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Loon Lake poachers nabbed
« on: July 12, 2013, 01:34:48 PM »
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Re: Loon Lake poachers nabbed
« Reply #1 on: July 13, 2013, 08:07:07 AM »
Sad,but good to see these guys nailed.Now if we could just see a little more of this enforcement in the lower mainland.Oh and without the social justice/cultural filtering.
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Re: Loon Lake poachers nabbed
« Reply #2 on: July 13, 2013, 10:03:40 AM »
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He says the four people have been fined a total of $1,500, their angling equipment was seized and will be forfeited if they are convicted, and all the fish has been donated to an area First Nations community.

So $375 dollars each and their fishing rods gone?   ::)
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Re: Loon Lake poachers nabbed
« Reply #3 on: July 13, 2013, 12:26:37 PM »
Great to see they were caught, and will be dealt with, but man, 50 fish is a ridiculous number.
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Re: Loon Lake poachers nabbed
« Reply #4 on: July 14, 2013, 09:10:42 PM »
not a stiff enough penalty in my opinion.
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Re: Loon Lake poachers nabbed
« Reply #5 on: July 14, 2013, 09:27:11 PM »
They where over the limit for rainbow trout not some endangered species. They would have been entitled to 40 fish so each angler would be 2 or 3 over there limit. No acceptable but the cost of their gear plus the fine is more than adequate in my opinion.

Good that someone got caught too bad it will not make it to a wider audience.
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Re: Loon Lake poachers nabbed
« Reply #6 on: July 17, 2013, 08:39:16 AM »
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"and all the fish has been donated to an area First Nations community."

If all the fish were donated - how does the court find them guilty when the "evidence" has been given away.

In my experience with the courts and also working with the DFO; protocol is the officers confiscate all the alleged poached fish and freeze to await trial. Otherwise no proof, legally speaking.

Strange case, the DFO may have just handed these guys an easy not guilty plea.
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Re: Loon Lake poachers nabbed
« Reply #7 on: July 17, 2013, 07:36:16 PM »
Quote from: dennisK on July 17, 2013, 08:39:16 AM
If all the fish were donated - how does the court find them guilty when the "evidence" has been given away.

In my experience with the courts and also working with the DFO; protocol is the officers confiscate all the alleged poached fish and freeze to await trial. Otherwise no proof, legally speaking.

Strange case, the DFO may have just handed these guys an easy not guilty plea.

Surely photographic evidence of the catch would suffice over rank, months old fish defrosting on the evidence table in the court room.  You do not need to bring in the dented car into a drinking driving trial.  The species of fish is not in dispute, nor their size, it is just the number.
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Re: Loon Lake poachers nabbed
« Reply #8 on: July 18, 2013, 11:30:18 AM »
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