Judge levies $30,000 in fines for poaching in Yukon.

Not looking to start any arguments BUT;
If you are of the correct ethnic origin it wouldn't be classified as poaching! Even if you shoot Bighorn Sheep and leave them to rot on the side of the highway your only punishment would likely be a stern talking to from an Elder. One land ..... two laws! Now you tell me how that isn't discrimination?
Have a nice day!
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Has nothing to do with what ethnicity you are. It has to do with treaties and land ownership. The "government" cannot enforce laws where it has no jurisdiction. Many self-governing aboriginal groups have their own sustainable harvesting guidelines.
 
hawk-i said:
Respectfully, what my comment has to do with your thread is that a fine of 30,000 dollars seems to be shall we say "unfair" when perhaps ones neighbour can do the same thing with impunity.
Now, I'm not advocating breaking any laws, heck, in 40+ years of driving I haven't even recieved one speeding ticket. I'm just saying the whole system IMHO is a "joke". The aboriginal population in the Yukon is
appx. 25%, so for 1 in 4 this would have been an non-issue and not considered poaching. IMO, to applaud the application of laws to only 75% of the population doesn't make a lot of sense or protect valuable wildlife. It only reserves the taking of that wildlife for 25%.
That's all I have to say on this matter,I appologize if my opinion has offended anyone.
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I appreciate your answer, and don't think it was offensive.

The key word in your response, however, is "perhaps". You are completely wrong when you suggest that Yukon First Nations people can waste wild game meat "with impunity". They cannot, and fines are levied when they do.

The charges in this matter would not have been a "non-issue" in the Yukon if they had involved First Nations people.

Respectfully,
Ted
 
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Thank you for stating that Ted, sadly too many aren't very well informed when it comes to aboriginal people and their rights.

I am glad that they were busted, and at the same time sad that they wasted the meat and felt the need to take illegal game.
 
Why not? said:
I appreciate your answer, and don't think it was offensive.

The key word in your response, however, is "perhaps". You are completely wrong when you suggest that Yukon First Nations people can waste wild game meat "with impunity". They cannot, and fines are levied when they do.

The charges in this matter would not have been a "non-issue" in the Yukon if they had involved First Nations people.

Respectfully,
Ted
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From some things I've heard from the horses mouth 'with impunity' is pretty damn close. Not saying it's legal but I've seen and heard some pretty bad things when it comes to game management by our first class citizens. Personally I like seeing charges for this kind of thing, yet am still in the grey area when it comes to things like predators in places where they shouldn't be getting shot against 'the law'. I've never been in agreement with charges against someone where the shot was warranted. And I don't mean warranted in the sense that the bear was chewing on my boot like many people seem to assume is the only valid reason for shooting. Hell the only reason I haven't shot a few in my back yard is that I'm worried about yuppie neighbours caring about the gunshot...I even would have tagged them... :D (sorry I got a bit off topic there...just read the wolf shooting thread).
 
@Freyer_255,

if your last paragraph is related to that :
http://yukon-news.com/news/whitehorse-resident-charged-for-shooting-wolves/

i wont be happy to have an happy trigger folk in my yard ... from his letter too in the newspaper he was not in danger nor his property. shooting whitin the city limit at any time except at the range is a no no ... the wolves were not shot on his property too and the season was closed. so seems the case was closed by the author himself ...

i will add that i m willing always to give a not guilty unless proven but this guy had already a charge fine and penalty for wasting meat and not telling the right location for a sheep killed. his letter bring the handcuffs to him ....

as a matter we re living up here very close to predators and we have to be sure we are aware of that ...

last year we had a grizzly and a black bear shot in the vicinity just because an intelligent guy left his bbq and garbages and no charges .... it s a shame too. COs should go for that too.

waiting for the result and the judge words too in two years ...
 
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