Thread: Two poachers caught 'pillaging' stream

The bastard has finally gone up.

SunLive - Jail for poaching spawning trout - The Bay's News First

Bit more than a wet bus ticket... Hope other judges take note

Excellent outcome that might actually act as a deterrent to others for a change!

Yeh but how does that work - the guy that was dealt to earlier got 6 months. This guy who failed to appear and the cops had to hunt for and arrest - more tax payer's money involved, gets a lesser sentence than his mate.

Originally Posted by kiwijames

Nope. Rotorua and Taupo are the only remaining hatcheries in NZ IIRC. That was why Taupo has always been a separate license.

No . Tuwharetoa own the lake bed that is why they get the fees.HBF&G say there is no documented science that liberations are effective hence they don't do it.

Originally Posted by TeRei

No . Tuwharetoa own the lake bed that is why they get the fees.HBF&G say there is no documented science that liberations are effective hence they don't do it.

Yep, we worked that out more than half a year ago.

and, if the HBF&G you are referring to is Hawkes Bay Fish and Game they would be lucky to be agree that the earth is round let alone be competent enough to "interpret science".