2025 Crashout of the Year

[Forkyfinder]

Makes me wonder how many other animals filmed by lampers were harvested with an invalid and/or no tag.

 

[ShootsManyBullets]

Makes me wonder how many other animals filmed by lampers were harvested with an invalid and/or no tag.

Excellent question
27 years for some animals seems excessive. Not condoning, just saying that sounds stiff

 

[Forkyfinder]

Excellent question
27 years for some animals seems excessive. Not condoning, just saying that sounds stiff

Cool.

Maybe people wont do it so damn often.

 

[brockel]

Excellent question
27 years for some animals seems excessive. Not condoning, just saying that sounds stiff

Probation, fines, loss of hunting privileges is what will come of it

 

[Irrelevant]

Excellent question
27 years for some animals seems excessive. Not condoning, just saying that sounds stiff

Is it? We're talking about law and order. He didn't just kill critters, he lied to law enforcement, destroyed evidence, went out of his way to defraud for the predators. Then posted all on social media where he profited from them. 27 years sounds good. He'll still get off early for good behavior, but need an actual detergent

 

[lastlight]

He stole money from the F4WM and ID&FG. 27 years is ridiculous and it won’t happen. But a year in the poky and lifetime hunting ban I would be happy, just feel real sorry for his kids. Their father is a fraud and succumbed to the “influencer” cancer culture. Who’s next this year, any guesses?

 

[BlakeA]

lifetime hunting ban I would be happy

Yes. The fact that this was a grown ass adult doing this clearly for money and to support his influencer "career" showing no regard to laws and wildlife does it for me. Make it known to these people making a living off of public land and resources that this will not be tolerated.

 

[rogerthat]

I’m still dumbfounded by this case and action. So much to lose and so little to gain imho. Killing a 175” just isn’t that big of a deal especially considering his body of work. Maybe they were financially struggling. I can’t think of a worse place to live in Montana as far as cost of living. Doing what he was doing you have to know you have a target on your back anyway. Definitely a lot more to this story. Someday I hope he gets the courage to tell it. A lot can be learned from epic falls from grace.

 

[rogerthat]

Makes me wonder how many other animals filmed by lampers were harvested with an invalid and/or no tag.

Obviously all of his Washington muleys. Going off the Washington hunting posts I read, there’s no other plausible answer. Now a bucket of apples and a gov elk tag is a different deal

 

[Irrelevant]

I'm 100% against the idea that a lifetime hunting ban is any sort of effective detergent. They're already poachers, why would a ban make any difference? I mean go ahead and stick them with one, but have some meaningful repercussions beyond that

 

[mtmiller]

I'm 100% against the idea that a lifetime hunting ban is any sort of effective detergent.

Kinda cripples his social media content.