ID: helpful hints for potential poachers

If you're planning to poach the birds and beasts of my home state, here's a reminder from the Weiser-Signal American - best not to pose for incriminating photographs.

Pair's poaching nets lifetime hunting ban:

Two Cambridge men found guilty of multiple poaching and other wildlife-related crimes have received lifetime hunting license revocations and been ordered to pay thousands of dollars in fines and restitution to the state of Idaho.

Richard Goodling, 61, and his son Scott Goodling, 30, also lost their hunting privileges in 20 other states for the remainder of their lives, received suspended jail terms, and must complete 50 hours of community service as a condition of their probation. Firearms used in the commission of the crimes were also surrendered, including a .300 Winchester magnum rifle, nicknamed “Thunder” by its owner, Scott Goodling.

Oh, and probably best not to nickname your favorite firearm, either.

The rest of the article, by Evin Oneale, Conservation Educator and aspiring novelist, reads like a true tale of the Old West, with colorful sentences such as

In a twist of irony, the arrests went down outside “The Gobbler” restaurant, an institution in the town of Cambridge.

and

The evidence against the pair was overwhelming, and with felony convictions looming, the county-appointed public defender sought council with the Washington County prosecuting attorney in hopes of working out a plea agreement for the two men.

Would that I could've been a wall-fly at that particular parlay; sounds like a truly Western experience. Fun fact: the judge who was "unmoved" was a classmate of mine, college and law school.