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The Woods REALLY DO Have Eyes!!!!

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#1 ·
So my buddy who I fish with during the regular season is a poacher. I have argued with him for years and years about this but he claimed he would do it until he got caught. He has some stretches that are away from the road where he can park in the bushes et cetera and hike his way in. He practices C&R so he acts like it is no big deal. Anyway, I told him that he was going to get caught one of these days and regret it BIG TIME and guess what, it happened a few days ago.

This is basically what he told me, it was his 29th birthday last weekend and he decided to go steelhead fishing on a closed North Sound River at a usual place. He fished and didn’t catch anything and drank some beers and headed home, he than went out with some buddies to get shit-faced and doesn’t remember what happened after that but he got home somehow. So, the next morning at about 9AM he hears a loud knock at the door and being hung over, tries to go back to sleep, the knocking does not stop but persists and gets louder. After a while he gets up and looks through his curtains, he says a very official looked slicked back hair man wearing a bulletproof vest, sunglasses, black pants, and a gun is standing at his door. The man is driving a normal looking truck but it has federal plates. He decides it is time to open the door. The man at the door explains that he is a federal agent who has been brought into the area recently to target poachers and that he is covering several rivers. He has portable cameras he can place in the woods at strategic points and that he records activity at the rivers and at the pullouts for plate numbers. He says he has my friend on video and that he used the plate numbers to track him to his address. He also says don’t bother looking for the cameras because they are tiny. Anyway, my buddy got a HUGE fine, and if caught again will lose fishing privileges for life. The agent says that he is being nice to first time offenders as many don’t realize this program is new and getting bigger and that he wants word to get out.

Anyway, this brought a smile to my face, I am SOOOOO glad to hear something like this is getting going. Seriously, it is about f’ing time. My buddy told me to post on this website to let everyone know and he grudgingly admits that this is great news even though he paying a BIG ticket.

TELL ALL YOUR FRIENDS TO TELL THEIR FRIENDS. The woods really do have eyes! :eek:
 
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#73 ·
Jason, A fine usually doesn't deter a determined poacher. You're putting yourself at risk every time you go fishing with this guy. He'll get caught doing something horribly illegal and you'll be scrutinized ever so closely. If your barbs aren't smashed down enough or you left your license in the car you're getting popped as well. It's called "guilty by association". Help yourself and your friend. Let him know if he doesn't clean up his act that you'll be looking for another partner.
A poacher and a drunk driver? You'd do well to leave this guy alone.
 
#14 ·
He has some stretches that are away from the road where he can park in the bushes et cetera and hike his way in.
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he says a very official looked slicked back hair man wearing a bulletproof vest, sunglasses, black pants, and a gun is standing at his door. The man is driving a normal looking truck but it has federal plates.
That agent is good! This 'friend' parked in the bushes (not the typical fishing pullout \ launch area \ fishing access spot) and hiked a ways to his secret little spot. But the 'federal agent' has a camera not only videoing his secret parking spot in the bushes, but also his hike in fishing spot at the same time! What are the odds? This guys is GOOOOD.

In fact, I'm pretty sure I've come accross him before....

 
#26 ·
This is no joke. The state of Washington in coordination with federal fish and wildlife has launched a new program called "Poach Hammered: Get Nailed". We all know that poaching in western Washington is part of the culture, but toss in excess drink and you've taken it way too far. You drink and poach, you're gonna lose.
 
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