“An evening of night hunting has resulted in thousands of dollars in fines and the seizure of hunting-related equipment and a vehicle from the four men found guilty,” reports Canada’s Brandon Sun. The bust represents a combination of plenty ‘o tipsters (not a stripper) and a gaggle of game wardens, some higher than others.
The night hunting incident took place in the Carberry area during the early morning hours of Dec. 12, 2016, when conservation officers acted on numerous complaints of night hunting.
In response, 14 conservation officers and the chief constable of the RM of Cornwallis Police Service conducted an aircraft-assisted night patrol, according to a release from the province.
The airborne Game Wardens spied the poachers near a gun free school zone. I mean residential area . . .
A vehicle on a municipal road near Glenboro was seen from the air, and was followed.
This vehicle was seen shining a spotlight several times to light up a privately owned field in an area that was reportedly “very near to private homes.”
Officers on the ground moved in and tried to stop the vehicle.
The driver refused to comply, lost control and got stuck in the ditch following a short pursuit, after which four men were arrested at the scene.
Carberry Mayor Stuart Olmstead said that night hunting, also known as spotlighting, has been an ongoing problem in the area.
“I think everybody has heard a story in regards to night hunting, or knows somebody who has had something shot on their land, and it’s always a safety issue, regardless of any other issues,” he said.
“It’s just dangerous and stupid.”
Props to city cops who enter dangerous situations in crowded urban settings. Same goes double for Game Wardens — men and women who have to approach dangerous people with high powered scopes, at night, on vast land.
Wikipedia.org tells us that the original provisions of Britain’s Night Poaching Act of 1828, convicted poachers could be sent to Tasmania. Maybe we should send our night poachers to . . . New Jersey?
“and a gaggle of game wardens, some higher than others.”
I guess they do things a little differently up north, although as long as they had a designated driver/pilot it’s all good.
This EDC…Instructor ZERO would be proud.
Pretty impressive, actually, considering its size and weight. The only other thing I’d want is to be able to charge it from a 12v source (like while driving). I guess I can plug it into the AC inverter I already have.
I note on the Amazon page that the max output is listed as 45w.
Shot it today. Woohoo! I like it. Tried several types of ammo and brass/steel cased stuff. All fed. I was impressed with the accuracy. Put my Sightmark Photon XT 4.6 on it. Rocks. Was able to hit the steel @ 300 yards. (had to aim 6 feet high 🙂 but I could hit it. All the “subsonic’ ammo wasn’t thru the carbine. Boxes said 950fps. Still had the crack thru the carbine. Shot Winchester ,Federal ,Browning ,monarch ,PMC. The Fed and PMC was 115 grain. Win and Browning was 147, monarch was 145. I’m gonna try some +P and some ARX and see what’s what.
Impressive accuracy even at insane (for 9mm) distances (300) 0 to 100 yards tiny groups. I’m sure the rifle is more accurate than I am. Also tried my Bushnell TRS-25 w /med riser can still use the irons with it on there. You can dump a full mag on target easy. Surprisingly the steel case monarch 145g seems to be the most accurate.Bang on.
when you are in trouble,; who do you call?
My dog. My family. My friends.
After the last couple experiences, I’ve pretty much resolved to never call a cop again.
A Republican government hasn’t stymied federal level gun control, they just want to do it through an unelected federal agency…