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I agree that there is a market for losers who buy antlers.Quote:
Originally Posted by fratri
Including fenced in game farms.
But meat?
Really?
Moose and deer are great but beef is better.
Does anyone really pay outfitters/FN/travel just for meat that someone else shot?
Buying antlers by testosterone deficient losers---yes, it happens.
But meat only- hard to believe.
I have to disagree also. I don't know how prevalent it is BUT I can see a market for illegal moose. There are many out there willing to pay for wild game.Quote:
Originally Posted by fratri
I'm very successful here in my area with deer and I know firsthand about a market out there. Every year someone asks me to shoot a deer for them. They all offer to pay! These are not fellow hunters but just acquaintances at the arena, the local Timmies, etc. I politely tell them I can't and I won't.
There definitely is a market for illegal game meat, not only moose but deer also.Quote:
Originally Posted by SK33T3R
Quite a few years ago at a stockyards not far away that used to have sales on Wed. nights , [no longer in business ] you could buy from a certain person out of the back of his van, illegally killed deer price was dependent on whether it was a buck, doe or fawn.
A certain person in the Guelph area , was killing deer on his farm mainly at night and the meat was sold to an abattoir around Arnprior that was owned by a relative, he / they were caught and charged by the MNR. pleaded guilty and settled out of court as he was well known around Guelph due to his line of work.
Check this one out.
What a joke, 5000$ fine and 30 days in jail, give me a break. They gotta nail these guys to the freaking wall.
Apparently Johnny, you seem to have a different perspective on this than most of us!!
This old fella loved moose and it was less than half the price of beef. He wasn't a tourist, looking for antlers!!!! He was 3 hours from home and was getting the hunting trip. His main priority was meat for the winter. He even told me to shoot a bull , given the chance , he would tag it and split it with me. I could have filled his tag but didn't. I did however admire his mojo! Mid to upper 70,s, huntin alone in the middle of nowhere. Alternating between 4 wheeler and canoe. His hunting partner had passed on 3 months before the hunt.
So to sum it up,, it has, does and still is happening!!! Contrary to what "some" would like to believe!!