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Post by LLLTrapper on Apr 27, 2012 6:13:00 GMT -6
Well they finally caught the skum that has been responsible for the theft of many traps and coon for three years now around the Henderson,Carson \,Emerson IA areas.I,We knew who he was and had caught him in the area several times but they could never pin him down. Well according to my CO they got him stealing something else and searched his home where they found a Bunch of traps with tags and no tags on them. At 9 am I am going to the sherrif's office and ID my traps. The great thing about this is that my pipe swivels on the second link of my chain and the chew gaurds I had added to my duke 1.5 coilsprings will be easy to sort out and difficult for this guy to lie out of. I also had a bunch of dps that the chain had been swiveled in the same way. This will be a good thing for trappers around us. He would run our traps and then steal them after a day or two. I only wish I could have caught him but oh well. By the way he has been in prison for burglary and theft twice before so at least he will know how things work. I will get all the specifics and will post his name and what he is charged with when it is official record. I hate a thief and a liar!! LLL  |
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Post by skunkboy on Apr 27, 2012 7:19:27 GMT -6
That is good news. I hope word gets around to other thieves and they realize there are penalties for what they are doing. I hope they throw the book at this guy, and get good publicity about it too. Sounds like this guy might fall into the three stikes rule...he may never get out of jail.
I've seen some of the TV shows called Game Wardens. They have caught some pretty serious poachers on those shows. Pretty sick what some guys do for fun.
Thanks for the report and keep us informed.
L8R...Ken
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Post by ~ADC~ on Apr 27, 2012 9:39:20 GMT -6
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Post by coontrapper on Apr 27, 2012 11:58:38 GMT -6
 I hope the charges have some weight... Couple years ago a thief got caught up here and was fined and now is just more careful while stealing.
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Post by catting on Apr 27, 2012 12:51:12 GMT -6
Glad you are on track to get some of your traps back, its at least some sort of consolation prize. I am sure you are glad that you modifly your traps in a very distinct way.
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Post by ringtail101 on Apr 27, 2012 13:12:33 GMT -6
I wish the guy in my area that is stealing traps would get caught! He only got one of mine but had been stealing a lot of muskrat trappers 110s off ditches
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Post by minnow on Apr 27, 2012 15:21:11 GMT -6
Its alway nice to see your traps come back. Trap thiefs are the biggest time burner. Glad to hear your getting your traps back larry.
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Post by arcman on Apr 27, 2012 17:28:45 GMT -6
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Post by dewey on Apr 27, 2012 21:01:21 GMT -6
WOOT! I hope he gets whats coming!
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Post by grinnergetter on Apr 27, 2012 21:21:00 GMT -6
I agree noting pisses you off more than having a thief around. I also hope they throw the book at him. Will you get the chance to look him in the eye?
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Post by LLLTrapper on Apr 28, 2012 5:50:59 GMT -6
I agree noting pisses you off more than having a thief around. I also hope they throw the book at him. Will you get the chance to look him in the eye? The funny thing is I have looked him in the eye. I have ran into him. They had 6 of my 36 traps and a bunch of my stakes. There were 4 different trappers set ups that I recognized and another trapper backed it up when he got there. I still can't say more but things are still building. It is looking like he won't be stealing our stuff this year. I am sure someone will step up and fill his shoes  LLL |
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Post by possum63 on Apr 28, 2012 7:01:12 GMT -6
Sweet! Glad to hear you get your traps back. I'm curious to know if this guy called himself a trapper? Or is he just a low life thief?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 28, 2012 9:12:01 GMT -6
Was this the same guy that you thought stole 4 dozen of your traps when they were pre staked?
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Post by LLLTrapper on Apr 28, 2012 9:26:10 GMT -6
Was this the same guy that you thought stole 4 dozen of your traps when they were pre staked? Yes it was. I had Austin down and we had prestaked a bunch of the ones that were stolen. I thought he had got them. ;D Not really . There is a lot more to this story and when it all washes out this guy is going to be gone for awhile. As for being a trapper I would say no. He set snares without tags and stole fur out of trappers traps. I would say he was a looser and I will be glad when he is no longer available to steal peoples stuff. LLL |
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Post by grinnergetter on May 2, 2012 21:20:54 GMT -6
any luck yet?
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Post by LLLTrapper on May 3, 2012 5:23:29 GMT -6
The wheels of the law turn real slow but I have time to wait it out. They can prove he has my traps and others so we will see what happens. LLL |
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Post by grinnergetter on May 16, 2012 21:16:08 GMT -6
Any more info?
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Post by LLLTrapper on May 17, 2012 4:56:44 GMT -6
Waiting on the county attorney to file charges. I am told it is just a matter of time. I hope he isn't out this November or well.......  LLL |
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Post by x-demoman on May 17, 2012 10:45:09 GMT -6
If he is not locked up now he is probably out scouting your line and marking them on his GPS.
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Post by ~ADC~ on May 17, 2012 12:18:38 GMT -6
Gene I ment to give you back your dvd when you were here, I'm aparently not smart enough to get it loaded onto the computer. |
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