True Wildlife Crime: Exposing a Prolific Turkey Poacher

[@ericcampbell9055]

Imagine putting years into turkey poaching. What a waste of American dollars.

[@MikeFree22]

People hunt coyotes during the day all the time.

[@FirePirate099]

I only coyote hunt during the day. This CO would have arrested me…

[@ICUP570]

Same here although they can get it any time of the day lol

[@seattlefishing4240]

I hunt coyote during the day and have never hunted them at night. Always in full camo.

[@kyletyson8129]

Yes they do ..very common here in Ohio

[@taramcclurepurcell6623]

There’s a year round bounty on coyotes in Virginia. Coyotes are diurnal and hunt during the day. Most return to their dens at dusk.

[@patrickmeyers8517]

This terrible. I can't believe that Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources would post two people with such little knowledge of turkey hunting to their youtube channel. I'm sure this guy is guilty, but this warden is terrible at building a case.

[@Diesel4242]

But he’s a “master” officer 😂

[@WolfPackOutdoors211]

Thankfully poachers are even dumber. Right Patrick

[@justinknighton-po4vn]

And we know that they cheat, we know yall use illegally planted game cameras, no warrants.

[@barryadcox2710]

My experience with game wardens, 2 in my case. They charged me, then filled in details that were not true. One warden bold face lied to the magistrate. I then asked the magistrate if the warden was under oath. He informed me that my case was not a felony charge and that the "truth" is whatever the officer states it is. It was one of the most frustrating events of my entire life. I ended up paying about 2,000 in fines and lost hunting rights for a year. I learned that a badge means nothing. If only i had been recording that day. I could have shown the world a lying no good officer. Instead, its only he and I that know what really happened that day. Also, one of the wardens were on their "first" day of training.

[@parksshackelford6101]

Initially I thought it was too long, but the details were so interesting that it was certainly worth it. Great program and great public servant. Thanks!

[@perrycalstrum4079]

As someone who is law enforcement, this is the type of guy who gives us a bad name, even if this is a bad dude you shouldn’t lie about little things to cement your case. If he is so bad let the facts speak for themself.

[@codyhale8796]

Id love to sit and listen to the poachers side of the story

[@nobreakjake2955]

I agree, someone needs to get him on a podcast.

[@BigMerkGee]

​@nobreakjake2955 Joe Rogan should host it.

[@codypridg9504]

I bet it's more interesting than this.

[@justinknighton-po4vn]

My dad was prolific, he was a traveling saleman that serviced papermills, so he spent alot of time in backwoods USA, he could hit 15 states consistently every year, he would get 20 birds a year on the road. We live on the al ga line, so he would hunt at home to he had property everywhere at home his was allowed to hunt. I know he shot a grand slam 3 times, at one time he had a wood case packed full of beards

[@johnwebb1869]

He used a suppressor? Guilty! That couldn't be too save his hearing that's a poacher!

[@ronwheeler7788]

I'm a coyote hunter of over twenty years. Daytime is all I do. I don't hunt deer,turkey ,pheasant, nothing. I gave it all up just for coyote. I do carry an ecaller and my chair. Sounds crazy but this is what I do...

[@WolfPackOutdoors211]

You aren't carrying 2 turkeys 😂

[@ddh158]

Turkey wing feathers are used for fletching on arrows for archery. Right and left wings is rotation of arrows.

[@WolfPackOutdoors211]

He literally admitted to poaching turkeys. He wasn't making arrows he used a fuckin .308 Karen 😂

[@BusterCheeks-z2i]

How fuckin dare him kill wild turkeys. The audacity.

[@BigMerkGee]

Exactly! I wish he'll come hunt my land in Alabama.

[@gfy777]

This guy is obviously not a hunter and she is completely clueless. Having cameras pointed on this mans property should be illegal. This is government harassment and over reach.

[@fuxu247]

Stfu your ignorance is bright.

[@kennyfrederick4812]

Agreed.

[@WolfPackOutdoors211]

Luckily poachers are even dumber. And anybody who'd be mad about any of this probably is a poacher. I'll catch yah later 😂

[@Blueridge1]

DEI.....nuff said

[@maniachill3069]

Imagine the money that the state spent to catch a guy shooting a bird.

[@buddyg1408]

Do a show on the Hollywood buck

[@JohnLee-ud2gm]

They did

[@iandobbs7823]

It is out now.

[@JoeConrad-no4bz]

Typical LEO. Little knowledge of firearms. “He had sniper settings color coded to his bullets”. “Nobody needs a .308 rifle with a huge sniper scope”. And people just eat it up. At least he now knows suppressors aren’t actually silent like in the movies. He could probably learn a lot from this guy.

[@matthewholmes8638]

Talk about how all the money spent on license's doesnt go to wildlife, but a bunch of other crap.

[@TheUthe]

This guy should focus his attention on politicians when he gets out

[@azycray4801]

It's almost like this guy has an addiction to hunting/killing turkeys that has to be fed. He's been caught before and still puts freedom and personal property at risk so he can kill more turkeys? It would be interesting to hear what a shrink has to say about someone like this.

[@v71-v9n]

It is an addiction. As strong as any drug you can think of. All of you poacher or want to be poachers. Just know this. It doesn’t make you cool or the best hunter ever. You’re just ruining your favorite sport. Not only for you but for others also. Most landowners use to would let most anyone hunt turkeys on their land. Poaching has got so bad in some areas that they won’t let anyone hunt now.

[@scottmcclure1196]

I think he has an addiction to being a sniper, but since he cant legally kill people, he uses the turkey as his target of choice.

[@redux467]

@@v71-v9n Poachers and people leaving gates, leaving trash, disregarding livestock and just disrespecting the land in general made land owners stop allowing hunting.

[@FirePirate099]

Not sure that the penalty is any loss of personal freedom for turkey poaching

[@azycray4801]

@@FirePirate099 Repeat offender can get time

[@markcrowe107]

I started watching this morning and there were only 88 views. This video has already hit over 2,220 views since I started! Obviously, you've hit a very important channel of communications to all sportsmen and sportswomen who want to preserve our hunting legacy and conserve our wild turkey populations. Great start to what I hope will be a very active KZbin channel!

[@jj18057]

🤡​@@justinsnow5621

[@jj18057]

Now sitting at 72000. The hollywood buck video has 26000 in one day

[@wrrpoker-rs7hy]

Coyote hunters actually do use similar calls that turkey hunters use. This conservation officer made a lot of assumptions which seems a little surprising. I would say for every poacher you catch there are 100 you don't catch. It seems the only time game wardens or conservation officers ever do any checking anymore is when a private citizens makes a report of illegal activity. Did the DWR figure out why this poacher was killing all these turkeys? Was he eating them...or just bragging about them? This poacher was pretty dumb...especially when he knew they suspected him of poaching....not a typical poacher. Poaching has become much easier to get away with in this day and age...cell phones...night vision...suppressors...etc. etc..

[@WolfPackOutdoors211]

They found bodies he had wasted. He wasn't eating anything.

[@robertnewman4072]

I grew up in south Louisiana. I was 16 YO before I knew anyone hunted WO a spotlight.

[@BrooksRichardson-j3o]

Disgusting.

[@TheUthe]

😂😂😂

[@thedamoutdoors8823]

Why do all these states have land donated to them, that they don’t allow the public to access in any form or fashion?

[@rickylester9097]

A lot of guys limit out every year legally, he must not know any good turkey hunters😂

[@DukeRandy414]

Thank you and great work. Be safe.

[@albosarge6524]

I stopped watching this bullshit as soon as he said he’d been a game warden for 13 years and never seen a dedicated Coyote Hunter except during night time. That means a either he’s a lazy piece of shit and doesn’t do his job or be is a a liar.

[@joe9743]

With their logic, because I have a buck skull, I must be a poacher.

[@acemannw]

Calling that rifle a "Sniper Rifle" multiple times is a stretch. There are a lot of bolt action .308s out there.

[@lewfrancis]

Wow, I am so grateful for the work our conservation officers do. And thank you for providing insight via video, hope you will continue to do so.

[@Guidelife777]

People hunting coyotes during the day is extremely common.

[@kennyfrederick4812]

Shh. Don’t tell that to the game warden. This guy is a tool. I see he’s scared for his life too. Wearing body armor during an interview. This guy is the result of someone knowing nothing about hunting and becoming a game warden.

[@B-VILL2022]

This conservation officer is an absolute idiot.... People hunt coyotes all year long all day long..

[@jumpingjackflash1214]

We only coyote hunt during daylight hours. Virginia must be a unique state.

[@powerstrokefadeley7923]

Nope we hunt during the day here as well in Virginia he's just spitting bullshit

[@powerstrokefadeley7923]

@justinsnow5621 the game warden when he says people don't hunt coyotes in the daylight

[@fuxu247]

Cause your broke and can't afford thermal

[@fuxu247]

​@@justinsnow5621you pole smoker

[@JhonPike-p9l]

Something a 100 times worse than poaching. Urban sprol. Destroying habitat by building more and more houses. A plage of way to many people.

[@MotionSustained]

I don't have any confidence with this wardens recall of this investigation, I need to hear from the hunter on this story.

[@B-VILL2022]

Oh my God How is this idiot a conservation officer just because you've never seen somebody hunt with a certain weapon Oh my God it's scary.

[@christianmoore4989]

In Tennessee so called " game wardens" have to have land owner permission or a warrant to step one foot on private property.

[@ashursalyer6619]

Him saying hunting coyotes in daylight hours is odd..... is extremely odd. Do a KZbin search. Bet you find more daytime yote vids than night by far. What an assenine statement

[@anneheine6760]

Our son !!

[@captainpennburke5876]

Extremely great job of interview reporting on a story that grabs you and keeps you riveted to your monitor. I finished my lunch 12 minutes into the story but stayed glued to the end. Officer Heine is a great orator and serves the Commonwealth with his heart and his brain. Perseverance is a valued asset in Law Enforcement. Be Safe and Thank You for your service.

[@projectj3494]

I’m surprised at the lack of knowledge and just straight up ignorant statements from this game warden.. They really hire the best and the brightest don’t they..

[@bigjay480]

Thank you for keeping the sportsmanship. In the hunt

[@justicefall1917]

Some of the commenters have expressed concerns about why this wildlife thief hasn’t received a lifetime hunting license suspension. This guy apparently is not concerned with hunting out of season so why would he be concerned about not having a license! These people are obsessed with what they are doing and have no respect for the honest sportsman or the resources! Wake up people!!

[@hellenback1445]

I caught a poacher on my farm, after the cops finished with him he received 27 years in prison. The dude was a violent dangerous crazy who was also running a meth operation. Poachers are prolific in their crimming.

[@montezuma6962]

Wait, drugs are still illegal?

[@pjdaley823]

@@hellenback1445 as it should be

[@randydeskins9359]

Off topic but I would like to see a video about CWD and the rules explained. Or a question and answer type video.

[@Eaaatlife]

She thought a gillie suit was dressing up as big foot 😂😂😂

[@joshuawhite796]

Please continue to make these videos. This is great! Thank you

[@markb.1259]

A+++ video Virginia!!! Keep 'em coming!!! Great job Shelby... 🙂

[@keithherr]

great job my friend, keep up the good work!

[@leeweaver7655]

Loved the video. Keep them coming!

[@gpindoorgrowerlightreviews532]

do one about when officer arnold watched me from 100 yards smoke a joint and give me a ticket

[@denilsonalfaro3125]

Ayoooo😂😂😂😂

[@gpindoorgrowerlightreviews532]

@@justinsnow5621 clinch mtn wma , 2018

[@Courtneyr471]

This was very interesting! I wish my states’ (Florida) wildlife division was more active with their KZbin and would make a similar series. Sadly, FWC is run by land developers and our wildlife’s future doesn’t look bright.

[@ericbromley3532]

The starting position should be at least a year in prison plus a lifetime loss of hunting privileges.

[@pjdaley823]

100%

[@tolt1776]

For trespassing?

[@arizonaangler_2A]

The starting position should be people begging for the king to regulate you more should have to leave the country..

[@tolt1776]

@justinsnow5621 some folks will willing give up their sovereignty like cucks give up their wives!

[@BLAM777]

See a video by the civil rights lawyer on youtube officers lose their trophies. What should they get for accusing a man of something he didn't do and breaking the law and stealing his property without a warrant among other things.

[@floivanus]

These guys act like a suppressed bolt gun is an unusual “sniper rifle” every single one of my hunting guns is suppressed, so I can listen to nature AND protect my hearing at the same time. 😂

[@brosenb11]

The "suppressed 308" was much louder than expected lol. Its still loud af. I hunt w what this officer considers a sniper rifle. TN does not allow hunters to engage turkey w a rifle. That is crazy!

[@jakev4191]

If he would shoot subsonic rounds it would have been quiet, that's what marks on the scope were for subsonic vs supersonic.

[@JonathanJones-m7d]

Totally not a ghille suit

[@rogerhook8002]

Thanks for the hard work. I'm pleased to know of the local sportsman's support. There are videos of the well known poacher who illegally hunted the King Ranch in Texas. In his interviews, he has become something of a "poaching hero" who is praised by sportsmen. I don't get it. Glade you had the local hunters sitting beside you.

[@fuxu247]

Because alot of "sportsmen " are only in it for the attention and to have a pissing contest

[@gasdieselgrease5746]

Keep doing this kind of content this was awesome👍🏻

[@chrisr5868]

I think you are onto something here. Very interesting stories.

[@wizardofahhhs759]

Dude must never get tired of eating turkey sandwiches.

[@Yamaha38XCRacer]

Turkey jerky is pretty bomb

[@nicholasbragg4521]

I am a die hard turkey hunter like most watching this. NWTF volunteer and lifer. Turkey hunting is the most dangerous non dangerous game hunting a person can do, period. You mix other die hards in with yourself on the same piece and a vocal turkey stuff can get Western very very quickly. These folks risked it all for the rest of us to catch a predator and cancer to the most precious game bird in our country. Hats off to you Wardens and news flash to all poachers… you aren’t hunting, you aren’t hunters, and you aren’t impressive. You are less than. You are risking killing an innocent land owner and person for a trophy that is a mark of nothing more than a delicate, undeserved, game bird that could have changed a true outdoorsman’s life. Find Jesus and fix your self absorbed delusion while you still have time. Take a kid hunting legally and teach them the love of the sport. It’s not about you. It’s about the ethical pursuit and the privilege.

[@fuxu247]

Well said and totally agree

[@fuxu247]

@@justinsnow5621 you need to go on some were little boy

[@fuxu247]

@@justinsnow5621 I will if I know your there

[@fuxu247]

@@justinsnow5621 you poor little pedo

[@joekoch4162]

Good job! Very interesting.

[@natedearyan7597]

I met a guy that was a hunting addict, somewhat like this. Odd guy. He's Passed away now. I try to get fresh deer, hit on the road. More of a eater, than hunter....

[@nattydreadlocks1973]

If you think jail 45 days in jail is going to stop ole boy... 😂😂😂😂😂

[@fuxu247]

Ever spent any time in jail?

[@nattydreadlocks1973]

@fuxu247 More than I care to talk about.

[@jimkogle8509]

Great interview and interesting case. The CPO exhibited excellent professionalism and certainly was a terrific representative of DWR.

[@jwhiskey242]

Recommended by a friend who is an infamous VA poacher.

[@kennyfrederick4812]

It’s interesting that you see it that way. This guy knows nothing about wildlife.

[@projectj3494]

This warden was an idiot.. very uneducated on hunting, firearms, and wildlife..

[@BlueRidge2025]

This was really well done. Thank you for teaching me something today, and I sincerely hope you continue this series.

[@projectj3494]

Do your own research, this game warden is clueless and states a lot of inaccurate “facts”. He’s truly an idiot when it comes to hunting and firearms..

[@dwaynetowery2221]

This has got to be some of the dumbest damn game wardens I’ll ever seen!!! Lol

[@rabbithomesteading3797]

Not to stick up for the poacher... But the 104 digits divided into 2 making 52 birds works but 52 birds taking 17 years isnt right because you can get a non resident tag in another state and hunt more then 3 birds the same year. So if you are a hardcore legal turkey hunter you can get that quickly maybe. But I dont know laws in each state to say and also I dont think someone would round out all states to the max bag limits. But possibly theoretically if you are really good with turkeys and likes to travel and have lots of free time and money you may... be able to do it in a year? idk lol I love how all the real hunters showed up on Officer Heines side. Shows how real hunters are. A poacher is not a hunter but a cheater. I love listening to these stories! Very cool! Great Job Owen Heine! And Virginia DWR... Thank you for the show! 🙂

[@fuxu247]

I like how you started defensive but ended offensive .. way to ride the line

[@rabbithomesteading3797]

@@fuxu247 I always try to think of both ends of story and saying they shot 52 birds in a year sounds insane but if you get non resident tags in a bunch of states it could be legal. I try to be neutral on everything if I can but sometimes it is just blunt. lol

[@projectj3494]

Seems there’s only a few hunters in this thread. Anyone who didn’t find this warden an ignorant tool isn’t a “real” hunter. The way he spoke about this case proves he is ignorant of firearms and wildlife. Poachers are a plague on the sport and I wish we had harsher penalties for poaching but anyone who took this interview as gospel isn’t very educated. His opinions he tried to spin as facts and tried to pander to the uneducated to demonize this poacher when all he had to do was tell the truth without the spin, the facts were just as damning as the fluff. The fluff just proved the ignorance and the giant waste of tax payer’s money..

[@Allen-pt5mu]

Spring gobbler or even full turkey is so simple. Why would you need to poach

[@fuxu247]

Lmao easy huh.

[@cdalton3169]

Appreciate our Game Wardens (DWR) officers! I’ve never had anything but great experiences from these folks! Few things are despised by fellow men more than people who take game illegally and ruin it for real sportsmen!

[@cdalton3169]

@@justinsnow5621 not at all but will not tolerate anyone trespassing my property killing game out of season ruining hunting for those who enjoy it.

[@laurelcoem9759]

Good work by a dedicated CO., I have no mercy for a poacher, I'm an active hunter, I enjoy all the things in nature I'm former Law Enforcement and worked with KY FW R officers for 14 years. I always enjoyed working and supporting in any type of illegal activity they had. I'm subscribing to this channel and looking forward to more videos.

[@jeffcoe819]

Well I’m a Va resident hunter for over 35 years and I’ve called in a few coyotes will turkey so it is possible but few far between thanks for the officers who keep the wild things wild

[@jackchambers2126]

The problem is not enough jail time. Same way here in WV

[@montezuma6962]

How much would you prefer?

[@glennkisling3365]

Totally agree 👍

[@mikemiller134]

I wish Virginia would wake up, and not allow rifles for turkey hunting!!!

[@arizonaangler_2A]

I wish sheeple would wake up, asking kings permission to put food on the table is in fact Unconstitutional...an here you are begging the king to regulate you more lol

[@joshuamccasland8180]

@@arizonaangler_2AI get your point but without some sort of “regulation” there would be no game, none, zilch, zero. There are still entire counties in my state that are “bow only” from back in the 70s when the deer were literally shot to extinction in the entire bottom corner of my state from folks “puttin food on the table”. If you want to actually put damn food on the table you need to raise some hogs and such which is actually cheaper than buying a rifle, ammo, scope, tree stand, ATV, camo clothing… you get the point

[@hvacmaster21]

Well said angler

[@Cody2nd]

@@arizonaangler_2AEXACTLY 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@vtwinaddicted5852]

PGC took rifles from us 3 years ago, saying the the flock numbers are way down, two years later, they admit openly they we're wrong. Last year they said we are not getting our rifles back, we could only use them in the fall, never in the spring...

[@johnlloyd2179]

Great show,keep up the good work

[@MJGUNZZZ]

13 years at the time of this story. You never saw a coyote hunter during the day that’s scary. I only hunt during the day 😂

[@projectj3494]

He said 20years at the end of the interview.. not surprised a gov official isn’t qualified for his position.. that describes 90% of gov employees..

[@timothymccleerey4502]

Fascinating, professional methods, and satisfying outcome. Thanks for a worthy initial video. Appreciate the game warden's service & long career. I'll be watchful for your future DWR productions.

[@richpruett9946]

All I can say is great job; thank you for your service. And this fella must really like turkey sammichs.

[@JAEARLY]

There are several of these type of hunters in each county, maybe more. Not enough Conservation Police to go around. And these poachers will brag on what they kill. They should limit these interviews to no more than 30 minutes. The punishment was not enough. He should have been banned for life for the second, third and fourth violations, and I am in Virginia. Notice they did not do what they do with the other confiscated guns. The VDWR cuts them in half, then they go to the annual hunting show and display a box of cut up guns. Instead they should sell them at auction to Federal Firearms dealers and use the money to help fund the agency. That is the dumbest thing we have ever seen since a kid can take his dad's multiple thousand dollar gun, violate the law, and have the gun cut in half after confiscation. And if the criminal is a minor, well then nothing is done to them.

[@montezuma6962]

Rule #1: Never brag about hunting/fishing results. In my state, DEC trolls social media looking for someone taking photos of a harvest and maybe committed a violation.

[@claymac7895]

I thought rifles were illegal for turkey hunting. If it's a legal gun then why do they make such a big deal about it?

[@projectj3494]

To pander to the uneducated.. They want to demonize guns and the people who own them.. They won’t stop until they are the only legal gun owners..

[@coreylindsey8138]

Great video!

[@notfoolediknowthetruth3101]

The real crime is government making you pay for permission.... You need to pay to drive. Pay to own a business. Pay to hunt. Pay to fish. Pay to use a minnkota trolling motor on a fishing kayak...... Pay me and ill let you is their motto.

[@gfy777]

Gotta pay the king to hunt his animals nothing has changed

[@fuxu247]

Hey clown who do you thinks pays these guys salary to protect our resources?

[@projectj3494]

“FREEDOM” they say..

[@timkozlowski6481]

One thing that wasn't discussed, nor does it matter much, but did he poach to put the bird on the table for his family or just for the sake of harvesting turkey?

[@glennkisling3365]

Wondering if he deer hunted

[@mattsweet7918]

Maybe he should get a job to put food on the table instead of spending time poaching, if that’s the case.

[@glennkisling3365]

@@timkozlowski6481 unless I’m way in left field, I don’t know any turkey hunters that hunt with a 308 with silencer but to his own

[@HammockDayHike]

It does matter. I appreciate this comment. I was wondering the same thing. If he was feeding his family, there should be no issue. Harvesting wildlife to feed yourself and your family is not a crime.

[@glennkisling3365]

@@justinsnow5621 Hey bud I do bow hunt I do muzzle and rifle hunt I do spring gobbler hunt I do own a lot on the lake go fishing all the time maybe you need to get your ass out side more

[@Buddystemz]

How has this conservation officer never met a turkey hunter who tags out every year? I know many ppl who tag out every year and have for 30+ years

[@richardhowell9168]

Hunting turkeys with a rifle is kinda weak….illegal in most states

[@richardkangas5666]

Very informative video.

[@gregoryholliday6017]

survey "driveway" aka tracking device. Someone explain how he can obtain another suppressor? Doesn't the State report this to ATF?? Isn't his suppressor "permit" revoked??

[@adamhess9415]

Is the tactical vest really needed for this dangerous interview?

[@paulmoss7940]

He might have to spring into action at any time.

[@frankr608]

I think it might have a name tape and badge on and his shirt might not have it attached

[@christopherfoster3744]

​@@frankr608Hi ! You have to play the part when you're on TV

[@Diddley-js6lf]

I Wouldn’t Think This CO Needs a Vest On While Doing a Podcast Video. It doesn’t make Him Anymore Fearsome.

[@wheelbaron]

how is it legal for them to keep that suppressor without destroying it? They cant legally transfer ownership, and its federally regulated....

[@projectj3494]

Good point..

[@TheUthe]

Imagine what the men who settled this land would have done to a man like this.

[@shaunterry5927]

Looking forward to the Hollywood Buck episode!!

[@jacobedward2401]

Unbelievable how much censorship there is on youtube... how are things supposed to get better if we can't talk?

[@brendangrray8017]

With that jacket is Owen worried about his welfare ,,during the interview😂

[@jw_610]

Philosophical question... I wonder if he hates turkeys or loves turkeys?

[@jessicahimes1747]

Michael wadell has a perfect turkey year every year lol

[@brianneis7309]

.308 is an odd choice for turkey, it’s more suited for deer, but definitely not a sniper rifle. And the cop had a deer mount over his shoulder.

[@musicmanhunter1]

Great show

[@Guidelife777]

Oooft. Super cop here has no clue how optics work 😬😬

[@lindashores4374]

Do one on the Hollywood Buck

[@lonewolf744]

I dont get why someone would be so infatuated with killing an animal that they couldn't just hunt during hunting season.

[@lorenzotate5578]

i coyote hunt all year early morning gtfoh .