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Busted for saving the muskrats. #6188655
03/15/18 07:15 PM
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Authorities found more than 130 dead hawks and other birds on an 80-acre property in Lassen County, said the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) in a statement.

“It’s like nothing we have ever seen,” Captain Patrick Foy of CDFW’s law enforcement division told the SF Gate.

“I’ve been doing this for 21 years and some of us have been around in excess of three decades. We all kind of looked at each other and said we’ve known of nothing close to this many raptors involved in a poaching case.”

Wildlife officers collected over 140 carcasses of mostly raptors, but other birds and mammals as well.
(California Department Of Fish And Wildlife)
Officials were alerted to the property after receiving an anonymous tip from a person who said they saw a man kill a hawk in the area, the CDFW said.


A local officer inspected the property, and found two dead raptors in a tree and seven at its base, which justified obtaining a search warrant, the SF Gate reported.

Later, during the search, investigators with the help of a sniffer dog found a total of 126 raptor carcasses in addition to the original nine. They also found two dead bobcats, one taxidermied mountain lion, and other non-game birds, said the CDFW.

Most of the raptors found were red-tailed hawks. At least one dead owl was also found, as well as an uncommon migratory ferruginous hawk.

The property belonged to 67-year-old Richard Parker, who was booked on Sunday, March 11, with multiples charges including the take of birds of prey, take of migratory nongame birds as designated by the federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act, take of other nongame birds, and possession of wildlife unlawfully taken.

The illegal taking of raptors can lead to up to 6 months jail, and a fine of up to $5,000 per bird, the CDFW said.


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Re: Busted for saving the muskrats. [Re: MJM] #6188666
03/15/18 07:24 PM
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It seems where every I go I see birds of prey sitting and waiting for their next meal. Just a lot of birds of prey these days.


Give me a fish, I will eat for a day. Teach me to fish, I will eat for a lifetime
Re: Busted for saving the muskrats. [Re: MJM] #6188703
03/15/18 07:44 PM
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5,000x140 birds = 700,000 ouch he may wanna take some kinda plea deal.

Re: Busted for saving the muskrats. [Re: MJM] #6188721
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At what point do we have a seaon on the over populated raptors.


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Re: Busted for saving the muskrats. [Re: MJM] #6188736
03/15/18 08:03 PM
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If raptors were overpopulated we would see a crash in prey populations, wouldn't we?

Clark


Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen. -Albert Einstein
Re: Busted for saving the muskrats. [Re: MJM] #6188742
03/15/18 08:07 PM
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Sounds like he will get life for that! whistle


Was born in a Big City Will die in the Country OK with that!

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Re: Busted for saving the muskrats. [Re: MJM] #6188773
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We have exploding mice in this country. A fella told me he seen a hawk take a mouse, he was watching it through his scope as it was sitting on a post eating it. All of a sudden the hawk exploded, feathers all over. You gotta watch them exploding mice.

Re: Busted for saving the muskrats. [Re: MJM] #6188850
03/15/18 09:28 PM
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No shortage of them here. Mostly eagles though...definitely no shortage of them

Re: Busted for saving the muskrats. [Re: Clark] #6188888
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Originally Posted By: Clark
If raptors were overpopulated we would see a crash in prey populations, wouldn't we?

Clark


Have you been following the trend in snowshoe hare populations in MN?

Re: Busted for saving the muskrats. [Re: MJM] #6188905
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$700,000 fine...6 months of jail please!


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Re: Busted for saving the muskrats. [Re: MJM] #6188947
03/15/18 10:58 PM
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Wow that's a lot of birds for one given area.

A lot of shooting

Re: Busted for saving the muskrats. [Re: MJM] #6188977
03/15/18 11:55 PM
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I don't care for the loose use of the word "poaching"....Poaching implies a needful use of the poached .


"Those who hammer their guns into plowshares will plow for those who do not."
Re: Busted for saving the muskrats. [Re: Clark] #6189076
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Originally Posted By: Clark
If raptors were overpopulated we would see a crash in prey populations, wouldn't we?

Clark


There are no wild pheasants left in Pennsylvania and rabbits are few and far between compared to yesteryear.


Eh...wot?

Re: Busted for saving the muskrats. [Re: BFP] #6189093
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Originally Posted By: BFP
We have exploding mice in this country. A fella told me he seen a hawk take a mouse, he was watching it through his scope as it was sitting on a post eating it. All of a sudden the hawk exploded, feathers all over. You gotta watch them exploding mice.



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Re: Busted for saving the muskrats. [Re: MJM] #6189174
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I read in outdoor life I think long time ago, a guy in Ohio got caught killing bald eagles, they let him off without much penalty, he said he would continue doing it now that he was let loose

Re: Busted for saving the muskrats. [Re: MJM] #6189180
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Mr. Parker broke the law. He will face the consequences.

I can't believe some on this forum would condone breaking the law to "save the muskrats"


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Re: Busted for saving the muskrats. [Re: MJM] #6189185
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There ever where here. I've watch them catch Bobwhite and doves. Very few Bobwhite around here now days. Had vultures kill possums and small coons in traps. Way to many now days.

Re: Busted for saving the muskrats. [Re: Clark] #6189187
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Originally Posted By: Clark
If raptors were overpopulated we would see a crash in prey populations, wouldn't we?

Clark


LOL come to ky and try to find a pond with a muskrat in it !!!!!

Re: Busted for saving the muskrats. [Re: lebowski] #6189216
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Originally Posted By: lebowski
Mr. Parker broke the law. He will face the consequences.

I can't believe some on this forum would condone breaking the law to "save the muskrats"
Now that's funny. If you want to save the muskrats, cut down all the trees around your rat pond so the raptors cant perch there.

I believe that if you don't shoot something once in a while, how do you know you'll hit anything. Growing up, I shot every hawk, horned owl, buzzard and crow I could. I hardly fire a shot now unless it is one a year at a deer.


"Those who hammer their guns into plowshares will plow for those who do not."
Re: Busted for saving the muskrats. [Re: MJM] #6189224
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My hats off to the man.Maybe he can start a go fund me page. laugh

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