ALAN Posted December 15, 2005 Report Share Posted December 15, 2005 Four eastern Iowa men pleaded guilty Wednesday, to illegally taking 12 Iowa deer and were assessed nearly $63,000 in fines and liquidated damages. The men will have their hunting privileges suspended and will be listed as habitual offenders with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Travis Umbdenstock, 21, from Cedar Rapids, Tim Hansel, 20, Jacob Hansel, 21 and Josh Hansel, 20, all from Martelle, were charged with unlawful possession, unlawful method of taking deer, no valid deer licenses and unlawful transportation of deer. The four men pleaded guilty to all 23 charges. Mike Macke, Iowa DNR conservation officer for Jones County, said he learned about the poaching activity while working on an unrelated case. "These people had to be seen by several people while they were doing it, but for whatever reason, no one called it in. We call it poaching because it is wildlife, but it is really theft of the resource," Macke said. Based on the spread of the antlers, Macke said three of the deer would be trophy bucks for someone if they had been legitimately harvested. Officers with the Iowa DNR and the Jones County Sheriff's Department searched the rural Martelle residence on Dec. 8, and seized parts of 11 bucks and one doe that were all taken illegally. Officers also seized 14 guns and one bow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutchies Posted December 15, 2005 Report Share Posted December 15, 2005 Re: 4 Men, 12 Deer, Big Fines GEEEZZZZZZZZZZ!!!!!!!! $63k They won't have time to ever hunt again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palssonater Posted December 15, 2005 Report Share Posted December 15, 2005 Re: 4 Men, 12 Deer, Big Fines [ QUOTE ] GEEEZZZZZZZZZZ!!!!!!!! $63k They won't have time to ever hunt again. [/ QUOTE ] Good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhunter91 Posted December 15, 2005 Report Share Posted December 15, 2005 Re: 4 Men, 12 Deer, Big Fines Disgusting.. this is why people view hunters as killers.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG_BUCK_1 Posted December 15, 2005 Report Share Posted December 15, 2005 Re: 4 Men, 12 Deer, Big Fines i really hate poachers the ruin it for everybody else Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shockwave Posted December 15, 2005 Report Share Posted December 15, 2005 Re: 4 Men, 12 Deer, Big Fines [ QUOTE ] Disgusting.. this is why people view hunters as killers.. [/ QUOTE ] thank god it`s a minority commiting such crimes, all it takes is a few guys like that to make everyone look bad.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitetailkiller Posted December 15, 2005 Report Share Posted December 15, 2005 Re: 4 Men, 12 Deer, Big Fines they should be bubba's girlfriends, but 63,000 dollars in fines isn't a shabby punishment!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxAgJeepr Posted December 15, 2005 Report Share Posted December 15, 2005 Re: 4 Men, 12 Deer, Big Fines Should have been more. Poachers are one of the lowest forms of scum. These idiots deprived at least three hunters of possibly shooting the buck of a lifetime. I hope they rot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griz Posted December 15, 2005 Report Share Posted December 15, 2005 Re: 4 Men, 12 Deer, Big Fines [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] GEEEZZZZZZZZZZ!!!!!!!! $63k They won't have time to ever hunt again. [/ QUOTE ] Good! [/ QUOTE ] Yep I have to agree there... Good is right... To bad it wasn't more then that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IowaDeerHunter Posted December 16, 2005 Report Share Posted December 16, 2005 Re: 4 Men, 12 Deer, Big Fines [ QUOTE ] Four eastern Iowa men pleaded guilty Wednesday, to illegally taking 12 Iowa deer and were assessed nearly $63,000 in fines and liquidated damages. The men will have their hunting privileges suspended and will be listed as habitual offenders with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Travis Umbdenstock, 21, from Cedar Rapids, Tim Hansel, 20, Jacob Hansel, 21 and Josh Hansel, 20, all from Martelle, were charged with unlawful possession, unlawful method of taking deer, no valid deer licenses and unlawful transportation of deer. The four men pleaded guilty to all 23 charges. Mike Macke, Iowa DNR conservation officer for Jones County, said he learned about the poaching activity while working on an unrelated case. "These people had to be seen by several people while they were doing it, but for whatever reason, no one called it in. We call it poaching because it is wildlife, but it is really theft of the resource," Macke said. Based on the spread of the antlers, Macke said three of the deer would be trophy bucks for someone if they had been legitimately harvested. Officers with the Iowa DNR and the Jones County Sheriff's Department searched the rural Martelle residence on Dec. 8, and seized parts of 11 bucks and one doe that were all taken illegally. Officers also seized 14 guns and one bow. [/ QUOTE ] All I gotta say is, what's new more poachers in Iowa! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6sixpoint_nobrows Posted December 16, 2005 Report Share Posted December 16, 2005 Re: 4 Men, 12 Deer, Big Fines hey thats awesome! glad to see they have a lot of fines to pay of and some time to think about what they did! glad to see they were caught! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birddog Posted December 16, 2005 Report Share Posted December 16, 2005 Re: 4 Men, 12 Deer, Big Fines Finally, a fine that would deter someone...I wish the fine would have been more...I am still paying on student loans that toataled around there....Let em' pay!!! This was a fair price, and I love the fact they published the names! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HitRmisS Posted December 16, 2005 Report Share Posted December 16, 2005 Re: 4 Men, 12 Deer, Big Fines glad to hear they got what they deserve, i can't stand poachers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beagleboy Posted December 16, 2005 Report Share Posted December 16, 2005 Re: 4 Men, 12 Deer, Big Fines At such young ages, they are already poaching. That's disgusting. Wonder where they got their respect for the outdoors from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stinger-Hunter Posted December 16, 2005 Report Share Posted December 16, 2005 Re: 4 Men, 12 Deer, Big Fines Mommy and Daddy will pay for it, guaranteed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drkillemquick Posted December 16, 2005 Report Share Posted December 16, 2005 Re: 4 Men, 12 Deer, Big Fines [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] GEEEZZZZZZZZZZ!!!!!!!! $63k They won't have time to ever hunt again. [/ QUOTE ] Good! [/ QUOTE ] Yep I have to agree there... Good is right... To bad it wasn't more then that... [/ QUOTE ] ditto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEEF Posted December 17, 2005 Report Share Posted December 17, 2005 Re: 4 Men, 12 Deer, Big Fines Theres more of them out ther lets get somemore !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoyt03 Posted December 17, 2005 Report Share Posted December 17, 2005 Re: 4 Men, 12 Deer, Big Fines man that stinks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ILclimber Posted December 17, 2005 Report Share Posted December 17, 2005 Re: 4 Men, 12 Deer, Big Fines That is absolutely pitiful. Those guys should have the access fines and thier things should be confiscated. I agree with everyone on the forum, that is why the hunting community gets a bad wrap. I hope this sends a message to all the other poachers out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LETMGROW Posted December 17, 2005 Report Share Posted December 17, 2005 Re: 4 Men, 12 Deer, Big Fines I hope this info gets more media coverage. Get the word out and maybe it will deter some other idiot. You can bet they aren't members of this forum group! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cutter Posted December 17, 2005 Report Share Posted December 17, 2005 Re: 4 Men, 12 Deer, Big Fines They should throw the biggest book they can find at them and then throw it again....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Born2Hunt Posted December 18, 2005 Report Share Posted December 18, 2005 Re: 4 Men, 12 Deer, Big Fines Thats a big fine, here in N.Y. they would have had their hands slapped! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whttlbucksteve Posted December 18, 2005 Report Share Posted December 18, 2005 Re: 4 Men, 12 Deer, Big Fines It is good they were caught.Should have been some time in jail too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinktaco27 Posted November 9, 2019 Report Share Posted November 9, 2019 It's to bad that the full truth never made the news. I know these guys and that's not how they roll. And in all fairness that travis should of got all the fines plus jail time. Jones county hates the hansels. So this was also time for Mike (Dnr) to get his name out there. So what made the paper was only what the Jones county cops /DNR said. This is why I love social media. Blow up you have no clue about. ( I do believe that you should hunt the proper wildlife at the proper time with guns/bows that are legal.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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