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Hunters cry fowl over YouTube poachers

This incident made the national news on G&M as well:

Hunters cry fowl over YouTube poachers

Dawn Walton

calgary — From Thursday's Globe and mail
Last updated on Thursday, Aug. 06, 2009 03:12AM EDT


Hunters and outdoor enthusiasts are going frame by frame to dissect a video posted on YouTube, hoping to snare some poachers.

They are also scouring the Internet and monitoring chat groups to find out who was responsible for a video titled duckhunt.

It shows three young men gleefully shooting at ducks in a pond using a single-shot rifle, at times firing from a car, and then bragging about their kills.

“They don't need Mommy any more,” one man says as the gun is turned on a duck with ducklings.

The man blasts away to make sure the bird is dead as his friends laugh before taking aim at other waterfowl.

“Dave, you got him,” one man says as the shooter hits his target, “Oh, see the blood?”

Wildlife officials across the Prairies have been fielding tips since news of the video has spread.

“In no way should these guys be considered hunters. They are poachers,” said Darcy Whiteside, a spokesman with Alberta Sustainable Resource Development.

In an attempt to ferret out those involved, the video was reposted on July 30 after the owner of the footage (Shax1101) closed his YouTube account.

“These individuals will eventually get busted, all thanks to the Alberta Outdoorsmen Forum crew,” wrote the individual who reposted the video, which is just under five minutes long.

Hunting chat groups have been abuzz. A Facebook group, Get The Poachers, has also been set up dedicated to tracking down the men.

“I am absolutely disgusted by what these idiots did. As a waterfowl hunter I hope these guys receive everything the law can throw at them” wrote Chris Benson of Winnipeg.

These amateur detectives are quick to note the Hyundai vehicle being driven, which doesn't have a front licence plate, the type of rifle (possibly a Ruger), and canola crops in the area.

They even attempt to track the original poster of the video through other Internet activity.

The region has been narrowed down to southern Alberta or Saskatchewan. But officials in Saskatchewan say a sign in the video suggests it was shot next door.

The list of potential charges is long, though it's not clear when the video was taken.

If this incident happened in Alberta, charges under the Wildlife Act could include shooting from a vehicle, shooting from along a road, using an improper rifle for hunting, hunting out of season and failing to retrieve the dead birds. Officials would also look at whether the individuals had the proper licences or met bag limits. There's also the possibility they were hunting on private land without permission.

“We feel these guys are going to be caught,” said Duncan Morrison of Ducks Unlimited Canada.
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Goozyman said:
:jerkit:


LMAO
I cannot fathom how it took 306 posts for someone to bring their fanatical political beliefs into this thread :jerkit:
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Hey , I would vote Liberal in a New York minute , but their scum, and have no morals, or ethics, heck remove your head from the sand.
Its very clear you would be punching groups in a target with a pencil, not a match bullet, if they had their way.
 
senior said:
It's not fanatical is Factual!
Your post suggests you support the wrong party to be welcomed on this site?
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How about we stay on topic...

This isn't a liberal vs CPC thread...

These guys are pathetic, unethical and a disgrace.

In persuing them, we are united. Whatever the law is or whatever we can get them on, should be a discussion after they're caught.

I could care less if you are Liberal, CPC or NDP. If you watched this video and took action, then as far as this situation goes, you are good in my books.
 
senior said:
It's not fanatical is Factual!
Your post suggests you support the wrong party to be welcomed on this site?
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sorry im not the one that brought the political BS into a thread that is most definately NOT political BS aligned.


AAAAAAANYway...
keep this thread on topic.
 
Our justice system is a joke. Doesn't matter how fanatical your political beliefs are, but anyone honest will recognize that we coddle criminals who then terrorize law abiding, tax paying citizens. Who is working for whom I ask!
 
PEI said:
There is a $1000.00 rewards offered now for information leading to thier arrest, it was put up by the Canadian Humane Society.

http://www.canada.com/technology/Reward+capture+trio+duck+shooting+video/1866167/story.html
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Interesting that none of the hunting associations came forward with some reward.
I am still surprised that the mods decided to move this thread from the Discussion forum to Hunting and keep it here. Very few people expressed concerns and yet when the media makes the same mistakes we all jump up and down. Not mentioning the fact that mods should not ignore members PMs, unless they want to be rude.
 
dudu said:
Interesting that none of the hunting associations came forward with some reward.
I am still surprised that the mods decided to move this thread from the Discussion forum to Hunting and keep it here. Very few people expressed concerns and yet when the media makes the same mistakes we all jump up and down. Not mentioning the fact that mods should not ignore members PMs, unless they want to be rude.
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I am not ignoring you. I do not moderate this section as said below.
 
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