Post by LawrenceCoBowhunter on Dec 8, 2006 8:52:02 GMT -5
it's really sad when the people we have to uphold the law,breaks the law..
When Bad Cops Go “Hunting”
This seems to be the week for police officers to get busted stretching the game laws. According to the Daily Nonpareil, six Iowa hunters, three of whom are police officers, have been cited for hunting violations, including pursuing deer with a motor vehicle. Meanwhile, the Clarion-Ledger reports that two Oxford, Mississippi, officers have been cited for headlighting deer and each face fines of over $2,000.
here's another one
Witness saw police chief
shoot at a deer from his car
By By G. Wayne Laepple
The Daily Item
December 07, 2006
LAURELTON — A state wildlife control officer said he issues numerous citations to hunters who shoot at game from their vehicles, although citing a police officer for doing so is rare.
Dirk B. Reimensnyder, Union County Wildlife Control Officer, cited Donald L. Zerbe of Laurelton Monday for shooting at a deer from his vehicle in Hartley Township. Mr. Zerbe is the police chief in nearby Hartleton.
“I had never met him and didn’t know who he was,” said Mr. Reimensnyder during a telephone interview Thursday morning.
“When I approached him, he asked if I knew who he was,” he continued. “When he told me he was a police chief, I asked him why he put me in the position of having to cite him.”
“It’s very common,” Mr. Reimensnyder said of the practice known as road hunting. “After the first week or so, hunters get lazy.”
He went on to say road hunting is quite common, and he gets many calls, both from residents and other hunters about the practice. When he served in Monroe County, he said, the situation was similar.
“On opening day and for a few days beyond, hunteres are in camp, and they hunt from stands or drive, but then they get anxious if they don’t get a deer,” he stated.
In the Monday case, he said, a resident witnessed Mr. Zerbe fire at a deer from his vehicle on Hassenplug Road in a residential safety zone and called the Pennsylvania Game Commission office, which relayed the information to Mr. Reimensyder.
“He had a special handicap hunting license, which permits a person to hunt from a vehicle,” said Mr. Reimensnyder. “On the license, it spells out very clearly that the hunter is not permitted to hunt from his vehicle on the road.”
Such a license is issued to applicants who may be unable to walk such as emphysema or a heart condition. It permits them to drive to a location in a field or in the woods, lower the windows of their vehicle, load their gun and wait for game to pass by. It specifically prohibits hunting from the road.
“A person with a handicap license cannot drive around looking for a deer to shoot,” Mr. Reimensnyder confirmed.
Mr. Reimensnyder said he tries to get hunters to comply with regulations voluntarily.
“I have numerous ways to persuade them, including verbal and written warnings before I issue a citation,” he said.
Calls to Mr. Zerbe and Hartleton Mayor Jim Dorman seeking comment were not returned.
When Bad Cops Go “Hunting”
This seems to be the week for police officers to get busted stretching the game laws. According to the Daily Nonpareil, six Iowa hunters, three of whom are police officers, have been cited for hunting violations, including pursuing deer with a motor vehicle. Meanwhile, the Clarion-Ledger reports that two Oxford, Mississippi, officers have been cited for headlighting deer and each face fines of over $2,000.
here's another one
Witness saw police chief
shoot at a deer from his car
By By G. Wayne Laepple
The Daily Item
December 07, 2006
LAURELTON — A state wildlife control officer said he issues numerous citations to hunters who shoot at game from their vehicles, although citing a police officer for doing so is rare.
Dirk B. Reimensnyder, Union County Wildlife Control Officer, cited Donald L. Zerbe of Laurelton Monday for shooting at a deer from his vehicle in Hartley Township. Mr. Zerbe is the police chief in nearby Hartleton.
“I had never met him and didn’t know who he was,” said Mr. Reimensnyder during a telephone interview Thursday morning.
“When I approached him, he asked if I knew who he was,” he continued. “When he told me he was a police chief, I asked him why he put me in the position of having to cite him.”
“It’s very common,” Mr. Reimensnyder said of the practice known as road hunting. “After the first week or so, hunters get lazy.”
He went on to say road hunting is quite common, and he gets many calls, both from residents and other hunters about the practice. When he served in Monroe County, he said, the situation was similar.
“On opening day and for a few days beyond, hunteres are in camp, and they hunt from stands or drive, but then they get anxious if they don’t get a deer,” he stated.
In the Monday case, he said, a resident witnessed Mr. Zerbe fire at a deer from his vehicle on Hassenplug Road in a residential safety zone and called the Pennsylvania Game Commission office, which relayed the information to Mr. Reimensyder.
“He had a special handicap hunting license, which permits a person to hunt from a vehicle,” said Mr. Reimensnyder. “On the license, it spells out very clearly that the hunter is not permitted to hunt from his vehicle on the road.”
Such a license is issued to applicants who may be unable to walk such as emphysema or a heart condition. It permits them to drive to a location in a field or in the woods, lower the windows of their vehicle, load their gun and wait for game to pass by. It specifically prohibits hunting from the road.
“A person with a handicap license cannot drive around looking for a deer to shoot,” Mr. Reimensnyder confirmed.
Mr. Reimensnyder said he tries to get hunters to comply with regulations voluntarily.
“I have numerous ways to persuade them, including verbal and written warnings before I issue a citation,” he said.
Calls to Mr. Zerbe and Hartleton Mayor Jim Dorman seeking comment were not returned.
