Kentucky Sportsman - NOT!!!

[hunt it]

Gary,

Your good with a camera, at times like this don't forget about all the evidence you can gather with camera. Put time/date function on a get pictures of vehicle, shots that identify spot with vehicle in shot, corn in back of truck anything that will help CO lay charges. Pictures of tresspassers are big help.

[JOE HARROD]

GARY
  THIS IS JOE AGAIN I TAKE DISABLED YOUTH HUNTING.I GET MORE OUT OF IT THAN THEY DO LOVE THOSE CHILDREN.THATS WHY I AM STILL MAD.PEOPLE ARE CRAZY THESE DAYS.WE ARE THE ONLY CHANCES THEY GOT TO ENJOY THE OUTDOORS.ME AN 2 GAME WARDENS HAD A SPECIAL HUNT FOR A BOY WITH TERMINAL BRAIN CANCER IT WAS A HUNT WE WILL NEVER FORGET. THE BOY KILLED A 8 POINT BUCK.7 MONTHS LATER THE BOY DIED.WE ALL CRYED OVER THAT. TALKED ENOUGHT GOODBY GARY

[NightHawk]

if it had of been me they wouldn't be calling the co,they'd be calling him an ambulance as I'd have beat the snot right out of him!!!

[Killdeer]

These lessons are tough. I think your son has learned more this season than he would have learned in twenty idyllic ones. Bummer, but a valuable bummer. He now knows just how important hunting laws are, and will always be on the correct side of the CO, I'll bet. I hope the results will be favorable for you, and the wildlife, and that the hunting will have high points that eclipse the anger, hurt and disappointment that your son must feel. What a way to learn that all grownups are not necessarily grown up.

I think you are taking appropriate action, and applaud the high road that you and your son walk.
Killdeer

[owlbait]

I agree with killdeer, you took the right approach. BUT>>> if you were a certain Vice President you couldv'e used a shotgun on the turdbucket, no fuss, no muss  

[Gary Logsdon]

Thanks Killie, I always enjoy seeing what you have to say on Tradgang threads.  Dads (and moms) have to be mindful of how they deal with such things in the presence of their children, so I felt the need to keep a cool head.

The good news is that our interloper wasn't in "his spot" this morning or an hour ago when we left.  The fellow who owns the place we hunt was going to "visit" the snake-in-the-grass yesterday plus a CO was supposedly investigating him as well.  Bottom line, he may be vanquished for now:^).  I took my son to the other side of the farm this morning and got into some birds.  We tried to sneak a blind into a field edge near a bird that was hammering like crazy but when we arrived he was sitting on a limb against the horizon in plain view.  Of course he had already seen us so strike one.  Next, we moved toward a lone, HUGE, longbeard but a coyote ran across the field and shut him down. Strike two.  Finally, we had a couple of two year old birds step into the end of a field for a quick look at our decoys.  Apparently their butts had been kicked a time or two as the fanning deke spooked them into the nearest cover.  Strike three.  Overall, not a bad morning for a young bowhunter and his "guide".  Two weeks until the regular season opens and we plan to be ready.

[kbetts]

Keep at it.  Karma's on your side.

[John3]

Call your game agent for the county today..!
Cheats and thieves should be held accountable.

I would not hesitate to call.  You have the information on the guy to get things started for the agent...


John III

[Jmatt1957]

Killdeer, you said it perfectly.

[Craig Schoneberg]

Like others have said, I sure hope the guy gets what he deserves.  And as Jmatt1957 said "Killdeer, you said it perfectly". I think a lot of this type of action comes from society's 'win at any cost' attitude.  That kind of person just doesn't 'get it' - and it gives us all a black eye.
Craig

[Gary Logsdon]

They've been called plus we have witnesses and landowners more than ready to cooperate.

[Ragnarok Forge]

Get video, prosecute to the fullest and I would file a report with the NWTF branch he is a member of.  I am not a vindicative guy, but wildlife thieves deserve that be shown to the world for what they are.  I would put this guy thru the wringer and discredit him in every way possible.

[bolong]

I know exactly how you feel. I have had the same thing happen in Arkansas. Hope he gets what he deserves.

[Barney]

Hope you get it taken care of. People like that need to learn a lesson.

I'd probably had to thank him for the "ethics" lesson for my son.

[Grant Young]

Sorry about your son's experience Gary. I can't say much more about how I feel without sounding like the guys who ruin our image.  Grant

[Bonebuster]

Grind his bones to make some bread.