ril7572
04-29-2005, 06:05 PM
The stupidity of some poeple never ceases to amaze me:mad:
Subject: KY AFIELD NEWS RELEASE - SIMPSON COUNTY MEN CITED FOR HUNTING
> TURKEYS OVER BAIT
>
>
> > Kentucky Commerce Cabinet News Release
> >
> > 3 Simpson County Men Cited for Hunting
> >
> > Turkeys over Bait and Using Live Decoys
> >
> > April 28, 2005
> > Contact: Mark Marraccini
> >
> > IMMEDIATE RELEASE
> > (800) 852-0942.310
> >
> > Frankfort, KY - It was opening morning of the spring wild turkey season
> and
> > Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife law enforcement officer Lt. Doc
> > Hodges had already had a busy day.
> >
> > He and Sgt. Brett Zalla apprehended a poacher attempting to take turkeys
> > over bait in neighboring Allen County. But it was after his return home
to
> > Simpson County that things truly began to pick up.
> >
> > "Several hunters came up to me and they were mad," said the 12-year
> veteran
> > officer. "'You'll never believe this,' they said. 'The guys hunting next
> to
> > us today were using live turkeys for decoys. They had all the birds over
> > there, and they killed two.'
> >
> > "These guys were pretty upset about it," said Hodges. "Then, when I got
> home
> > that night, a group hunting on the other side of those same guys called
> and
> > said, 'You'll never believe this, but...' It was the same story."
> >
> > "I knew the place they were talking about and I was in there before
> daylight
> > the next morning," said Hodges. "I found where they were hunting and hid
> in
> > a fencerow to watch. It got to be past daylight and the turkeys were
> > gobbling, and I thought no one was going to show up. I started to leave.
> >
> > "But then I heard one real terrible gobble. I waited another minute and
> here
> > they came,' he said. "There were three guys coming across the field and
> they
> > were carrying four live turkeys - two hens and two gobblers," he said.
> "One
> > guy had a turkey under each arm."
> >
> > Hodges dug in and watched the men scramble to tie the birds to a 2x6
board
> > near their blind. One then ran back to the house to get his shotgun. He
> > watched another run across the field and set up in a fence row.
> >
> > "It was comical," said Hodges, "watching them chasing those birds
> everywhere
> > trying to get them tied out..."
> >
> > Later, when things settled down, he approached the two men in the blind
> and
> > called the third over as well. He also discovered a pile of corn near
the
> > staked birds and a wildlife camera mounted to a tree focused on the
corn.
> >
> > Today, Jeffrey A. Randolph, 43, Jordan A. Randolph, 19, and Joseph A.
> > Randolph, 22, all of Auburn, face multiple charges, in Simpson District
> > Court.
> >
> > All three men are charged with hunting wild turkeys over bait and with
> using
> > live decoys. Joseph and Jordan also are cited with failure to tag or
check
> > the turkeys they killed opening morning, and Jeffrey also faces charges
> for
> > hunting without a license and without a turkey permit. A charge of using
> > illegal shot size likely will be added as well.
> >
> > They each may face fines of $100 to $1,000, loss of their shotgun, and
up
> to
> > a year in jail on each charge, plus court costs.
> >
> > The three are scheduled to appear before Simpson District Judge Frank
> > Wakefield on May 12.
> >
Subject: KY AFIELD NEWS RELEASE - SIMPSON COUNTY MEN CITED FOR HUNTING
> TURKEYS OVER BAIT
>
>
> > Kentucky Commerce Cabinet News Release
> >
> > 3 Simpson County Men Cited for Hunting
> >
> > Turkeys over Bait and Using Live Decoys
> >
> > April 28, 2005
> > Contact: Mark Marraccini
> >
> > IMMEDIATE RELEASE
> > (800) 852-0942.310
> >
> > Frankfort, KY - It was opening morning of the spring wild turkey season
> and
> > Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife law enforcement officer Lt. Doc
> > Hodges had already had a busy day.
> >
> > He and Sgt. Brett Zalla apprehended a poacher attempting to take turkeys
> > over bait in neighboring Allen County. But it was after his return home
to
> > Simpson County that things truly began to pick up.
> >
> > "Several hunters came up to me and they were mad," said the 12-year
> veteran
> > officer. "'You'll never believe this,' they said. 'The guys hunting next
> to
> > us today were using live turkeys for decoys. They had all the birds over
> > there, and they killed two.'
> >
> > "These guys were pretty upset about it," said Hodges. "Then, when I got
> home
> > that night, a group hunting on the other side of those same guys called
> and
> > said, 'You'll never believe this, but...' It was the same story."
> >
> > "I knew the place they were talking about and I was in there before
> daylight
> > the next morning," said Hodges. "I found where they were hunting and hid
> in
> > a fencerow to watch. It got to be past daylight and the turkeys were
> > gobbling, and I thought no one was going to show up. I started to leave.
> >
> > "But then I heard one real terrible gobble. I waited another minute and
> here
> > they came,' he said. "There were three guys coming across the field and
> they
> > were carrying four live turkeys - two hens and two gobblers," he said.
> "One
> > guy had a turkey under each arm."
> >
> > Hodges dug in and watched the men scramble to tie the birds to a 2x6
board
> > near their blind. One then ran back to the house to get his shotgun. He
> > watched another run across the field and set up in a fence row.
> >
> > "It was comical," said Hodges, "watching them chasing those birds
> everywhere
> > trying to get them tied out..."
> >
> > Later, when things settled down, he approached the two men in the blind
> and
> > called the third over as well. He also discovered a pile of corn near
the
> > staked birds and a wildlife camera mounted to a tree focused on the
corn.
> >
> > Today, Jeffrey A. Randolph, 43, Jordan A. Randolph, 19, and Joseph A.
> > Randolph, 22, all of Auburn, face multiple charges, in Simpson District
> > Court.
> >
> > All three men are charged with hunting wild turkeys over bait and with
> using
> > live decoys. Joseph and Jordan also are cited with failure to tag or
check
> > the turkeys they killed opening morning, and Jeffrey also faces charges
> for
> > hunting without a license and without a turkey permit. A charge of using
> > illegal shot size likely will be added as well.
> >
> > They each may face fines of $100 to $1,000, loss of their shotgun, and
up
> to
> > a year in jail on each charge, plus court costs.
> >
> > The three are scheduled to appear before Simpson District Judge Frank
> > Wakefield on May 12.
> >