The SCDNR busted another suspected turkey poacher this week. The case happened in Union County, SC.
According to the South Carolina Game Wardens, Region 1 CO Horlacher and PFC Gardner found some turkey bait, along with two dead turkeys. The birds, which were not tagged, had been discarded.
LCPL Burnett joined the two other wardens and they contacted the owner of the property in question. As they proceeded to investigate, they found more violations had occurred during the 2023 turkey hunting season. They charged the alleged poacher with numerous violations, including harvesting more than the wild turkey daily bag limit, hunting turkeys in a baited area, failure to tag turkey at point of kill, and failure to report turkey harvest.
The suspect will have his day in court soon, but for now, he’s an “alleged poacher.”