62 Year's old I have never poached any animals . Don't need to.

You guys are way off. Look up boone and crockett numbers by state. Kansas nope. Wisconsin yes.

I know this guy who believes the government is the biggest poacher....he says yet the peoples keep giving them the power When the righteous increase, the people rejoice, But when a wicked man rules, people groan. - Proverbs 29:2 *REPENT FOR THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN IS AT HAND*

What I don't get is why take huge bucks if you don't want to show him! Lol

In my experience, almost without fail, accusations like this one are undoubtedly admissions! This fellow is basically admitting he uses every unfair unethical method he can to kill deer, and simply does not believe anyone else could take a deer otherwise and without cheating! (Simply because he can't!)

Horns have ruined the people who call themselves hunters and land owners who also call themselves hunters when they hunt 10 days a year and are more concerned with someone else killing a deer than they are doing it themselves. There used to not be purple paint and no trespassing signs among hunters and land owners. Horns and Jealously have ruined this country along with wannabe hunters.

When I hear someone say all the celebrities must be poaching it makes me believe that the person making the comment has never been as successful as that celebrity and therefore thinks you have to poach to be more successful than them. Another option is the individual making the comment is a poacher and therefore believes if you're successful you must be a poacher as well. Its all ego. Guys really think there is no one better than them. Take this mentality and add the celebrities that have been caught poaching in recent years and it just feeds the ego of the basement dwellers.

Mo. Conservation is run like biden is running it. Let's out of state hunters come hunt for cheap but their states charge out of state hunters a fortune. It's insane how many out of state hunters you run into on public land in mo.

I was looking at that ranger 11, could you put a platform in it ? I got the profile platform.

Having read through some of the comments, I can’t help stressing that jealousy and envy are the sins of the lazy and incompetent, no one is guaranteed or entitled to anything in the woods just like in life, and-most importantly-the chief goal of everyone is to thankfully glorify God. In line with this, humble confidence is one of the best things one can develop. Working to become skillful to the extent that getting skunked is part of the fun is worth it, because that’s how one learns, and there’s no shame in being legally empty-handed; when it comes down to it, one has the knowledge and skills to get game for survival anyway. Look at it like this: the life-long, skillful Maine woodsman who literally lives in the woods and takes deer on a fairly regular basis can really teach things to people spoiled by living in places with greater deer densities. Perseverance is definitely one of those things, and there’s no such thing as a “bad” hunting season! I’ll never forget the season I learned more from the scouting than anything else. And that made a very significant difference. ☦️🦌👍😁

Nope I'm a concervasnest. We arrest poachers. At gun point

I like runny eggs,I guess that makes me a poacher as well

The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the various laws have pitted the hunters, and fishermen against each other. If you use natural bait to catch a fish, you are ridiculed by the fishermen who only use artificial baits. And you’re not a true fisherman unless you use a fly rod, and handmade flies. The deer hunters are no different than the fisherman. As long as you are enjoying your sport, and follow the rules, and limits, then keep your comments private. I remember when, “ you were not considered an ethical deer hunter, if your rifle had a telescopic sight.” Only iron sights were seen to be fair, to give the deer “a chance”. The anti hunter groups are enjoying watching us fight amongst ourselves.

Pretty much boils down to jealousy, heck I want to get a drone to check for trespassers because if I walk the property I’ll just be running the deer to them!

Social media has both engorged massive ego’s and ruined as hunters our image as conservation individuals

I agree 100%. Folks who are working the hardest are getting the job done. Laziness gets you nothing. If you want it, go get it and pay your dues

😂one time an acquantaince of mine shot a booner on his first hunt in 20 years. And I instantly asked if it was high fence😂 very rude of me as he killed it at a spot he duck hunts at near public land. Cool things happen! But mostly dudes killing mature bucks are doing so via tons of time scouting and in stand. I get to go on like 12 or so sits a season. The big time killers have like 60 sits in a season. I feel like a lot of dudes ignore this time invested.

Breaking game laws is pretty common. How serious the infraction is varies. You say that 0.3% get a citation, but it would be an overstatement to say that one out of 100 get caught

Social media and technology ruined everything

Probably jealous. There are some A-hole hunters out there tho. One time a new archery hunter came to an area i was hunting (which he didn’t have permission), i showed him different spots to hunt and told him where i hunt (just so he didn’t come walking up to me while hunting). I told him if my cars here that’s where i’l be. Next day he comes walking up and sits 30 yds away from me. Same spot 1st day of rifle i had another person come sit 50 yds away, i was so mad i almost rolled him down the hill. His dad came but agreed with me that he shouldn’t have done that. FYI, I am the best hunter in the world!

Poachers definitely give hunters a bad rep,just like fishing,and social media has just made it worse

I have been deer hunting for 50 years. There maybe some legitimate reasons for that person’s comments. I know not ALL hunters hunt illegally. But in the last 10 years I have realized by talking with hunters. That a lot of hunters in the area I hunt are illegally baiting and shooting deer illegally over it.

8:05- Minus 1 for spelling.... 🙂 Illinois

Dog hunters around here run their dogs all over property they don't belong on. No regard. I've learned to just cope, but it bothers me a lot when they ruin my kids' hunts

I’ve poached almost 100 deer before I was 13 years old in the middle of nowhere and also ate deer. We hit on the highway. I never wasted anything because I had to feed the family when I use the 22 that people say you’re not supposed to use That my single mother bought for me when I was four and I would guess that most people that poach do it because they have a really good reason to do it and learn how to do it in the middle of the night, but I have no idea I’m not an expert. I haven’t even gone hunting in 25 years because I can just go down to Sam’s Club by steak. Your experience may differ. 😊. And I made all this up. I’ve never gone hunting

In my own opinion. I think cell cams have affected the way I hunt in a negative way more than anything. I used them less this year than I have in the past few years because of this. To be successful you have to stay positive no matter what. I found myself doubting myself all the time with the cell cams.

I'll go out on a limb and say probably a good 95 % of hunters do everything legally. You made some valid points on this one. I messed up last turkey season, i hit auto renew for my licenses, didn't think anything about checking because the app we have shows licenses tags ect. Come to find out it didn't renew, so that could've been some type of error on my end or something with the go outdoors app, i caught it when i started out to turkey hunt, and took care of it, but would have owned up to the mistake if i wouldn't have double checked and found out. Some folks will make every excuse in the world for why they aren't good hunters, and play the poaching card, or become poachers themselves, to me thats the whole tomato/ tawmotto thing.

unfortunately americans are now not willing to do the work and look for easy success which is rare . we need a renaissance of culture and honor

When you make something profitable that should be just a great outdoor hobby , thats where we went wrong. people are lovers of themselves now days and we are living in the days of Noah. The trophy hunting brings the worst out of people. Boils down to their giant egos !!!

What it takes is for everyone to mind their own business. Don't worry what the next guy shoots,if it's legal. And non hunters,who don't approve of it,can find another hobby,instead of judging . I don't watch sports,I think it's a waste of time,when you could be outside doing something productive. But I don't care if other people watch it.

Wildlife management areas have become dog walking trails and mountain bikers tare up all the natural game trails making it into there amusement park

the problem is not the guy willing to share its the guy willing to take ,general info yes but even that today might be toomuch-years ago we would kinda talk openly at the public but today you could not pay me enough to share any unless its my hunting buddy etc . guys years ago would never try to copy you or get over your spots etc but at the same time there was shit ton of deer and too many good spots now not so much etc. EHD has ruined hunting and im not sure its natural!!

You can't change the opinions of others I deer hunt I don't even have a drone and I hunt like my dad taught me

dumb video

I agree with the guy who made the comment.. just because something is legal doesn’t make it ethical. Drones, cell cams, and 5 deer bag limits have no place in hunting. My opinion only.

Worst thing that ever happened to anything….. Social Media!!!

I believe there are a lot more of poaching incidents that happen that never gets reported or never gets investigated just because of how understaffed Conservation Officers. Indiana’s telecheck sucks. I have zero proof but I’d assume there are small bucks checked in as does.

Modern technology is our # 1 killer to our reputation . Drones , etc , causes peeps to use ammo toward us

Is a coyote eating the placenta from the fawn before it hits the ground a poacher. A racoon that eats 3 turkey nests a poacher. What kind of duche poacher takes 25 largest racks of 50 in possession. Conservation

I was checked by DNR this year and I didn't have my paper license on me because my printer broke and i fogot to get my wife to print it out for me at her work. Luckily im ocd so i had taken a phone picture of my license on my computer screen when i bought it and the officer said that was fine and i was good to go. Its easy to forget a small detail. I got the paper print out the next day to make sure im covered lol.

A couple decades ago a buddy and shot 2 cougars on a deer hunt. He shot one of cats and it went out of sight in a cliff/ rock ravine. I told him to stay where he was, i would work my way around to see down the ravine. As i got to the head of the ravine and looked over the cliff there was another cougar below me, i shot it, followed a few seconds later followed another shot from my buddy. When i got back to my buddy he said he anchored his cat. When we went to recover our cats there were 3 cougars on the ground. We tagged 2 cats and did not report the 3rd, illegal .Had friends pay fines and lose equipment and licenses for alot less "honest mistakes", could not take that chance. I AM A POACHER!😮

Certain people grow up hanging around and knowing many poachers. Their for everybody to them is a poacher...

Is a poacher a poacher or just smarter than everybody else ? There are no game laws only rules and regulations.

It’s to hard to Outlaw now with the ballistic an thermal drones that the game commission uses, Just not worth it anymore. Even if you get dropped off to get the buck out the drones can pick up your heat signature.