an explanation of these exceptions.
     
  4. KodiakArcher

    KodiakArcher Die Hard Bowhunter

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    If it's done in season and it is legal to shoot off the road there (it's illegal to shoot from the surface of ANY road here) then it's not poaching. Ethics and legality are seperate issues although seperated by the finest of threads in a lot of cases.
     
  5. Dubbya

    Dubbya Moderator

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    perfect answer
     
  6. lastlonestar

    lastlonestar Newb

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    It almost seems liking cheating. It's like skipping the work part of hunting, or earning your kill. We're all in it for different reasons, with different morals and ethics. If its within his legal right to catch a deer that way, then it's his choice. Would I hunt with him? Nope. Kudos to giving him the eye.
     
  7. Dan

    Dan Senior Member

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    Cooter referenced the WI hunting regs and what your neighbor is doing is illegal. Any road that is marked, named and on a map is illegal to shoot from. It doesn't matter if its paved or gravel.

    So, yes, your neighbor is poaching.
     

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