Overfishing Is Serious Business; This Man Got Fined Nearly $25,000!

  • This guy clearly didn't care about getting caught, because he didn't even bother to cover his tracks. In fact, it was almost too easy for authorities to catch him in the act!

    On November 4, a warden watched as Stanley Paalksnis,73, kept 22 bluegill he’d caught from Lake Onalaska. Paalksnis then returned to the lake later that day and kept 25 more, nearly twice exceeding the daily limit, the Winona Daily News reports.
    When confronted by Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources agents, Paalksnis refused to let officers into his home. He told one of the wardens, “The only thing I hate more than game wardens is (expletive).”
    When authorities did gain access to the home, they discovered 2,066 bluegill, 418 perch, and 88 crappies in the man’s freezers. The possession limit for each species is 50.

    What do you think of this story? Was this way too severe a punishment for catching over the limit, or were the authorities justified in laying down the law? Share your thoughts in the comment section below!
    Article Source: Field & Stream

     



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