Using songbirds for bait!

[buzzbaiter]

Some really sick f^cks out there...

CO McManus and Lt. Lacroix were patrolling the Assunpink WMA early one Sunday evening when they received a complaint from NJ State Police regarding a Hispanic male walking around with what appeared to be an AR-15 rifle. After a brief search of the area, the officers located a group of Hispanics (6 adults and 1 juvenile) fishing at the Assunpink Lake. One of the males in the group matched the description given by the witness. An empty box for a Crosman Air Rifle was observed in one of their vehicles. After questioning the individuals present, they eventually led the officers to a trail in the nearby woods where the weapon was hidden. During a search of the area around the fishermen, three freshly killed songbirds (1 blue jay and 2 phoebes) were found, one of which had been breasted out. When Lt. Lacroix reeled in their fishing lines, it was observed that they had been using the bird meat for bait. Three men admitted to using the air rifle and a homemade slingshot to shoot the birds. There was also a large amount of food and garbage spread all around, including a number of empty beer bottles and a charcoal grill. A total of 11 summonses were issued including: taking of non-game species, hunting on Sunday, fishing without licenses, littering on a State WMA and picnicking on a State WMA.

I've had a Phoebe nesting on my back and/front porch for over 35 years. They eat lots bugs and are always the harbinger of spring. These cretins are a^^holes for what they did.

[Eskimo]

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Hey what's the link those those conservation officer reports? Andy posted it a while back but I lost the link.


There was also a large amount of food and garbage spread all around, including a number of empty beer bottles and a charcoal grill.

Sounds like the summer crowd at the Delaware Water Gap.


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[Esox Luciano]

Once you said HISPANICS, not surprised who chimed in. Here is that thread. http://www.njfishing.com/forums/showthread.php?t=72976 If you see something, say something!

[UglyStick]

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Hey what's the link those those conservation officer reports?

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That last link didn't have the url... see below

http://www.njcoa.com/highlights/highlights.html

[jimcnj]

That last link didn't have the url... see below

http://www.njcoa.com/highlights/highlights.html

Thanks for sharing--now I have to read them all!

[UglyStick]

Interesting reading for sure... I got a laugh out of this one:

"Officer Paey followed up on a citizen complaint to the State Police about a man seen by his neighbor attempting to run deer down with his vehicle in a field. When Officer Paey questioned the man about his actions, he became very agitated and confirmed that he was attempting to run the deer over with his truck because they were defecating in his field and his dog was rolling in the feces. A summons was issued for illegally pursuing deer with a motor vehicle."

[buzzbaiter]

Yeah some of those stories are crazy. One guy shooting a trail cam with a shotgun. Turns out the memory card was not damaged. Eventually he was ID'd and was issued a summons. Why shoot it? No truth it was camera hating Alec Baldwin :D

[thyer]

After reading a few of the reports it opens your eyes to the magnitude of stupidity of people out there and the lengths that they go to without ever realizing the consequences of their actions.

[CPR1]

There are good and bad people of all races, creeds and colors. However, many of the crowds that come from some of the 5 boros and other areas to play in upstate NY and NJ are often the ones that treat these places with disrespect and do not care to follow rules and regulations. And yes, many of them are of foreign decent, there is no denying that. Just like you guys, I have seen the atrocities first hand and it never ceases to amaze me the utter disregard some folks have. Does that mean that all these people are bad, no. However, there is a trend among some of these folks and it is only natural to have people speaking out about it and make generalizations. Many see it, few act to try to stop it. Like many of you I consider it my responsibility to not tolerate this when I witness it. I would hope that someone would do the same to me if I ever need some guidance.

[lennysky]

Are there phone numbers one can call to report such activities or do we pull Rambo on them?

[tautog]

I like using ivory billed woodpeckers and passenger pigeons.:eek:

[UglyStick]

Are there phone numbers one can call to report such activities or do we pull Rambo on them?

Operation Game Thief

1-855-OGT-TIPS

http://www.nj.gov/dep/fgw/ogt.htm

[backbay]

Everybody should have the operation game thief number programmed into their cell phone, ive used it 4 times over the years, the worst case i saw was two asian guys fishing at barnegat light that had a black trash bag full of baby seabass, tog, burgalls, and bluefish, and i mean the sea bass and tog were all like 6-8" long

operation game thief as posted earlier
1-855-OGT-TIPS

[Eskimo]

Everybody should have the operation game thief number programmed into their cell phone, ive used it 4 times over the years, the worst case i saw was two asian guys fishing at barnegat light that had a black trash bag full of baby seabass, tog, burgalls, and bluefish, and i mean the sea bass and tog were all like 6-8" long

operation game thief as posted earlier
1-855-OGT-TIPS

Great idea. I just put that number into my phone.
If I translated the letters-to-numbers correctly it's : 1 (855) 648-8477


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[lennysky]

The question is whether or not anyone showed up to bust them.

Everybody should have the operation game thief number programmed into their cell phone, ive used it 4 times over the years, the worst case i saw was two asian guys fishing at barnegat light that had a black trash bag full of baby seabass, tog, burgalls, and bluefish, and i mean the sea bass and tog were all like 6-8" long

operation game thief as posted earlier
1-855-OGT-TIPS

[Lard Almighty]

The question is whether or not anyone showed up to bust them.Even if not, if they keep getting calls about the same spot or the same people, they will definitely investigate.

[backbay]

The question is whether or not anyone showed up to bust them.

The CO showed up about 45 minutes later and from what i saw took their stuff and wrote them tickets, i was probably about 100 yards away at that point so i couldnt really tell, but they were definately done after he showed up