Washington Man ONLY gets 4 years for Killing over 100 Eagles

[SuperDUECE22]

Branson and others killed approximately 3,600 birds and he's only getting 4 years in prison & has to pay $777,xxx in restitution. I know eagles are plentiful these days but man it seems to me he's getting off light for killing a pile of our National Birds not to mention golden eagles, hawks and others.

A violation of the Bald & Golden Eagle Act can result in a fine of $100,000 ($200,000 for organizations), imprisonment for one year, or both, for a first offense. Penalties increase substantially for additional offenses, and a second violation of this Act is a felony.

Washington man sentenced to nearly four years in federal prison for trafficking eagles, hawks killed on the Flathead Indian Reservation and sold on black market

www.justice.gov

 

[type2bowhunter]

4 years is a long time. Obviously he's a clown but he also deserves the chance to have his life back. Seems fair to me.

 

[molliesmaster]

Those are rookie numbers. You gotta get into the wind turbine industry if you really want to get into big numbers.

 

[TaperPin]

Those are rookie numbers. You gotta get into the wind turbine industry if you really want to get into big numbers.

Shhhhhhh…….nobody talks about that. Can you imagine all the tree hugging wind power fans who would post crying Tic Toc videos if they knew.

 

[SuperDUECE22]

Would opinions be different on the punishment if he poached 118 deer or elk and 107 bears and sold parts of them on the black market ?

 

[Jason Snyder]

Would opinions be different on the punishment if he poached 118 deer or elk and 107 bears and sold parts of them on the black market ?

Or if he hunted as a NR in the Wyoming wilderness areas 118 times?

 

[Hnthrdr]

wow dude was sure killing a lot of birds… I wonder what his black market feathers were going for

 

[molliesmaster]

Would opinions be different on the punishment if he poached 118 deer or elk and 107 bears and sold parts of them on the black market ?

Of course it would! This is a hunting forum. You are talking about a glorified buzzard. Maybe a bird watchers forum would be more outraged.

Was it wrong, yes. Do wind turbines kill a ton of raptors/birds every year, yep. Does anything happen to those "green" corporations, nope. Let's move on.

 

[Megalodon]

This is promoting breaking game laws!!!!! Mods lock this thread please.

 

[Billogna]

Or if he hunted as a NR in the Wyoming wilderness areas 118 times?

Give him the chair!!

 

[Pro953]

Interesting, I was actually happy with the sentence. We so often hear about poaching cases with very minor restitution, probation, hunting privilege loss for a couple of years etc.

Four years in prison (likely two years in and two probation) along with a felony wrap sheet will impact him every day for the rest of his life (Which is great).

Not sure what the financial situation is but having 700K in restitution with the likelihood of wage garnishments will certainly suck as well.

Certainly they could hit him harder, but it’s tough to justify when a four year sentence is a pretty common outcome for an involuntary manslaughter/vehicular manslaughter charge.


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[ThreeOhSeven]

Interesting, I was actually happy with the sentence. We so often hear about poaching cases with very minor restitution, probation, hunting privilege loss for a couple of years etc.

Four years in prison (likely two years in and two probation) along with a felony wrap sheet will impact him every day for the rest of his life (Which is great).

Not sure what the financial situation is but having 700K in restitution with the likelihood of wage garnishments will certainly suck as well.

Certainly they could hit him harder, but it’s tough to justify when a four year sentence is a pretty common outcome for an involuntary manslaughter/vehicular manslaughter charge.


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My thoughts exactly.

 

[IDVortex]

Or if he hunted as a NR in the Wyoming wilderness areas 118 times?

But still cheaper then paying for guides to kill 118 animals.