Wednesday, 14 November 2012
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Disappointed in Police Response UPDATED
UPDATE:
Still ,no reply from the game warden or
Turn in a Poacher (TIP) hotline which was called.
I did not make the situation clear,
these were people driving a truck , they were spotting and shooting
the deer in our neighbors field ,facing our houses from the truck.
The property is posted for no hunting.
There were quite a few laws broken which caused us concern.
1.They were hunting on private property without permission.
The field they were shooting in is posted "No Hunting"
(we called the neighbor to ask about it before we called the police)
2.They were driving around in a truck at night spotting and shooting at deer
from their truck.
3.It is illegal to hunt deer on Sunday in PA
4. Legal hunting hours: 1/2 hour before sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset.
Sunset right now is around 5:00 PM
5. The dispatcher was wrong about deer season being open,
it was out of season to hunt deer with a firearm on Nov 11,
not only because it was Sunday
but because it was just plain out of season on that day.DEER (Antlered and Antlerless) WMUs 1A, 1B, 2B, 3A, 3D, 4A, 4C, 5A, 5B, 5C and 5D:
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Nov. 26-30.
DEER (Antlered and Antlerless) WMUs 2A, 2C, 2D, 2E, 2F, 2G, 3B, 3C, 4B, 4D, 4E:
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We support and aid hunters on our farmland
and want them to be able to hunt safely.
We have no problem with legal hunting whatsoever.
Someone was spotting and shooting deer from their trucks
at 9:30 on Sunday eve
in the neighbors field behind our house,
there is nothing between the field and the houses.
My nephew called the police and the response was
that there's nothing they can do because...
A It's hunting season
B. It was not our property
So therefore I assume that you can hunt day or night if it is hunting season
and you can only report a crime if it happens on your property?
If it wasn't their job to deal with this you would think they could offer a number of someone who could help.
There are five children in the house closest to where they were shooting
and a cow and horse pasture but....
it is not a concern to the Local or State police.
Edit: We did call the game warden and
got a recording and left a message, no reply as of yet.
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Comments (59)
I hate deer season for this very reason. They used to hunt on my grandma's property too. But I've found since moving back here, saying you don't like deer season in Michigan is about as blasphemous as saying you don't like Bob Seger lol
Sadly, this doesn't surprise me at all. I think most cops have lost sight of that "protect and serve" idea that is supposed to be the basis of their job.
Did you make the homeowners aware of this situation? Because then it could warrant police involvement.
@Thatslifekid - there are only three homes here on two farms and we all were aware of it.
Umm are you kidding me? I would feel my life was quite possibly at risk. I am glad everybody was okay in the end.
We had a lot of trouble with that back where I grew up. There are perks to living in the countryside, but hunting season can be a headache!
i agree with calling the game warden. you should always have their number ready. they will respond. i don't know about there but here in ME it is not legal to hunt at 9:30 at night. i think its 1/2 hour b/4 dawn to 1/2 hour after dusk. and we don't have hunting on sunday. check what your laws are there.--karen
That's ridiculous.
@Erika_Steele - @lifeontheWink -
@ellie1945 -Thank you ...we did call them, there was a recorded message and we left a message.
I am sorry that this happened to you. I agree with @ellie1945 - you have to call the Fish and Game Warden.
That would be a lil bit scary if I lived there and had children.
Cops idea to 'protect and serve', doesn't include protecting and serving when a shooter is hunting?
And very possibly putting other humans at risk?
I hope and pray it doesn't become dire for you to get the assistance you need.
So deer hunting season trumps public safety? I'd be furious, and I think I'd report it to the police chief as soon as he was available.
What the police told you was wrong. Hunting is not allowed within so many miles of an ares where there are houses. We are surrounded by woods and when they were in there hunting a couple of months ago the sheriff came and arrested them for being in a no hunting zone to close to where people live. they were about 1/2 mile from us.
Really surprising! But is it so much ?
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Wow! Make sure you have a record of their reaction (or non-reaction). If someone gets shot or property is damaged....time to sue!
I don't think it's legal to hunt after dark, either, but then, this is Texas, you can probably shoot anything at anytime!
Time for the air horns! Maybe big sirens mounted on a few poles! When the shooting starts - crank up the sirens!
Always something to waste money on!
Did I ever tell you about the 6 foot alligator that showed up in my sister's back yard years ago - in the city.
The police did not want to come then, either.
Was the alligator doing something illegal? No?
I guess you have to wait for it to eat one of your kids!
oh my, makes me think that everyone y'all talked to knew what was going on and it was a friend or relative so they didn't do anything.
Wow, Americans think police resources are unlimited and endless. I am incredulous. All this, over LEGAL hunting? The police were right to respond as they did. They exist TO UPHOLD THE LAW, not to respond to every little Tom, Dick and Harry's little whinefest.
I wouldn't care if there were deer involved or not! I would call the police and say, 'there is a man in the field next door and he is shooting at my house! I have small children here, do I have the right to defend myself or are you going to send someone out?' and just see how fast those squad cars roll! LOL
Load up the trebuchet and start flinging heavy stuff at them. They'll hurry off in no time.
If you have a lawyer friend, maybe that can call the police and "persuade" them to do their job. Did you get anyone's badge number? A particular officer needs to be held accountable.
That is just crazy you would think that they would be concerned about the children ...I would ask if it was ok to go hunt in their backyards