Record 8 Pointer Killed Illegally
Matt Stans hunted a record 8-point buck for years, but he was beat to it by a poacher.
A typical 8-point buck with antlers larger than any other 8-point on record for North America was killed in Goodhue County, Minnesota during the fall of 2009. County resident Matt Stans is shown with the one-of-a-kind rack that grosses 190 5/8 and nets 185. The buck was aged at 7 1/2. Stans and a neighbor both missed shots at this buck in 2006 and had been hunting it ever since. Unfortunately, a poacher got the buck before those who were hunting it legally. This photo of Stans with the head of the buck he had been hunting was taken outside a taxidermist’s shop where the poacher brought the buck’s head for mounting. At the time this photo was taken, it was not known it was an illegal kill. AdvertisementRelated PhotosSUBMIT YOUR PHOTOSADVERTISEMENTAdvertisement |
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Sickening.
Thats a shame that such a buck was taken illegally.They should have jacked the jail up and put him under.
That's really too bad. Sounds like Matt put alot of work into finding this buck. Only to have it taken illegally. That's enough to really piss a guy off!
That's pretty funny Bo.I agree poachers should be more severely punished,but it's to bad people don't have the common sense to know better.They ruin it for the rest of us and give non-hunters a bad view of all hunters.
Some people think of poaching as a not so bad deal. It is bad, it is illegal, unethical and immoral.
Poachers need to spend serious jail time with loss of all vehicles used , all weapons that he owns, permanent use of a house arrest anklet and permanent loss of hunting privileges. When this has been levied and those paid, they need to get to the serious consequences. Tie him to a stake in grizzly country covered in honey, next to a winter kill elk in the spring when the bears are just coming out to eat.
That 'll learn him. Can you tell what I think about poachers. It's illegal to feed the bears, but that is one law we ought to let them break; they will be feeding the bears.
damn all poachers! a few years ago, we got lost, we found a small ranch and went to ask for directions, when we got there, we couldn't believe our eyes, there were hundreds of deer antlers all over the house, inside, outside, on the roof, below the porch, i mean...everywhere! the owner even asked us if we wanted to buy deer meat, fresh or dried, he had both. we told on him but no one cared. this happened in Baja.
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Some people think of poaching as a not so bad deal. It is bad, it is illegal, unethical and immoral.
Poachers need to spend serious jail time with loss of all vehicles used , all weapons that he owns, permanent use of a house arrest anklet and permanent loss of hunting privileges. When this has been levied and those paid, they need to get to the serious consequences. Tie him to a stake in grizzly country covered in honey, next to a winter kill elk in the spring when the bears are just coming out to eat.
That 'll learn him. Can you tell what I think about poachers. It's illegal to feed the bears, but that is one law we ought to let them break; they will be feeding the bears.
Thats a shame that such a buck was taken illegally.They should have jacked the jail up and put him under.
damn all poachers! a few years ago, we got lost, we found a small ranch and went to ask for directions, when we got there, we couldn't believe our eyes, there were hundreds of deer antlers all over the house, inside, outside, on the roof, below the porch, i mean...everywhere! the owner even asked us if we wanted to buy deer meat, fresh or dried, he had both. we told on him but no one cared. this happened in Baja.
That's pretty funny Bo.I agree poachers should be more severely punished,but it's to bad people don't have the common sense to know better.They ruin it for the rest of us and give non-hunters a bad view of all hunters.
That's really too bad. Sounds like Matt put alot of work into finding this buck. Only to have it taken illegally. That's enough to really piss a guy off!
Sickening.
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