A couple of winters ago, Andy Rzeznikiewicz, who manages the 702-acre sanctuary at Connecticut Audubon Society's Center at Pomfret, found the remains of several deer that had been shot and killed.
We don’t permit hunting on our sanctuaries, of course, and in any case deer season was over. That portion of the sanctuary was near a neighboring house, and Andy concluded that the neighbor himself had shot the deer. A conservation officer visited and the neighbor admitted it had been him: he had killed several deer out of season on a wildlife sanctuary that had been posted “no hunting.”
His fine? $100. And his gun was given back to him. Andy called it a slap on the wrist.
“Just beyond where he was shooting the deer, we have a public hiking trail,” he said. “Someone could have been hurt. The poacher asked the conservation officer if it was the woman walking her dog five minutes after he shot the deer who reported him. That’s how close we were to a potential injury.”
Last week, thanks to Andy and to a number of members of the state General Assembly, Governor Dannel P. Malloy signed into law an act that makes poaching Criminal Trespass in the third degree, a Class B misdemeanor. A person is guilty if he or she is hunting, trapping or fishing on posted property.
And it significantly increases the penalty, to a minimum of $500 or a maximum of $1,000 – a fine that is far more appropriate to the crime than $100.
Connecticut Audubon Society is not anti-hunting. But our wildlife sanctuaries are just that – sanctuaries where wildlife is protected. We send our thanks to the General Assembly and to Governor Malloy for enacting this important law. You can read the bill here.
Tomorrow is another day and i will be in WITHDRAWAL AGAIN DAM!!!! By the way i am not fat . Ever try and walk the woods to hunt THINGS. It also gets you in great shape, By the way deer is the major distributor of TICKS. If you dont believe me call HOWARD at the CT DEP. All those PHD TYPES are full of themselves and dont know nothing i assume. That is what the anti hunting groups say !!!!. They do the research and in many cases ask Hunters for info. As the matter of fact several scientists are worried because DOE'S are now growing Antlers. The DEP is very concerned with this. By the way for all you know it all half baked environmentalist types should know deer multiply by leaps and bounds. Their numbers are doubling in 2-3 years. Care to comment on this. And for all you bleeding heart LIBERALS that think hunting is INHUMANE. You should see first hand how wolves and coyotes Rip fawns to pieces. Not a pretty site by no means. And quite non humane. By the way i posted that illegal hunting is a NO NO. And poaching is something i absolutely hate. But for this liberal DEM MALLOY to increase the fines is ok by me. Now if he could only stop gabbing on phones and running stop signs as well. Hunt Safe Hunt Often And Share the Sport SEMPER FI RECON BN 2ND MARINE DIVISION. MOS 0317
I'm thinking that maybe Tom and Charley should meet and form a committee to eliminate all of the deer population in CT with extreme prejudice. With Charley as the spokesperson and Tom as the COMBAT MARINE who is so proficient at KILLING, the deer simply don't stand a chance. Never mind that ticks gravitate towards warm-blooded mammals, ie, dogs, cats, rabbit, humans, etc, it is the DEER, those danged, evil, humanity-reviling DEER that need to be controlled. Even now, mutant deer are being created by evolution, as attested to by Charley. It would appear the DEER have learned to overcome their animal limitations, have begun to communicate with one another, and are now plotting the destruction of the pesky human species through biological warfare. Tom and Charley have an agenda. Far be it from any of us to stifle their desires and needs. I mean, this thread was about Gov Malloy imposing stiffer penalties for poaching. And we all now this is an open invite to USE CAPS and profess we were in CT before the DEER ever were, so they need to go. Yikes.
Come on... the same repellent can be applied by you to your backyard..and kill the ticks that exist there. If you place deer fencing up and around your property, then the deer will not linger there. You think that finding differences and then dismissing the argument is ok? You brought up the rat analogy. Rats are not eating the vegetation on your property. They are not vegetarians...therefore you shouldnt liken a rat to a deer. Ok? The point is--I get what you are trying to say---now why is it so hard to acknowledge someone else's point, even if it weakens your argument? You cant kill a deer in your backyard --most of the time. Should you take a gun and shoot the deer, you have infringed on your neighbors rights, and also violated the law. Simple. Im for getting rid of deer. They do cost us tons of money. Billons is no exaggeration. But lets approach the topic with a more moderate stance. Things get accomplished when you empathize a bit more with opposing views.
Now he is using the current MOS (317) despite the fact that during the Vietnam war a sniper had an MOS of 8541. (They changed them in the 1980's) Strange how he doesnt know what he was. but, hey--he will get all crazy and challenge etc. Thats what he does when it is revealed he is a bs'er.
Its not able to be heard? Ridicule the argument about being shot....you are worried about a deer tick "threatening" your kids/family. Now you are gonna laugh at the idea of getting shot by a guy with a gun? Mute. Haha. right....you just write in and act as though you are the guy who has all the answers. Mute arguments. hahah.
Lots of cars are damaged by deer. Deer act as hosts to ticks that are associated with Lyme disease, amongst others. They destroy vegetation. They have become pests and are overpopulated. BUT. There are laws in place to protect people--over deer. There are reasons why these laws exist, and they are there to protect your neighbors. Peta and other pro deer organizations, have a certain amount of weight in political circles, but so too does the NRA and the Automobile insurance lobby. Looking at this sensibly, rather than zeroing in on only one side of the argument will keep opposing viewpoints --well, opposed. The idea should be to recognize the costs and benefits of the deer situation, and work closely with the PETA's of this world in finding a workable solution. But one thing I simply cant see ridiculing or criticizing is the idea that firearms in suburban settings should be allowed and that " you have a better chance getting shot walking in hartford" than by a hunter going after intruding deer. That is simply absurd and does notihng to make you seem reasonable and in search of a solution.
MOS SNIPER WAS ACTUALLY CHANGED MOS conversion was 2006 some say 2007 it is not very clear when as a marine for life we assume the new coding. Or didn't you know that. As usual you are FULL OF %^&* LUCA. And personally i dont give a flip what anybody believes what i was. Because it was a long time ago. And i do act like a MARINE all the time. Except when people get me agrivated. Now wanda i am very FAMILIAR with the inside of the VA HOSPITAL. Spent a long time their. ARE YOU FAMILLIAR WITH THE INSIDE WANDA??? Now you and LUCA can find someone else to AGGRAVATE. I am DUN!!!
As predicted. If your MOS was 8451 --then you dont say I am 317...because you werent. Its like saying I played for the St. Louis Rams back in the 70's. YOu didnt--you would have played for the L. A. Rams. Wanda--by the way he claimed earlier (when he was a different name) that he got shot in the TET offensive and then spent time in a VA hospital. ( a sweet he called it I spent time in a VA sweet.) BUt of course, when you are in the army , and wounded you dont go to a VA hospital, you go to a field hospital or a military hospital. Tom may also have forgotten that he was wounded in the TET yet said he stayed in the army (now marines) until 70...but obviously none of this adds up. Maybe he only realized he was injured in the TET offensive and 2 years later, checked into a hospital after he was discharged? Who knows? But he did get crazy and say Im full of %#*( because somehow he thinks that he feels people back off when he gets really tough. haha. Ok tom--whatever...you think you can pretend? Its tough when your iq is down there. You should not lie. Idiots get caught when they lie. Just an FYI. You may think you are smart--but you are super dumb. Like crazy dumb. haha.
And sorry your family is under attack by deer. You must be the one shivering in fear as the dreaded deer 'threaten' your family with INFECTION. haha. unbelievable the types we get. and they all are these extremists. The far right is nutty---just as the far left is. Get out the guns!! Wow.
You were DUN several comments ago, but you didn't want to bow out honorably.
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Brilliant! If only there were an applicable Bloom County strip I could use....
Patch postings DARIEN STAMFORD NEWTOWN TRUMBULL WILTON RIDGEFIELD NORWALK SHELTON BETHEL FAIRFIELD GREENWICH WESTPORT TOLLAND CLINTON WESTON REDDINGEASTON BROOKFIELD BUSY GUY MAKING A NAME FOR HIMSELF ALL OVER THE STATE. ALSO MAKING PEOPLE MAD ON THESE LISTED PATCH SITES
I will remember you words ALWAYS. Liberals always love to BASH CONSERVATIVES. Yes i am dun till SEPT When my arrows are bussed by my BOW TECH!!! Hunt Safe Hunt Often And Share The Sport!!
Field mice and white-tailed deer are both part of the deer tick's life cycle. Killing off either one will eliminate the carrier of Lyme disease and Lyme disease itself. Unfortunately, because field mice are nocturnal and live underground, they are nearly impossible to fumigate for ticks, or to kill off. Hence, deer are the easy target. When the pilgrims arrived, there were very few deer. The habitat was more suited for moose, and they were the dominant ungulate. Only after the great, old growth forests were cut down to build warships for the Dutch king and then the British King, did the environment start to change. But, deer were always seen as food and a commodity, and pioneers hunted deer to near extinction for food and buckskin. Because of hunters' license fees and taxes on guns, bullets, bows and arrows, state conservation departments have brought back the deer. But now it has gone too far. I was an active hunter and hunter safety instructor when a strange new bacterium was discovered on Fire Island, NY and residents wanted all the deer with tumors and diseases killed off. They hired professional exterminators. NYC liberals fought that off, and soon the disease deer spread to Lyme, CT. Deer have hollow hair, so they have natural life preservers and can swim across the LI Sound.
BTW, deer o kill more people than any other animal. I ride a motorcycle and have had numerous close calls with deer at various hours, in various seasons. If you don't live with deer endangering your life on a daily basis, you should recuse yourself from this debate, because preserving your childhood fantasies of cartoon deer should not endanger the health and lives of real people. I was a young hunter and hunter safety instructor when many diseased deer and a strange tumors and other diseases started to appear on Fire Island, NY. The residents complained and DEC scheduled professional riflemen on helicopters to cull the sick deer. NYC anti-hunters objected and blocked the culling (family of yours?) As a result, diseased deer (who have hollow hair and float well) escaped the island. Afterwards, a newly discovered strain of bacterium was identified near Lyme, CT.
CT is a "Shall Issue" state of carry permits, the only type of pistol permit issued by CT. You are a loose canon. Your anger and rhetoric do not reflect well on yourself, and we whom others would paint with the same brush. If you can't say anything positive, don't say it at all. Thanks.
Good luck in your hunting and lobbying efforts. Remember this old martial arts saying, "The defeat of an enemy requires his agreement." So, don't antagonize the enemy, win them over.