The 50 Biggest Poaching Fines in History
After four huge poaching busts made news this month, OL tracked down the most outrageous poaching offenses and largest fines in the U.S.
Poaching gives all hunters a bad name, and throughout history there have been some incredible poaching cases. To highlight the hardwork of wildlife officials, OL put together a list of the greatest poaching fines in U.S. history. The list is ranked in order of largest fine (at the end of the gallery there are poachers who served jail time but did not recieve any fines). $120,000 Photo: Gary
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There are three people on God's green earth I have no sympathy for, thieves, liars, and poachers. People who do any of the three have no respect for themselves or the victims of their poor moral fiber. It's a shame since poachers are liars and thieves by default (especially by harvesting record quality animals). Have more respect for the game and everyone’s conservation efforts. "A gallon of sweat will save a pint of blood."- Gen. George Patton
Why in hell does Troy Allen Reinke ever get to hunt again?? How do you allow a person who does this to be eligible to hunt in five years???? what a freakin' joke of a sentence.
I live and Minnesota and was truly disturbed by the news that a world record 8 point buck had been killed. In my opinion the penalties were not stiff enough.
good job wildlife rangers. (and their help.......us)
MY opinion is that they didn't get enough punishment for the crimes. It gives all true sportsmen a very bad name, and the anti-hunters more ammo for their cause!
I just read an article about a game warden who was killed in PA last week when he stopped 2 poachers who had jacked a deer.
They got caught and one may be facing the death penalty.
A true tragedy for the warden and his family.
I hate to read stories like that.
Let me re-phrase and I apologize, I had a tooth pulled today, but anywho: If this is the 50 worst fines, how much poaching actually goes on? It may seem harmless, but if you lean over your neighbors fence and shoot an animal, that is poaching and we, as a hunting community need to hold each other responsible. I have a buddy that will not go near turkeys if corn is around...I got another buddy who let's his arrow fly if corn is in the area...we don't hunt w/ him to often, but we are all adults...teach your kids the right way and we'll have less and less poaching. I think every animal is a trophy if taken legally.
This is the "50 worst fines"...how many of these dirtbags get away w/ poaching? It's poaching if you lean across your neighbor's fence, 6 inches away...it sucks, but it happens all the time. Oh, the guy from KY w/ the elk kill..he rode down the street in his S-10 pick-up yelling: "come look at this deer!!!, it's the biggest deer I've ever seen"..that's the story anyway and it was right after the elk herd here in KY started to take off w/ good numbers.
These people that are out there doing this poaching are doing nothing but ruining it for the future generation of our kids. But do you think they care I doubt it, its called Selfishness. Sure there has been times I have wanted to get back at the Michigan Department Of Natural Resources for changing the Hunting regulations in Mi but what good would that do just end me up with more fines and possibly lose firearms also.
Predicting the future, I see…I think #10 was supposed to read 2009, not 20009…On a more serious note, NICE to see these ‘people’ (can’t type what I REALLY think!!) get what’s coming to them!!
It's a shame that these people are taking some true trophies. There is no need for people like that.
I can only hope he had enough time to sire more than a few offspring. To bad some one felt they deserved the trophy no matter how it was harvested.
And I only saw 1 lifetime ban that was for all 50 states, most were for 1 state or only a few and the rest were not lifetime bans.
When nearly all hunters I've ever talked to agree that egregious poachers should be banned FOREVER, why is this even in question?!
Isn't this the same guy who was caught in the seventies poaching giant mule deer in colorado????
I still have the issue of outdoor life that did a story on him as being one of the most succesful trophy hunters of the time.
The issue came out in 1971 I think and was done before he got caught....
He should be in jail for a long long time.
Two questions:
1. Why weren't the faces of these felons shown to the world, and
2. Why weren't hunting privileges and guiding/outfitting privileges forfeited for life instead of avg of 4 years?
If they have so little respect for the law, what makes anyone think they will respect it later?
This should be titled "50 BEST poaching fines ever!"
I can't stand poachers!!!!!
It's nice to see they occasionally don't get off with a slap on the wrist in some jurisdictions.
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MY opinion is that they didn't get enough punishment for the crimes. It gives all true sportsmen a very bad name, and the anti-hunters more ammo for their cause!
Two questions:
1. Why weren't the faces of these felons shown to the world, and
2. Why weren't hunting privileges and guiding/outfitting privileges forfeited for life instead of avg of 4 years?
If they have so little respect for the law, what makes anyone think they will respect it later?
This should be titled "50 BEST poaching fines ever!"
I can't stand poachers!!!!!
It's nice to see they occasionally don't get off with a slap on the wrist in some jurisdictions.
Isn't this the same guy who was caught in the seventies poaching giant mule deer in colorado????
I still have the issue of outdoor life that did a story on him as being one of the most succesful trophy hunters of the time.
The issue came out in 1971 I think and was done before he got caught....
He should be in jail for a long long time.
And I only saw 1 lifetime ban that was for all 50 states, most were for 1 state or only a few and the rest were not lifetime bans.
When nearly all hunters I've ever talked to agree that egregious poachers should be banned FOREVER, why is this even in question?!
I can only hope he had enough time to sire more than a few offspring. To bad some one felt they deserved the trophy no matter how it was harvested.
It's a shame that these people are taking some true trophies. There is no need for people like that.
Predicting the future, I see…I think #10 was supposed to read 2009, not 20009…On a more serious note, NICE to see these ‘people’ (can’t type what I REALLY think!!) get what’s coming to them!!
This is the "50 worst fines"...how many of these dirtbags get away w/ poaching? It's poaching if you lean across your neighbor's fence, 6 inches away...it sucks, but it happens all the time. Oh, the guy from KY w/ the elk kill..he rode down the street in his S-10 pick-up yelling: "come look at this deer!!!, it's the biggest deer I've ever seen"..that's the story anyway and it was right after the elk herd here in KY started to take off w/ good numbers.
Let me re-phrase and I apologize, I had a tooth pulled today, but anywho: If this is the 50 worst fines, how much poaching actually goes on? It may seem harmless, but if you lean over your neighbors fence and shoot an animal, that is poaching and we, as a hunting community need to hold each other responsible. I have a buddy that will not go near turkeys if corn is around...I got another buddy who let's his arrow fly if corn is in the area...we don't hunt w/ him to often, but we are all adults...teach your kids the right way and we'll have less and less poaching. I think every animal is a trophy if taken legally.
I just read an article about a game warden who was killed in PA last week when he stopped 2 poachers who had jacked a deer.
They got caught and one may be facing the death penalty.
A true tragedy for the warden and his family.
I hate to read stories like that.
There are three people on God's green earth I have no sympathy for, thieves, liars, and poachers. People who do any of the three have no respect for themselves or the victims of their poor moral fiber. It's a shame since poachers are liars and thieves by default (especially by harvesting record quality animals). Have more respect for the game and everyone’s conservation efforts. "A gallon of sweat will save a pint of blood."- Gen. George Patton
These people that are out there doing this poaching are doing nothing but ruining it for the future generation of our kids. But do you think they care I doubt it, its called Selfishness. Sure there has been times I have wanted to get back at the Michigan Department Of Natural Resources for changing the Hunting regulations in Mi but what good would that do just end me up with more fines and possibly lose firearms also.
good job wildlife rangers. (and their help.......us)
I live and Minnesota and was truly disturbed by the news that a world record 8 point buck had been killed. In my opinion the penalties were not stiff enough.
Why in hell does Troy Allen Reinke ever get to hunt again?? How do you allow a person who does this to be eligible to hunt in five years???? what a freakin' joke of a sentence.
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