Louisiana Teen Could Face Jail Time After Posting Duck Hunting Photos on Facebook
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Madeleine Morgenstern
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Brandon Lowry, 19, posted this photo and others from a recent duck hunting trip, resulting in a citation from Louisiana's Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. (Facebook)
A 19-year-old Louisiana man was cited after he posted photos on Facebook from a recent duck hunting trip displaying the 64 waterfowl he had shot.
Another photo Lowry posted online. (Facebook)
Louisiana’s Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited Brandon Lowry for violating state game limits, shooting over the limit for blue-winged teal ducks.
Agents were alerted to Lowry’s photos, which prompted an investigation, the New Orleans Times-Picayune reported.
According to a department release, Lowry admitted to investigators he shot over the limit, capped at four per person per day, as well as went over his two-day possession limit of eight.
Louisiana penalties for migratory bird limit violations are fines between $400 and $950, up to 120 days in jail, or both. Additionally, hunters face court costs and forfeiture of anything seized for each offense, according to the department.
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No Owebama
Posted on November 4, 2011 at 1:14amNext to lawyers, Poachers are the lowest form of life,,,Why would this idiot need to shoot this many ducks? Fines and jail are too good for this guy, death by his own shotgun for this idiot poacher!
Report Post »EpsilonEridani
Posted on November 4, 2011 at 4:59pmHunting for food is something that I understand. Hunting as a “sport” is simply baloney. Growing up in WV, I was always around hunting. Low IQ rednecks and their guns thought it was funny to shoot anything, including other people’s pets that may have escaped from their yard, or even came close to their property.
Report Post »Shooting this amount of ducks is stupid. To the person who said he is a kid trying to prove he is man, thats a stupid answer. The kid then should have been taught better, instead he carries on in the footsteps of other idiots with guns before him.
I support real gun owners not idiots that misuse them.
dorightfearnothing
Posted on November 4, 2011 at 6:12pmKeep it reasonable. Death penalty, are you muslim (there is a lower life form from poacher)? You never did anything stupid at the ripe old age of 19? If not, you are lying. This young man will be disciplined for his mistake as mandated by state law and the judge, thankfully your not that judge… Read your post out loud so you hear what you are saying…
Report Post »rangerp
Posted on November 4, 2011 at 9:26pmlooks like he shoots well, he is just a bit to motivated to stop shooting. Been a few times I went over my limit on doves. Just hard to stop when they keep flying in. My crappie fishing was even worse. I got into them one night, and put more than 200 in the boat. I think the limit was 15. I went down into the projects in Phenix City, Alabama, and gave them away. There were some happy poor folks to have some free fish for dinner.
Let us recruit him into the military, and put him to good use. I think this kid can be salvaged. Be thankful he was shooting ducks, and not wearing baggy pants, doing the gang thing, and shooting his fellow man.
Report Post »PASSIONFORCHRIST
Posted on November 5, 2011 at 12:13amBeing that they have predicated food prices skyrocketing next year, I wouldn’t begrudge anybody by going over the limit for food storage! Good for him for thinking ahead.
Report Post »timej31
Posted on November 5, 2011 at 2:55amMoron.
Report Post »wtfhappend
Posted on November 4, 2011 at 1:04amWhat an a- hole. He is not a true hunter, wonder what he was trying ot prove. What a waste. I bet he has a 2 wheel drive pickup that is lifted and useless. What a poser.
Poser Def: who tries to fit in but with exaggeration
Report Post »Lonescrapper
Posted on November 4, 2011 at 6:04amHe’s a kid. He‘s trying to prove he’s a man. If you fined every man for doing something stupidly over macho, you’d all be in debtors prison!
Report Post »Bluefish49
Posted on November 4, 2011 at 7:01am@lonescrapper…true we did stupid things as kids….but if you got caught there were penalties. You can’t expect him to just get a sturn warning can you. He knew what he was doing was wrong and then he was dumb enough to post a photo on FB. He needs to be punished for being such a dumba$$.
Report Post »drago
Posted on November 4, 2011 at 7:43am@Lonescrapper
Report Post »19 years old is NOT a kid, hes an adult.And knowingly and willingly broke the law.Its idiots like this, that give honest, true hunters a bad name.And no, in my 53 years i have never taken over my limit on anything.
hidden_lion
Posted on November 4, 2011 at 7:44amThe problem is, when you violate the law and you are stupid enough to post it where everyone can see, you need to be punished. It is double stupidity.
Report Post »nuttyvet
Posted on November 4, 2011 at 8:40amPoor ducks. Their my second favorite animal (just after dogs). Hey, I’m no “meat is murder” d-bag, I just love animals and have too soft of a heart to shoot 64!
Report Post »mils
Posted on November 4, 2011 at 8:59amhe knew it was wrong, yet chose to do it.. no excuse, the article did not say he was starving…and needed food…so he killed a bunch of endangered ducks to eat…
Report Post »Southernguy
Posted on November 4, 2011 at 9:43am@ LONESCRAPPER: Don’t throw me in their with this clown. My daddy taught me better. I NEVER killed over the limit. I never killed for sport either……..if you kill it, you eat it.
Report Post »coachlowe
Posted on November 4, 2011 at 11:45amI totally agree with you. Real hunters follow the laws.
Report Post »TexasHunter
Posted on November 4, 2011 at 12:04pmMils- these ducks are not endangered. If he was killing endangered animals he would be in prison right now. Second he should learn a couple very valuable lessons. 1. Don’t shoot over your limit. 2. If you do not brag about it. 3. Eat what you kill. 4. Learn to respect hunting or it will bite you in the rear one way or another. He needs to read Hunting for God, Fishing for the Lord.
Report Post »smithclar3nc3
Posted on November 4, 2011 at 12:22pmHe is a loser,conservations is important,bag your limit and let the others live to fly another day.
Report Post »KingDork
Posted on November 4, 2011 at 1:04amSomewhere a hound dog is laughing at the dumb kid and his fate…
Report Post »Patriotic_Mercenary
Posted on November 4, 2011 at 3:51pmROFLMAO.
Loved that reference. I just imagined the dog popping up with his raspy, “hee-hee-hee-hee!”
I actually got up to level 50 on that game back in the day. One of the few times I ever got to play a video game.
Report Post »SMann
Posted on November 5, 2011 at 9:44amPatriotic_Mercenary,
Report Post »Your flag is upside down. Look at the stars. Please fix. Thanks.
Opinionmonger
Posted on November 5, 2011 at 12:03pmHet SSman:
Report Post »Upside down is a DISTRESS signal.
SMann
Posted on November 6, 2011 at 10:03amHET OOPINIONMONGER:
“The flag should never be displayed with union down, except as a signal of dire
distress in instances of extreme danger to life or property.”
The above applies to the American flag, not service flags.
Report Post »banjarmon
Posted on November 4, 2011 at 1:02amHey kid… Be honest to yourself and you will find life is better…hope you have learned a lesson from your mistake
Report Post »clarity2199
Posted on November 4, 2011 at 6:22amYeah. He learned next time not to show off every kill he made. ;p
Report Post »ozchambers
Posted on November 4, 2011 at 9:33amHe broke the rules and got himself busted. Time to pay up and learn a lesson.
Report Post »TheGreyPiper
Posted on November 4, 2011 at 12:54amJerk. Let him suffer the full consequences of the law. On a lighter note, it reminds me of an old joke about the guy who got picked up for overfishing his limit, catching about 3 dozen. He went to court, pled guilty, then asked the judge, “Can I have a full transcript Your Honor? I want to prove this to my friends back home!”
Report Post »Walkabout
Posted on November 4, 2011 at 2:03amI don’t know that I want the judge to throw the book at him, if this is the 1st time. I certainly don’t want him to be given more than average sentence.
The second time around I want him to max out on jail time & the fine.
Report Post »Bluefish49
Posted on November 4, 2011 at 8:52amI agree…I got caught with a redfish once that was one inch over the max length because I was to lazy to measure it…….but I paid the $200 fine.
Report Post »Mil Mom
Posted on November 4, 2011 at 12:54amWonder what they did with the ducks? Seems to be a lot of poor people in Louisiana, wonder if they might not get a meal out of it? After all, they have his pictures for evidence.
Report Post »ducker44
Posted on November 4, 2011 at 12:38amNot going to lie, the Alaska State Troopers found out about an illegal moose I had shot on Facebook. I think the moral of the story is, be legal or don’t use Facebook since the government can look at anything.
Report Post »Rajabear1
Posted on November 4, 2011 at 1:24amGood of you to be honest here when you didn’t have to say anything at all. cautionary advice I’ve been telling my kids for quite a while.
Report Post »Water Man
Posted on November 4, 2011 at 12:31amStick to the bag limits kids. Don’t do something stupid. At the very least don’t post your poaching on facebook!
Report Post »loriann12
Posted on November 4, 2011 at 7:05amOr say in public, look what me AND MY BUDDIES shot…..hope he at least eats what he caught.
Report Post »Darren
Posted on November 4, 2011 at 12:29am“A 19-year-old Louisiana man was cited after he posted photos from a recent duck hunting trip displaying the 64 waterfowl he had shot on Facebook.”
You can now shoot ducks on Facebook. 3D virtual technology is becoming limitless. ;>)
Seriously though, I understand state limitations on hunting and strictly speaking and the hunter needs to follow those limitations but can we just sell these ducks for the upcoming holidays and get the hunter to promise not to do it again? I’d be OK with these results.
Report Post »aharvnz
Posted on November 4, 2011 at 12:42amyeah and why don’t we all go shoplifting, eat the food and promise not to do it again. :)
Report Post »Darren
Posted on November 4, 2011 at 9:04amHeh! That actually happened to me when I was young. I think around 9. And, yes, I did stop stealing.
I phrased my stateent as a question because I wasn’t sure as what to think of this initially. But the more I thought of it the more I concluded that the hunter should be punished.
Report Post »BCPATIOT
Posted on November 4, 2011 at 12:27amout of control teens,not a sportsman for sure.
Report Post »SHOESHINEBOY
Posted on November 4, 2011 at 12:26amfine to the max. and furthermore..suspend license…one month for each duck….not being allowed to hunt for say.l..64 months….that will give this moron time to play on facebook…
Report Post »lodgerat
Posted on November 6, 2011 at 4:11pmThey will also take his gun away…maybe I could buy it at the next auction
Report Post »grayling646
Posted on November 4, 2011 at 12:19ami’m a hunter and a fisherman. i hope this clown get the max fine and has to do about a guzillion hours of community service washing police cars and such.
Report Post »Maxim Crux
Posted on November 4, 2011 at 12:24amI’m with you.
Report Post »Darren
Posted on November 4, 2011 at 12:36amI can definitely see your point. In fact, hunters make the greatest conservationists. They love the land and atmosphere they hunt within.
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on November 4, 2011 at 12:53amPrey… never see the real Hunter!
Report Post »Rajabear1
Posted on November 4, 2011 at 1:29amAgreed. Read this story to my kids(15 and 18) that both hunt and they were ticked off. My daughter said it’s jerks like him that give PETA and 2nd amendment haters ammunition to point out how irresponsible ALL of us are.
Report Post »newhickschick
Posted on November 4, 2011 at 1:50amGreat kids, RAJABEAR! They sound like very intelligent young people!
Report Post »Too many can’t think for themselves, sounds like you
have done a great job in raising them. They are very lucky!
Dudley Do-Right
Posted on November 4, 2011 at 11:03amRAJABEAR1
You hit the nail on the head! What a lot of hunters fail to realize is there’s a huge percentage of people between the hunters and anti hunters who can be swayed one way or the other. When they see stuff like this, they’re swayed towards the anti hunters who are working hard to take our hunting rights from us. How many deer hunters shoot a nice buck then strap it to the roof of their car and drive around the neighborhood a dozen times to show off their buck as the little ones write their letters to Santa and Rudolf. There’s a difference between hunters and killers. Hunters don’t do these kinds of things.
Report Post »NDPINDNT
Posted on November 4, 2011 at 12:15amQuite the little poacher but he sure is a damn good shot.
Report Post »grayling646
Posted on November 4, 2011 at 12:21amhmmm…i’d bet he shot most of them while they were sitting on the water, hence the saying ‘sitting ducks’.
Report Post »mtnclimberjim
Posted on November 4, 2011 at 12:33amAs long as he is feeding his family, I say good shootin kid.The time is coming fast where game limits will be out the window. Only the strong will survive and lots of meat keeps ya strong baby!!!
Report Post »Rational Man
Posted on November 4, 2011 at 1:10amShooting that many times, I have to wonder how many he wounded or lost.
Report Post »AmericanPatriot01
Posted on November 4, 2011 at 1:32amProbably got them with Dynomite! we used to go fishing like that all the time back in the day nd would end up with a few ducks from time to time.
Report Post »javasport
Posted on November 4, 2011 at 8:07amShooting ducks doesn’t require that much skill. You just have to have the right distance and point in the general area.
Report Post »LOTO
Posted on November 4, 2011 at 8:59amThey can fly?
Report Post »ICRedifURBlue
Posted on November 4, 2011 at 12:14amBlatant case of dumb a$$……should get max fine and time, lose weapon and privileges……his Daddy should be REAL proud of raising such a “Sportsman”
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on November 4, 2011 at 12:13amSportsmanship is for Dreamers and Losers. This so called photo was simply a Photo Shop editing — No Crime; No Fowl!
Report Post »grayling646
Posted on November 4, 2011 at 12:25ambok bok
Report Post »Brooke Lorren
Posted on November 4, 2011 at 12:12amIt’d take a long time to take care of that, plucking them and then freezing or cooking them. If he was a part of OWS I would think that maybe he was trying to help supply his pals with Duck L’Orange, but I doubt it.
Report Post »oldschoolgreen
Posted on November 4, 2011 at 12:11amI like duck and I like hunting and that is why I stick to the limit. Poachers suck. If the limit is wrong or to restrictive take it up with the state game comission. Don’t take it out on the ducks, or deer or whatever.
Report Post »thetreyman
Posted on November 4, 2011 at 12:10amwhat a douche bag. i like hunting myself but i would never kill amimals just for the sake of killing. always eat what you kill from the hunt. if you dont then you are a douche bag too.
Report Post »Right_Wing_Nut
Posted on November 4, 2011 at 8:49amBeing from La I can assure you they will eat every duck in this photo, nothing goes to waste. :-)
Report Post »But, he is an idiot for going over the limit and then posting the pictures!
aharvnz
Posted on November 4, 2011 at 12:09amGreedy little prat, killing for the sake of it. The limits are there for a reason. Take what you need within the limits and no more to keep the duck numbers good for everybody. If everyone did what he did, the ducks would be gone very quickly and what a moron for posting it on Facebook. Obviously lacking some grey matter.
Report Post »beck2012
Posted on November 4, 2011 at 12:09amGen 28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
Report Post »grayling646
Posted on November 4, 2011 at 12:33amProverbs 12:10: A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
Report Post »Meyvn
Posted on November 4, 2011 at 7:42am@grayling646: That refers to domestic beasts. It does not apply here.
Report Post »Patrick Henry
Posted on November 4, 2011 at 12:08amall 16 of us shotem ur honor quack quack quack
Report Post »tmplarnite
Posted on November 4, 2011 at 12:05amHas nobody instructed this ignorant little fool in anything concerning sportsmanship…he has no character….and like others of his ilk do not understand hunting vs killing!
Report Post »Mil Mom
Posted on November 4, 2011 at 12:50am@tmplarnite
Report Post »Posted on November 4, 2011 at 12:05am
Has nobody instructed this ignorant little fool in anything concerning sportsmanship…he has no character….and like others of his ilk do not understand hunting vs killing!
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But then, when facebook is your role model, what do you expect?
Cat
Posted on November 4, 2011 at 6:01amUm, not to diminish the ability of any moron to be stupid, mom, but now taxpayers are paying someone to scan Facebook 24/7.
Report Post »briancrawford78
Posted on November 4, 2011 at 12:05amThis kid clearly broke the law, doesn’t matter if he agreed with the law or not, from the article it seemed like it was clearly outlined how many ducks he could shoot, and he knowingly went over that limit. There are consequences for breaking the law, enough said.
Report Post »M 4 Colt
Posted on November 4, 2011 at 12:03amGreedy boy take your limit and leave some for the other hunters
Report Post »TeaPartyChief
Posted on November 4, 2011 at 12:01amHow many days would it take you to eat 64 ducks? That little punk @ss poacher! I hope the judge nails him!!
Report Post »Darren
Posted on November 4, 2011 at 12:32am“How many days would it take you to eat 64 ducks?”
Not too many with the right number of people. In fact you can make it a neighborhood feast to last at least a few days.
Report Post »TPartyXpress
Posted on November 4, 2011 at 7:40amToo bad the judge can’t nail him like he nailed those ducks. No, I’m not being serious, just saying that poachers deserve no consideration when they break the law. I only shot a few doves back in the day and I had them for dinner with my fellow hunters. Hunting game for food has been a tradition for thousands of years.
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