Another poacher in Idaho convicted.

[BluMtn]

Well how about a lifetime hunting ban. I don't know if this is already been reported, searched, but did not find it.

Local man receives lifetime hunting revocation for poaching

COTTONWOOD – In early October 2024, a cardboard box containing freshly processed deer parts was found by a local rancher off a backcountry road in Idaho County. Since the deer

www.idahocountyfreepress.com

 

[Rossi]

Doesn't seem like taking away his opportunity to hunt legally will deter him much. Hopefully he doesn't figure out how to use a crossbow once his rifles are taken away because of the felony prosecution.

 

[WoolOverAll]

denied that the deer parts and box belonged to him until he was shown the shipping label with his own address on it

Not exactly a criminal mastermind

 

[Pacific_Fork]

Not exactly a criminal mastermind

I got a good laugh out of that one

 

[wind gypsy]

Not exactly a criminal mastermind

Poaching moose, taking/texting pictures of it. Smart guy.

 

[Customweld]

Poaching moose, taking/texting pictures of it. Smart guy.

Well, in all fairness he was on his own property.

 

[Britt-dog]

Doesn't seem like the inability to legally purchase license and tags will slow him down much. Not much of a punishment.

 

[TheTone]

It has been gross to me to see the responses to this on local news facebook pages. The amount of support he has received because “he’s just trying to feed himself and who cares what he does on his land” type stuff.

 

[doc holiday13]

Couldn't Even wait a few more days to shoot a deer.. such a Loon

 

[ReaptheHeat]

Sounds like he got off easy and kept going before they dropped the hammer.

 

[hibernation]

Through the initial interview with Carl Van Loon, he asked the officer, “What do you care what I do on my own property?… I’m not hurting nobody by grabbing deer and putting them in my freezer.”

That's a ton of poachers right there. They know what they're doing, they have their own justification for why it's ok, and they just don't care.

 

[cbat]

Not gonna stop him

 

[Huckelfin]

"… I’m not hurting nobody..." F-ing hillbilly

 

[Idaboy]

It has been gross to me to see the responses to this on local news facebook pages. The amount of support he has received because “he’s just trying to feed himself and who cares what he does on his land” type stuff.

Welcome to Idaho

 

[Customweld]

I'm certain this happens on a fairly frequent basis. There are lots of parcels out there without many neighbors.

 

[pacoalcracker]

plant 20 acres of crops and you can shoot deer all you want.

 

[Ucsdryder]

“We heard a gun shot so we went and investigated.” What the hell?

 

[hibernation]

“We heard a gun shot so we went and investigated.” What the hell?

The following day, the same officer was out on patrol when he heard a large caliber gunshot coming from the direction of Van Loon’s property. After receiving reports from neighbors who also heard the gunshot, the officer walked to VanLoon’s property boundary and found a hunting blind. In front of the blind, the officer noticed a salt block, water trough, feeder with hay and a feed bin containing a molasses-like mixture of oats and grains.

None of that seems unreasonable to me. He cites a guy for taking a deer unlicensed and out of season, and then the next day hears a single gunshot from that same guy's property. Seems pretty reasonable to look into, and apparently all it took was walking up to the property edge to see a blind and feeder setup.

 

[bpeay4]

he was also sentenced to 10 days jail...

 

[TheTone]

Welcome to Idaho

Been here my whole life. Gotta love all the new additions that think they’re moving to some lawless free for all state