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Iowa hunter in trouble over trophy buck

Unread postby dreaming bucks » Thu Oct 29, 2015 6:47 am

Man, I hope he's innocent...
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/ ... /74706764/

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Re: Iowa hunter in trouble over trophy buck

Unread postby Bucky » Thu Oct 29, 2015 6:49 am

Me too... Iowa DNR already took mount away
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Re: Iowa hunter in trouble over trophy buck

Unread postby Jackson Marsh » Thu Oct 29, 2015 6:59 am

So "someone" said he was hunting over bait and they confiscate the deer??

I hope he is innocent, big bucks brings out jealousy. ..

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Re: Iowa hunter in trouble over trophy buck

Unread postby Bucky » Thu Oct 29, 2015 7:13 am

It has something to do with mineral... which is legal in Iowa but you cannot hunt over it. If you saw the video, the deer was shot in a LUSH clover field. He was not "baited"

This is a total jealousy situation, the sad part is Mr Franz is going to have to spend thousands in legal fees to have a "chance" at getting his trophy back.
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Re: Iowa hunter in trouble over trophy buck

Unread postby mibowhunter » Thu Oct 29, 2015 7:21 am

I wasn't there, wasn't part of the hunt or pursuit of the deer so I don't know what went on behind the scenes... BUT everything i've read about it, I've watched the video multiple times, etc.... I gotta think someone is jealous like you other guys mentioned. He even had someone videoing the hunt to prove that it was harvested legally! But alas, jealous people will try to find any ounce of evidence they can get to to ruin someone's life.
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Re: Iowa hunter in trouble over trophy buck

Unread postby jboswell » Thu Oct 29, 2015 7:40 am

Jealousy is the ugly part of hunting deer... It is disgusting
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Re: Iowa hunter in trouble over trophy buck

Unread postby DaveT1963 » Thu Oct 29, 2015 7:52 am

I just wonder how the Fish and Game have the authority to confiscate anything with nothing more then an accusation with no proof?
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Re: Iowa hunter in trouble over trophy buck

Unread postby dreaming bucks » Thu Oct 29, 2015 7:54 am

DaveT1963 wrote:I just wonder how the Fish and Game have the authority to confiscate anything with nothing more then an accusation with no proof?


They have more power, than the police.
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Re: Iowa hunter in trouble over trophy buck

Unread postby Jackson Marsh » Thu Oct 29, 2015 7:57 am

A guy films it to partially protect himself and he still gets screwed.

Do bucks frequent mineral sites in October? Seems unlikely to me.

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Re: Iowa hunter in trouble over trophy buck

Unread postby Hauntedwaters » Thu Oct 29, 2015 8:01 am

[bbvideo=425,350]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mg7Z4juaGo8[/bbvideo]
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Re: Iowa hunter in trouble over trophy buck

Unread postby DaveT1963 » Thu Oct 29, 2015 8:05 am

dreaming bucks wrote:
DaveT1963 wrote:I just wonder how the Fish and Game have the authority to confiscate anything with nothing more then an accusation with no proof?


They have more power, than the police.


I get that -but this should be easy to prove/disprove - they have film and can pinpoint the site - go do a damn soil sample. At some point this guy deserves due process - three witnesses says it was legal, a film all but proves it - and yet one person that was not there claims it was illegal????? That is called heresy and it wont stand up in court. State F&G laws do not trump constitutional rights
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Re: Iowa hunter in trouble over trophy buck

Unread postby Twenty Up » Thu Oct 29, 2015 8:05 am

Confiscating the mount could be protocol in case the head "disappears".

Interesting to see what unfolds here, this could possibly change how many "trophy hunters" tag their animals. If he's found innocent but the head isn't returned, or found guilty for something petty I could imagine many would resort to calling a Warden to assist the recovery of any deer over "X" inches. That way there is no doubt that the animal was taken legally.

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Re: Iowa hunter in trouble over trophy buck

Unread postby Dewey » Thu Oct 29, 2015 8:14 am

If he is indeed innocent they should automatically slap the person giving false information with a huge fine. That will make others think twice about doing it in the future. Pretty sad if it's jealousy. :roll:

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Re: Iowa hunter in trouble over trophy buck

Unread postby Swampbuck » Thu Oct 29, 2015 9:40 am

If I killed that deer legally the mount wold go MIA until they proved otherwise.

Sounds like the law is grey enough that even if there was mineral in the early season it wouldn't hold up

That deer is A BEAST!!!

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Re: Iowa hunter in trouble over trophy buck

Unread postby iowa whitetail » Thu Oct 29, 2015 9:41 am

Stupid. It's all bs

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