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Post by 10point on Nov 20, 2006 16:52:13 GMT -5
ENGLISH, Ind. -- A hunter told police he killed a bobcat, which is protected under Indiana law, and now faces a misdemeanor charge, state conservation officers said.
Larry D. Hall, 53, of Floyds Knobs, turned himself in and told officers he regretted killing the cat Saturday while deer hunting on private property near English, about 40 miles west of Louisville, Ky., said Indiana Conservation spokesman Mark Farmer.
The male 35-pound bobcat, was wearing a radio tracking collar. It was captured and fitted with the collar in August 2005 on the grounds of the Crane Naval Weapons Depot. It had been tracked by Indiana Department of Natural Resources biologists until April, when the batteries in the collar died.
Conservation officers seized Hall's firearm and gave him a citation to appear in Crawford County Court to face a misdemeanor charge of illegal taking of a bobcat.
A man who answered a phone number listed for Larry Hall in Floyds Knobs said there was no one there by that name.
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Post by Decatur on Nov 20, 2006 17:31:35 GMT -5
DUH!
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Post by solohunter on Nov 20, 2006 17:41:33 GMT -5
Idiot....what was he thinking, a chance to see an awesome animal in the wild and he kills it for what......? Not a GD thing.........
Solohunter
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Post by mullis56 on Nov 20, 2006 18:13:10 GMT -5
Another idoit doing this? I no an idoit that did this last year and it only cost him like $50 in court fees. The CO did nothing since he turned himself in, in regards to taking his firearm, etc. That is funny that this guy actually is getting in trouble for being dumb. I wish they'd take the other dumby hunting rights away.
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Post by trophyhunter1 on Nov 20, 2006 18:37:57 GMT -5
they need to hang the s.o.b!!!!
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Post by lugnutz on Nov 20, 2006 23:23:38 GMT -5
I had a guy at my work tell me he shot one this past weekend, and plans on getting it mounted!
Either he's full of crap, or he's gonna have a big surprise when he picks up his cat!
Lug
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Post by bsutravis on Nov 21, 2006 1:24:37 GMT -5
He should have to pay for a dozen to be captured in another state, and reintroduced to make up for the 1 he killed.
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Post by Decatur on Nov 21, 2006 7:29:41 GMT -5
He should have to pay for a dozen to be captured in another state, and reintroduced to make up for the 1 he killed. I'll vote for that! |
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Post by wolfhound on Nov 21, 2006 7:47:56 GMT -5
I could have shot a cougar Sunday (Illinois does not recognize cougars so it's legal) but it was not on property I had permission to hunt. I tried to get a picture but it took off.
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Post by rhinodogg on Nov 21, 2006 7:54:28 GMT -5
I could have shot a cougar Sunday (Illinois does not recognize cougars so it's legal) but it was not on property I had permission to hunt. I tried to get a picture but it took off. Where in Illinois? |
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Post by larryhagmansliver on Nov 21, 2006 7:59:00 GMT -5
I don't know why people shoot cats of any kind. I get it if they are causing trouble of some sort, but what does one do with his dead cat? mount it? make a rug out of it? Make the old lady a coat out of it. I'm just not down with the whole thing. I love to hunt, but I want to eat what I kill.
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Post by wolfhound on Nov 21, 2006 10:18:16 GMT -5
Northern Pike, south of Chambersburg. They've been causing some problems here. One took out my wife's Aunt's ostriges a couple years back. |
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Post by oneshot on Nov 21, 2006 12:51:42 GMT -5
I'll be different here and say"GREAT, Thats all we need is another predator in the woods".
As if there aren't enough of them already.
JMHO
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Post by jhlewis10 on Nov 21, 2006 13:08:39 GMT -5
Feral house cats are fair game around me.
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Post by 30pointbuck on Nov 21, 2006 13:14:06 GMT -5
Saw a bobcat in warren county while hunting several years ago. I agree with JHL 10 to many barn cats they actually are allowed to shoot them in wisconsin I believe. I did the bowhunter survey and they had cats listed on the sheet.
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Post by duff on Nov 21, 2006 17:24:55 GMT -5
What do you bet he wouldn't have turned himself in if it didn't have a radio collar.
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Post by raporter on Nov 21, 2006 20:34:55 GMT -5
What do you bet he wouldn't have turned himself in if it didn't have a radio collar. Probably thought it took his picture. ;D |
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