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Jefferson County is NE of Wichita Falls. l

On February 25, 2024, at approximately 01:30 hours, Jefferson County Game Warden Tucker Clem, witnessed a truck slow rolling a county road in Jefferson County with no headlights on. Warden Clem conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle. During his investigation, he discovered that the truck had a vehicle-mounted thermal on top of the roof that was being operated on the county road. On the truck's dash was an iPad displaying a live feed thermal video of the county road. There were 4 subjects in the vehicle and each one had in their possession an AR-15-style rifle with a suppressor and mounted thermal scopes. The subjects in the truck advised that they were hunting with an Outfitter out of Jefferson County.
Warden Clem issued citations for: Operating a motor vehicle without headlights, Spotlighting, and Hunting with the aid of a motor vehicle.
The 4 AR-15-style rifles, handheld thermal, truck-mountedthermal, and iPad were all seized as evidence.
Since this contact, there has been a guilty plea for spotlighting and hunting with the aid of a motor vehicle. Over $2000 in fines and costs.

#GameWarden
#ThermalWave

I can't stand warden

CactusThomas said:

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I can't stand warden

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You serious, Clarke?

Their rifles and gear are gone forever, correct?

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Not necessarily, seized as evidence. They can get it back through court case. It will be up to the judge for final fine totals and what if anything is confiscated. They'll just be without it until then.

FirefightAg said:

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Not necessarily, seized as evidence. They can get it back through court case. It will be up to the judge for final fine totals and what if anything is confiscated. They'll just be without it until then.

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If Oklahoma has laws like Texas, equipment or weapons used for illegal hunting or fishing can be confiscated as part of the criminal punishment.

We toured the Oklahoma Wildlife Department headquarters and they have a huge vault for confiscated weapons.

What if they have permission to hunt the properties on that stretch of county road?

They use the thermal to scout and find the hogs, then get on the property before actually shooting the hogs.

AgsMnn said:

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What if they have permission to hunt the properties on that stretch of county road?

They use the thermal to scout and find the hogs, then get on the property before actually shooting the hogs.

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If that were the case, I suspect it would have come up as part of the story.

Double post. Sorey

cupofjoe04 said:

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AgsMnn said:

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What if they have permission to hunt the properties on that stretch of county road?

They use the thermal to scout and find the hogs, then get on the property before actually shooting the hogs.

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Hunting does not begin only when you shoot. You can be actively hunting (as these guys were) without firing a shot. Just like you can be fishing without catching a fish.

You still can't hunt from the county road. Regardless of if you own or have permission to hunt the property lining the CR. Right?

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Who told you that?

"Act of". If you are attempting to take fish or game, you are doing the activity regardless of success or failure.

Yeah, the law is public roads/row. That means you have to be on private land or public land that can be legally hunted to be hunting. Just don't hunt from public roads, which is an extremely common tactic for poachers looking to cover ground and escape quickly.

cupofjoe04 said:

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AgsMnn said:

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What if they have permission to hunt the properties on that stretch of county road?

They use the thermal to scout and find the hogs, then get on the property before actually shooting the hogs.

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Hunting does not begin only when you shoot. You can be actively hunting (as these guys were) without firing a shot. Just like you can be fishing without catching a fish.

You still can't hunt from the county road. Regardless of if you own or have permission to hunt the property lining the CR. Right?

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I'm not sure that first part is entirely correct.

When I take a left on to the co road with our property there is about a 300 yard stretch of road that borders our pasture. During deer season I take this stretch very slow because there is typically a herd of doe at the front of the pasture that inevitably attracts bucks. I usually use binoculars but have glasses them with my rifle. I have spotted bucks that I decided to hunt and eventually shoot later in the day or weekend.

You saying that's illegal


On a side note that's the most stay at home herd of deer I have ever seen. That pasture is 300 yards wide and 80 acres so it's very long with a few pasture oaks and one spot that might be considered woods. We run about 20 cows on it. Anyway there are old doe in that pasture that have never left. Lived their entire lives in that 80 acres.

87Flyfisher said:

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Jefferson County is NE of Wichita Falls. l

On February 25, 2024, at approximately 01:30 hours, Jefferson County Game Warden Tucker Clem, witnessed a truck slow rolling a county road in Jefferson County with no headlights on. Warden Clem conducted a traffic stop on the

#GameWarden
#ThermalWave

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I'm so confused. I thought Jefferson County was on the coastal plain and the county northeast of Wichita Falls was Montague County.

HarleySpoon said:

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87Flyfisher said:

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https://www.facebook.com/share/p/VDwUyqJFcxbfoYsh/?mibextid=WC7FNe

Jefferson County is NE of Wichita Falls. l

On February 25, 2024, at approximately 01:30 hours, Jefferson County Game Warden Tucker Clem, witnessed a truck slow rolling a county road in Jefferson County with no headlights on. Warden Clem conducted a traffic stop on the

#GameWarden
#ThermalWave

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I'm so confused. I thought Jefferson County was on the coastal plain and the county northeast of Wichita Falls was Montague County.

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Jefferson County, Oklahoma