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<blockquote data-quote="Kurtr" data-source="post: 176324" data-attributes="member: 194"><p>he is a rotten piece of fame seeking shit that might have weaseled his way out of it due to having it under other peoples names. I wont ever buy tc because it helps fund dinks like him.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><p style="margin-left: 20px">Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources News Release </p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: #000000"></p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: #000000">Game Trails LLC, McTavish fined $50,000 for illegal deer kills April 3, 2009 Contact: Mark Marraccini FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 1-800-858-1549, ext. 4425 </p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: #000000"></p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: #000000">Frankfort, Ky. – A Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources deer biologist who noticed discrepancies while analyzing 2006 hunter deer harvest data triggered an 18-month long state and <a href="http://www.brownells.com/search/index.htm?k=federal" target="_blank">federal</a> law enforcement investigation that produced one of the largest wildlife penalties in state history last month in United States District Court, Owensboro. </p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: #000000"></p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: #000000">Game Trails, a more than 12,000-acre Limited Liability Corporation commercial <a href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/13/0/19/DealFrame/DealFrame.cmp?bm=603&BEFID=96392&acode=580&code=580&aon=&crawler_id=523588&dealId=taGokqNYRaapBmhHR8zn-w%3D%3D&searchID=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fads.midwayusa.com%2Fproduct%2F776730%2Fdanner-high-ground-8-1000-gram-insulated-waterproof-hunting-boots-leather-and-nylon-realtree-xtra-camo-mens-14-ee%3Fcm_mmc%3Dpf_ci_ebay-_-Footwear%2B-%2BMen%2527s%2BHunting%2BBoots-_-Danner-_-776730%26sdc_id%3DeBay&DealName=Danner%20High%20Ground%208%22%201000%20Gram%20Insulated%20Waterproof%20Hunting%20Boots%20Leather%20and%20Nylon%20Realtree%20Xtra%20Camo%20Men%27s%2014%20EE&MerchantID=523588&HasLink=yes&category=0&AR=-1&NG=1&GR=1&ND=1&PN=1&RR=-1&ST=&MN=msnFeed&FPT=SDCF&NDS=1&NMS=1&NDP=1&MRS=&PD=0&brnId=2455&lnkId=8070676&Issdt=170626051239&IsFtr=0&IsSmart=0&dlprc=167.96&SKU=776730" target="_blank">hunting</a> preserve in Union and Crittenden counties, controlled by sole proprietor owner and then Thompson/Center Arms President and CEO Gregg Ritz, and its site manager, William Dirk McTavish, Jr., 43, of Paducah, paid $50,000 in fines after pleading guilty to numerous misdemeanor violations of the Lacey Act of taking wildlife unlawfully, and for making false statements to Kentucky officers about the takings and interstate transporting of wildlife. United States Magistrate Judge E. Robert Goebel ordered that Game Trails LLC, pay a $35,000 fine and McTavish pay a $15,000 fine. </p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: #000000"></p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: #000000">Robert Christopher Helms, 40, of Boonville , Indiana , and a former Game Trails guide, faces up to five years in <a href="http://www.brownells.com/search/index.htm?k=federal" target="_blank">federal</a> prison after pleading guilty to a felony count of threatening a federal witness. His sentencing is scheduled for June 11. </p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: #000000"></p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: #000000">Department wildlife and deer biologist David Yancy, in August 2007, noticed numerous inconsistencies while comparing and analyzing 2006 Telecheck deer harvest data with data that Game Trails LLC supplied to Quality Deer Management Association (QDMA) in Georgia . </p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: #000000"></p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: #000000">Yancy and department Private Lands Wildlife Biologist Phillip Sharp raised these irregularities with Union County conservation officer Lt. Greg Noel. Noel, already familiar with Game Trails and the property, enlisted the help of Crittenden County officer Randy Conway. They began the lengthy process of reconciling the Telechecked deer harvest reports of Game Trails clients with information from QDMA. </p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: #000000"></p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: #000000">Their investigation turned up numerous instances of Game Trails employees, their friends and family chronically taking over-limits of deer, outside <a href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/13/0/19/DealFrame/DealFrame.cmp?bm=603&BEFID=96392&acode=580&code=580&aon=&crawler_id=523588&dealId=taGokqNYRaapBmhHR8zn-w%3D%3D&searchID=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fads.midwayusa.com%2Fproduct%2F776730%2Fdanner-high-ground-8-1000-gram-insulated-waterproof-hunting-boots-leather-and-nylon-realtree-xtra-camo-mens-14-ee%3Fcm_mmc%3Dpf_ci_ebay-_-Footwear%2B-%2BMen%2527s%2BHunting%2BBoots-_-Danner-_-776730%26sdc_id%3DeBay&DealName=Danner%20High%20Ground%208%22%201000%20Gram%20Insulated%20Waterproof%20Hunting%20Boots%20Leather%20and%20Nylon%20Realtree%20Xtra%20Camo%20Men%27s%2014%20EE&MerchantID=523588&HasLink=yes&category=0&AR=-1&NG=1&GR=1&ND=1&PN=1&RR=-1&ST=&MN=msnFeed&FPT=SDCF&NDS=1&NMS=1&NDP=1&MRS=&PD=0&brnId=2455&lnkId=8070676&Issdt=170626051239&IsFtr=0&IsSmart=0&dlprc=167.96&SKU=776730" target="_blank">hunting</a> season parameters, supplying false information to Kentucky Fish and Wildlife and using social security numbers of Game Trails clients without their permission to Telecheck their deer harvests. </p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: #000000"></p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: #000000">Noel and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Special Agent John Barham then discovered hundreds of deer jawbones and documentation tying them to Game Trails when they traveled to Atlanta, and served a <a href="http://www.brownells.com/search/index.htm?k=federal" target="_blank">federal</a> search warrant at QDMA’s headquarters. By sending the jawbones to another state, Game Trails was guilty of transporting illegally taken deer out of state and triggered the Lacey Act violations. </p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: #000000"></p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: #000000">Noel said that the property, bordered by about 4½ miles of Ohio River, was owned by Kimball International and leased to Ritz and sharecroppers. He said that the previous owner had used local draw hunting to manage the deer herd, but that Game Trails eliminated that practice because it interfered with its filming and big buck <a href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/13/0/19/DealFrame/DealFrame.cmp?bm=603&BEFID=96392&acode=580&code=580&aon=&crawler_id=523588&dealId=taGokqNYRaapBmhHR8zn-w%3D%3D&searchID=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fads.midwayusa.com%2Fproduct%2F776730%2Fdanner-high-ground-8-1000-gram-insulated-waterproof-hunting-boots-leather-and-nylon-realtree-xtra-camo-mens-14-ee%3Fcm_mmc%3Dpf_ci_ebay-_-Footwear%2B-%2BMen%2527s%2BHunting%2BBoots-_-Danner-_-776730%26sdc_id%3DeBay&DealName=Danner%20High%20Ground%208%22%201000%20Gram%20Insulated%20Waterproof%20Hunting%20Boots%20Leather%20and%20Nylon%20Realtree%20Xtra%20Camo%20Men%27s%2014%20EE&MerchantID=523588&HasLink=yes&category=0&AR=-1&NG=1&GR=1&ND=1&PN=1&RR=-1&ST=&MN=msnFeed&FPT=SDCF&NDS=1&NMS=1&NDP=1&MRS=&PD=0&brnId=2455&lnkId=8070676&Issdt=170626051239&IsFtr=0&IsSmart=0&dlprc=167.96&SKU=776730" target="_blank">hunting</a> routines. As a result, the herd grew quickly and Game Trails contacted QDMA to evaluate and make recommendations about improving the deer herd. </p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: #000000"></p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: #000000">Game Trails then supplied QDMA with completed data sheets and jawbones of harvested deer. It was this data, discovered during Noel’s and Barham’s investigation, which conflicted with Telecheck data. </p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: #000000"></p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: #000000">Noel says Game Trails has recently vacated the property and is moving its operations to Ohio.</p><p></span><span style="color: #000000">[FONT=&quot]</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">[COLOR=#ECF0F1 !important]Print a Coupon for Fortify™ Probiotics</span></p><p></p><p>[/FONT]</p><p>[/COLOR]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kurtr, post: 176324, member: 194"] he is a rotten piece of fame seeking shit that might have weaseled his way out of it due to having it under other peoples names. I wont ever buy tc because it helps fund dinks like him. [COLOR=#000000][INDENT]Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources News Release Game Trails LLC, McTavish fined $50,000 for illegal deer kills April 3, 2009 Contact: Mark Marraccini FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 1-800-858-1549, ext. 4425 Frankfort, Ky. – A Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources deer biologist who noticed discrepancies while analyzing 2006 hunter deer harvest data triggered an 18-month long state and [URL="http://www.brownells.com/search/index.htm?k=federal"]federal[/URL] law enforcement investigation that produced one of the largest wildlife penalties in state history last month in United States District Court, Owensboro. Game Trails, a more than 12,000-acre Limited Liability Corporation commercial [URL="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/13/0/19/DealFrame/DealFrame.cmp?bm=603&BEFID=96392&acode=580&code=580&aon=&crawler_id=523588&dealId=taGokqNYRaapBmhHR8zn-w%3D%3D&searchID=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fads.midwayusa.com%2Fproduct%2F776730%2Fdanner-high-ground-8-1000-gram-insulated-waterproof-hunting-boots-leather-and-nylon-realtree-xtra-camo-mens-14-ee%3Fcm_mmc%3Dpf_ci_ebay-_-Footwear%2B-%2BMen%2527s%2BHunting%2BBoots-_-Danner-_-776730%26sdc_id%3DeBay&DealName=Danner%20High%20Ground%208%22%201000%20Gram%20Insulated%20Waterproof%20Hunting%20Boots%20Leather%20and%20Nylon%20Realtree%20Xtra%20Camo%20Men%27s%2014%20EE&MerchantID=523588&HasLink=yes&category=0&AR=-1&NG=1&GR=1&ND=1&PN=1&RR=-1&ST=&MN=msnFeed&FPT=SDCF&NDS=1&NMS=1&NDP=1&MRS=&PD=0&brnId=2455&lnkId=8070676&Issdt=170626051239&IsFtr=0&IsSmart=0&dlprc=167.96&SKU=776730"]hunting[/URL] preserve in Union and Crittenden counties, controlled by sole proprietor owner and then Thompson/Center Arms President and CEO Gregg Ritz, and its site manager, William Dirk McTavish, Jr., 43, of Paducah, paid $50,000 in fines after pleading guilty to numerous misdemeanor violations of the Lacey Act of taking wildlife unlawfully, and for making false statements to Kentucky officers about the takings and interstate transporting of wildlife. United States Magistrate Judge E. Robert Goebel ordered that Game Trails LLC, pay a $35,000 fine and McTavish pay a $15,000 fine. Robert Christopher Helms, 40, of Boonville , Indiana , and a former Game Trails guide, faces up to five years in [URL="http://www.brownells.com/search/index.htm?k=federal"]federal[/URL] prison after pleading guilty to a felony count of threatening a federal witness. His sentencing is scheduled for June 11. Department wildlife and deer biologist David Yancy, in August 2007, noticed numerous inconsistencies while comparing and analyzing 2006 Telecheck deer harvest data with data that Game Trails LLC supplied to Quality Deer Management Association (QDMA) in Georgia . Yancy and department Private Lands Wildlife Biologist Phillip Sharp raised these irregularities with Union County conservation officer Lt. Greg Noel. Noel, already familiar with Game Trails and the property, enlisted the help of Crittenden County officer Randy Conway. They began the lengthy process of reconciling the Telechecked deer harvest reports of Game Trails clients with information from QDMA. Their investigation turned up numerous instances of Game Trails employees, their friends and family chronically taking over-limits of deer, outside [URL="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/13/0/19/DealFrame/DealFrame.cmp?bm=603&BEFID=96392&acode=580&code=580&aon=&crawler_id=523588&dealId=taGokqNYRaapBmhHR8zn-w%3D%3D&searchID=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fads.midwayusa.com%2Fproduct%2F776730%2Fdanner-high-ground-8-1000-gram-insulated-waterproof-hunting-boots-leather-and-nylon-realtree-xtra-camo-mens-14-ee%3Fcm_mmc%3Dpf_ci_ebay-_-Footwear%2B-%2BMen%2527s%2BHunting%2BBoots-_-Danner-_-776730%26sdc_id%3DeBay&DealName=Danner%20High%20Ground%208%22%201000%20Gram%20Insulated%20Waterproof%20Hunting%20Boots%20Leather%20and%20Nylon%20Realtree%20Xtra%20Camo%20Men%27s%2014%20EE&MerchantID=523588&HasLink=yes&category=0&AR=-1&NG=1&GR=1&ND=1&PN=1&RR=-1&ST=&MN=msnFeed&FPT=SDCF&NDS=1&NMS=1&NDP=1&MRS=&PD=0&brnId=2455&lnkId=8070676&Issdt=170626051239&IsFtr=0&IsSmart=0&dlprc=167.96&SKU=776730"]hunting[/URL] season parameters, supplying false information to Kentucky Fish and Wildlife and using social security numbers of Game Trails clients without their permission to Telecheck their deer harvests. Noel and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Special Agent John Barham then discovered hundreds of deer jawbones and documentation tying them to Game Trails when they traveled to Atlanta, and served a [URL="http://www.brownells.com/search/index.htm?k=federal"]federal[/URL] search warrant at QDMA’s headquarters. By sending the jawbones to another state, Game Trails was guilty of transporting illegally taken deer out of state and triggered the Lacey Act violations. Noel said that the property, bordered by about 4½ miles of Ohio River, was owned by Kimball International and leased to Ritz and sharecroppers. He said that the previous owner had used local draw hunting to manage the deer herd, but that Game Trails eliminated that practice because it interfered with its filming and big buck [URL="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/13/0/19/DealFrame/DealFrame.cmp?bm=603&BEFID=96392&acode=580&code=580&aon=&crawler_id=523588&dealId=taGokqNYRaapBmhHR8zn-w%3D%3D&searchID=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fads.midwayusa.com%2Fproduct%2F776730%2Fdanner-high-ground-8-1000-gram-insulated-waterproof-hunting-boots-leather-and-nylon-realtree-xtra-camo-mens-14-ee%3Fcm_mmc%3Dpf_ci_ebay-_-Footwear%2B-%2BMen%2527s%2BHunting%2BBoots-_-Danner-_-776730%26sdc_id%3DeBay&DealName=Danner%20High%20Ground%208%22%201000%20Gram%20Insulated%20Waterproof%20Hunting%20Boots%20Leather%20and%20Nylon%20Realtree%20Xtra%20Camo%20Men%27s%2014%20EE&MerchantID=523588&HasLink=yes&category=0&AR=-1&NG=1&GR=1&ND=1&PN=1&RR=-1&ST=&MN=msnFeed&FPT=SDCF&NDS=1&NMS=1&NDP=1&MRS=&PD=0&brnId=2455&lnkId=8070676&Issdt=170626051239&IsFtr=0&IsSmart=0&dlprc=167.96&SKU=776730"]hunting[/URL] routines. As a result, the herd grew quickly and Game Trails contacted QDMA to evaluate and make recommendations about improving the deer herd. Game Trails then supplied QDMA with completed data sheets and jawbones of harvested deer. It was this data, discovered during Noel’s and Barham’s investigation, which conflicted with Telecheck data. Noel says Game Trails has recently vacated the property and is moving its operations to Ohio.[/INDENT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT="] [COLOR=#ECF0F1 !important]Print a Coupon for Fortify™ Probiotics[/COLOR] [/FONT] [/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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