I mean, how stupid can you possibly be.

Shoot illegal game, and then try to have it mounted.

REAL SMART BUD!

I wonder what they did with the lynx.

Why did he not lose his right to possess a firearm or to hunt?

Six months for an endangered species? And the Federal Judge sends people to prison for years for pot? That's nuts!

I meant to say 6 days.

Look, he's coming right for us!

I agree that he should lose his privilege to hunt at least in Maine,

Not that I condone killing endangered species, but this guy is much less harmful than a pot dealer. He didn't do anything to that enticed others to commit crimes to buy drugs, or to use drugs. Apples and oranges yet still criminals.

Every time someone gets sentenced there is a slew of people crying that the judges are picking on the pot heads, it's getting tired.

And hunters wonder why we want to better regulate them....

You can't regulate idiocy.

You've proven that time and again Bangorian!!!!!!

Bangorian, amen to that...and ATVers, snowmobilers, boaters, fishermen, automobile and truck drivers...

DropKick , The reason I said what I did was simple...we have lost the war on pot yet we expend billions each year. Now we have this throw-back killing an endangered species and they get a slap on the wrist. I do not mean to come across as a screaming liberal pot person but as a very tired tax payer and a lover of the great outdoors and beauty we have here in Maine. I am so tired of these judges throwing people in jail for pot and other minor drug crimes. Our federal prisons are overflowing with those convicted of pot offences. Put that money to care of our health, RX drugs for seniors. I hunt every fall and have done so for over 50 years but never have I tried to shoot anything that was or is endangered.

not enough jail time....what is it with these idiots with guns that can't stand to see anything living, whether endangered or not...they just have to kill something. barbaric so called sport that should be abolished.

jazz

maybe this guy mistakenly shot this cat.

an untrained eye can't tell between the Lynx and the Bobcat.

if that was the case he's getting what he deserved for not knowing what the hell he was shooting at. let's be honest, was he planning on eating the cat? I highly doubt it.

Like my Daddy used to say, don't shoot what you ain't gonna eat. There ain't no reason to put a hurtin on mother nature just so you can get your kicks with a gun.

bumpin road

you'll never get our guns. EVER!

craw, if you would have read the article, he told the taxidermist he thought he was shooting at a coyote. as if that makes any difference. sensless to shoot an animal just for the sake of shooting something...oh and don't tell me were going to have to pry your gun from your cold dead fingers...lol

glad we are laying the smack down on these hardened criminals... glad there isn't any real crime out there taking up the time of our law enforcement officers. I feel much safer knowing this monster is off the street. wow. slow day for news.

Very ironic how a person could have chronic health problems and can't serve jail time. His health problems were not too chronic though, to go camping and hunting in the woods away from medical facilities.

this reminds me of a guy from New Jersey, that a few years back shot a deer behind Hannaford in Old Town (Marsh Island) and called game wardens to help him get it out of the woods. The light bulb in the attic must have burt out for this guy too.

bumpinroad, you said "these idiots" with guns. The article only talked about one violator. Why push law-abiding folks who respect laws into the fray? You also say, "they can't stand to see anything living whether endangered or not," You obviously are out of touch with what hunting is and has been for thousands of years. If you don't hunt, don't go hunting. Using a crime committed by someone to drag others through the dirt is childish. Same goes for Bangorian. There are enough regulations.

knightscross

for the first time in my life, I agree with you. .

Some people are just anti-gun and hunting, they have no clue that there are law abiding citizens that hunt and shoot guns for recreation. Not all people with guns hunt, some do some don't.

It looks nothing like a coyote, I think he may have been lying. Don't you?

Agreed outdooman. I almost posted the same thing

but figured it would be a waste of time with this

mentality. Thanks for speaking up.

No one is ever going to stop killing these animals if Judges aren't going to give them any more time or fines than see what's

posted here. The Judges are failing the people of this country when they do not impose a stiff sentence to the ones responsible.

It's a real shame that by the time someone in authority gets a grip the lynx will be gone and we won't ever be able to recover

their species. Taking away the right to possess a firearm would be just the beginning for what I would do to these criminals,

and that's what they are criminals. Don't worry about coming to Maine, we won't make you pay for any crime our judges are

just as bad as the criminals in this state. Out of state people don't care about what happens here, I wish they would just

stay in there own back yard and torment each other instead of our population of wildlift

Anyone know the real story about Canada Lynx? Maine is the southern extent of their range, thus the numbers here are few. But go next door to NB and you can hunt and trap them all day long.

Having the Lynx as a T&E species in Maine is bogus, and a waste of federal and state dollars - not to mention the diversion of time away from improving the habitat for species that actually bring revenue to the state: deer, bear, moose, etc. The Lynx population naturally fluctuates up and down within this state, in line with the population of snowshoe hare and the depth of snow in winter. There is nothing that can or should be done about "protecting" Canada Lynx. They cross the border freely, after all.

If our state biologists had half a brain and the ability to argue with the feds, they would say the same thing.

windfuture, you certainly a work of total ignorance. Lynx are native to Maine and all of New England. In the 1700s, lynx were common in the Berkshires in western Massachusetts. Maine is not the "southern" end of the lynx's range -- Maine is in the center of it. And "hunting and trapping all day long" is precisely why lynx are endangered. Now that lynx are protected in Maine, their numbers are increasing and their range is expanding southward.

And the State of Maine biologists did try your inane "lynx aren't native to Maine" argument to the Feds, who properly and correctly called the state biologists the frauds and liars they are.

Yes, historically speaking Lynx had a larger more southern range. Yes because they were over hunted and trapped they were basically extripated in the state of Maine. That is why the state said they werent here, they were virtually all gone, enough so there really wasnt a viable breeding population. Now that restrictions have been in place long enough, and less people are hunting trapping them, they are making a comeback. Where are they coming from you ask? Ever notice how most of the sighting are right around the Canadian border? Thats right they are coming from Canada, they have such a large population that they are being forced to move south into previous habitate to be able to survive. It is actually a great thing them being here, it shows they are making a come back. Granted for now they are threatened in Maine, but if you look at the entire species, they are fine. In ten years they will be like coyotes here. This guy did break the rules, but his punishment is about fiting, in 5 years the lynx will be off the list, in 10 years the hunting season will be open all year long!

Shooting an endangered animal on purpose should be a felony instead of a misdemeanor and this lowlife should lose all hunting privelages in Maine and in my opinion should have gotten more than 1 week in jail. He killed an animal that is struggling for existence, lies about it to save his butt and gets 1 week in jail? People like this will continue to behave this way until we get serious and hand out serious time and serious fines. I could care less about his family life and his remorse about taking up the courts time. I didn't here any remorse for the lynx who he tried to stuff!

well outdoorman apparently you neglected to read the article properly..it says (Clark was the third man in less than three years to be convicted of killing a lynx.) now (those idiots) may just have included the other two from van buren or may mean all hunters...do you feel you may be one of these idiots with a gun...take you pick...it doesn't take into account one of the first rules of hunting...know what your shooting at...if he can't tell the difference between a coyote and a lynx, why is he shooting...hence and idiot with a gun...I'm hope I'm never around him when he has a gun...it doesn't take into account how many were caught for night hunting, out of season hunting, and how many didn't get caught...are you trying to tell everyone they are all good sportsmen...or are they idiots with guns...I'm 60+ yrs old and live in an area where we use to have lots of wildlife..back in the 50's-60's-70's poaching was a game amongst many hunters...to see who could get the most deer in one deer season...more idiots with guns...almost impossible to grow up on a farm back then and not take deer out of season or whenever the mood struck them ...more idiots...or the ever popular hunting camp...always had to have a small doe for camp meat...so there has been plenty of idiots with guns to go around...I know for a fact...I have seen it too many times...and lots of them were my friends and neighbors...and that is why I know it to be true...out of touch, maybe in your mind....but your wrong..plain and simple...

bumpinroad... knowing about all that poaching and not reporting it to the authorities is a greater crime than than shooting a linx... you are also on the side of wrong...

It wouldnt matter if we were tripping over lynx every day these bleeding hearts would still gripe. As for mistaking it for a coyote? I am a life long hunter, and trapped for quite some time, this guy is full of moose poop. If he had said he mistook it for a bobcat I may have bought it but not a coyote. As for his punnishment he should have lost his license for a period of time but the 7 days was enough. The issue of me hunting, trapping or owning any firearm I want is none of your flippin buisness!!! If the gun grabbers and the anti hunter wing nuts would but their energy and money twards helping the homeless ,poor ,and drug addicts humanity would be better served. HEY HUNTERS HELP THE HOMELESS AND THE POOR!!! They donate tons of meat to them every year. What have you done for them latly?...............One last thing...Wear fur its the "green" thing to do!!

well mano.....how do you think some of these guys got arrested...if they weren't reported...never underestimate the quiet guy on the sidelines.

I think like the guy above.........It's call the CANADIAN LYNX.......not the AMERICAN LYNX or the MAINE LYNX, now what we will have to move our camps or homes because of some ENDANGERED Species.............HEY just to let you all know.......MOTHER NATURE was doing JUST FINE before we showed up!!!!!

Just wait till one of these pretty little pussycats eats your pet dog , then you might think differently. Some of us live in the other Maine that has forest and abundent wildlife, except, of course Whitetail Deer , since the coyotes have eaten most of them.

aaahhhhh.................listen to the people. any wonder we have become a nation of laws? And by the way, why are we saving the "canadian" lynx from extinction? we deporting them for unlawful entry or something. heh, maybe they like weed............. danged potheads.......

bumpinroad, I enjoy reading your article more than the main one. It's obvious you do not have roots in Maine. I'm your age and grew up with hunting camps and never in my life have I heard of or seen hunters competing to see who could shoot the most deer. Ridiculous on your part. Shoot deer whenever the mood struck them? Probably whenever their stomachs were growling including their childrens stomachs. Deer are a resource for us to eat. A small doe for camp meat??? You listen to too many rumors. I'm totally correct and you have no argument.

Ignorance is bliss they say....bah hum bug. If you cannot tell the difference between a coyote and a lynx, you should not be allowed to hunt period!

I wonder if he is also one of those known as a "sound shot hunter"? Years ago on one of the first Moose hunts I had a permit. We called a moose. You could hear him coming. The small poplar trees across the road were really getting a beating. He never came out and I never shot. Someone asked me why I didn't shoot. I couldn't believe it! I was taught by my parents that you NEVER shoot anything you can't see!! The only thing I use to shoot with now is my camera....it is a lot lighter than my gun.

outdoorman, sorry to inform you I'm a life long resident of northern maine..with the exception of my 4 years in the military .stayed in many hunting camps, weekends, and the annual hunting week of course..hunting competitions between some of the bigger poachers in the time frame I mentioned was not uncommon..believe what you want but I'm speaking from my experiences...if you think all hunters are law abiding then maybe you stayed on the farm too long or walked around with blinders on..whatever the case I've seen more than I've cared to...

From my understanding from most hunters you don't shoot at it till you KNOW what you are shooting at???

And if it don't look like it don't do it or you have doubts!

But then to take it to a taxidermist??

Please!

I think he should of gotten license for hunting in Maine permanently revoked.. he sounds a little dangerous out there...

And I think he should of gotten more then 6 months as well..

these animals are endangered and on the endangered lists for a reason! and I would like my kids to see these animals before they are forever gone because of these idiots that are out there shooting them!

OH and just to add.... i have no problems with guns and hunting at all.. just killing an endangered species mistake or not...

the old i shot it cause i thought it was something else trick, sure, there is no money in coyote pelts for one, the guy new it was a lynx thats why he took it to a taxidermist, and most people that shoot coyote leave the carcass where they shot it, Always identify what your shooting at cause your responsible for the results!! Big props to the girl that turned hiim in, I don't know about you but i enjoy watching an eagle fly and watching them teach their young ones to hunt their prey thats what the endangered species list does gives us that oppurtunity to enjoy our wildlife prosper

What a jackass..leave the animals alone!!