Fining Poachers Based on B n C Scores

The blog I chose is from the magazine Field and Stream. Field and stream is a great magazine that I have a subscription to. When I was given the assignment to write about someone else’s blog I wanted to find one I liked but also met the requirements for class. I decided to try and find a hunting blog and I found one. This blog post is by Scott Bestul and is about white tail deer poaching. This post brings up the discussion about how small fines for poaching have been a long time problem and what’s being done about them. The idea is that if you fine more money based on how large the antlers are on a deer it might help with poaching. In the past the fines have just been the same amount no matter how big the deer is that was poached. Now if you poach a deer you will be fined more if it’s a large deer. This system is only being used in 4 states but it includes my home state that I hunt in, Ohio.

I agree with this system for the most part. I think there should be heavier fines if you poach a larger deer. My only disagreement is that there should be heavier fines for all poaching. I think if you poach there needs to be a large consequence. The size of the deer’s antlers should be a factor when determining a fine but it also shouldn’t be the only factor. There are many things that could go into figuring out a fine. I guess my main thought is that fines should be high no matter how small the antlers are but the bigger the antlers the bigger the fine should be.

This is the blog url.
http://www.fieldandstream.com/blogs/hunting/2009/11/fining-poachers-based-boone-and-crockett-scores

Duck Pond Update

Last Weekend we started digging the pond. Everything went as planned and the pond turned out really good. It is plenty big enough for hunting on. We havent finished yet because we still have to level out the dirt that we pushed up into piles. Once we do the finishing touches on moving dirt all we'll have to do is plant some grass and build some duck blinds. Ive got a few pictures of the pond after the first day of work.