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ouch.... no discrimination here...
Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2004 8:48 am
by MemphisStockBroker
Be careful who you are hangin' with....
www.clarionledger.com/news/0403/10/m05.html
Court date set for judge, 5 others on hunting counts
GREENVILLE — Circuit Judge Clarence Morgan III and five other men will appear before a federal magistrate March 19 here on charges of hunting doves over a baited field in Grenada County, records show.
...charges stem from a dove hunt conducted ...the opening day of the season... in Grenada County.
Bill Ashmore ...said Monday that the 10-acre site was near a junk yard and was owned by a relative... This was the first time he had held a dove hunt and was the first time he had ever hunted...
Those charged are:
-Judge Morgan, of Kosciusko, taking dove from a baited area.
-Ashmore, taking a game bird from a baited area, taking birds with a shotgun holding more than three shells, and taking birds with the aid of bait.
-Grenada County Justice Court Judge Jimmy Tallant, taking birds on a baited area, killing migratory birds (doves), taking doves over a baited area and taking migratory birds without a license.
-Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol Trooper Cedric C. Adams of Greenwood, taking or attempting to take doves by the aid of baiting and leaving game birds untagged.
-Carroll County Chief Deputy Sheriff Michael Spellman, taking dove by aid of baiting.
Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2004 11:14 am
by Unlucky Ducky
they ought to know better. Them boys must think they were untouchable.
They guessed wrong. Glad to see it.
Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2004 11:22 am
by dukbum
Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2004 12:53 pm
by Money
Dammit Boys ! I sho' hate to hear this !
Damn water of course !
Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2004 1:44 pm
by D1
can you say OOOOOOOUUUCCCCCCHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!
then again.......they will get a slap on the wrist and DONT DO THAT AGAIN
please let us know what the final out come is please
Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2004 6:25 pm
by RedEyed Duck
Couldn't have happened to a nicer bunch of fellas. If it is true, hope they get all that is coming to them especially the fella without the license. No excuse for that or the one without the plug. Funny thing was that the State Trooper was sited for attempting to harvest birds, must not have been a very good shot.
Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2004 7:06 pm
by judge jb
i happen to know all of them and i ask myself, " who the hell do they think they are? " throw the gavel at em......
judge jb
Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2004 1:01 am
by Don Miller
Maybe they didn't know it was baited?
If not, that was pretty dang arrogant of people that should know better.
Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2004 7:12 am
by go24
Whatever happen to professional courtesy??
Some young turk hadn't heard I guess
Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2004 11:42 am
by Delta Duck
I wonder if they would have shot over the limit? If you do not have a plug in your gun you would or intend on shooting over the limit.
If they shot the limits and were leaving when they got checked, what kind of bait was used?
Why would you go hunting without a license.
Glad to see the warden not be not back down from powerful men!
Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2004 2:53 pm
by prisonduck
The Deputy Sheriff's dad is a Game Warden. He should know better.
Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2004 3:18 pm
by duck_nutt
OMG I know the carroll county deputy sherif....thagt's hillarious!! can't wait to see him!
Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2004 3:18 pm
by duck_nutt
and yes, his dad's the game warden !
Re: ouch.... no discrimination here...
Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2004 4:11 pm
by Bustin' Ducks
MemphisStockBroker wrote:-Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol Trooper Cedric C. Adams of Greenwood, taking or attempting to take doves by the aid of baiting and leaving game birds untagged.
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What was the deal here..."attempting to take doves"....Was he a bad shot..And didnt kill any birds..sure must suck to get a ticket for being a terrible shot..
Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2004 12:46 pm
by Unlucky Ducky
Saw an update on this story in this past Sunday's Commercial Appeal out of Memphis.
Appears all six men pleaded guilty to misdemeanor federal charges involving dove hunting over a baited field.
Fines ranged from $500 - $2000 and loss of hunting privileges for specified times. The article didn't list specifics on each individual person, but all received some penalty.