$$ Reward Program-FWC Wildlife Viloations

markw4321 · 09-01-2010, 01:20 PM

I did not know FWC had a reward program?
Anyone ever call in a violation under this program?

http://myfwc.com/About/LE/About_LE_Alert.htm

Wildlife Alert Reward Categories
Minimal Category - $25 Reward
License violations

Category I - $100 Reward
Taking protected wildlife species, closed season or area violations
Over the bag limit of small game
Over the bag limit of saltwater finfish, shellfish or crustaceans
Taking game fish by use of a cast net
Unlawful possession of a gun in a wildlife management area

Category II - $150 Reward
Unlawful taking/attempting to take alligator
Unlawful taking of more than 3 over the bag limit of trout, snook or redfish
Buying/selling saltwater species without wholesale license
Net transit violations
Taking saltwater fish with prohibited gear (excluding nets)

Category III - $250 Reward
Unlawful taking, attempting to take or possession of big game
Unlawful sale or possession of game fish (commercial quantities)
Molesting threatened or endangered species, net violations, trap robbing (lobster, stone crabs, etc.)
Boating under the influence
Vandalism to an FWC gun range.
Taking, possession, selling or buying commercial quantities of saltwater species without a saltwater products license.

Category IV - $1,000 Reward
Commercial trafficking of wildlife (except panfish)
Taking or killing of endangered species
Organized black-market taking and sale of protected species

swhiting · 09-01-2010, 01:30 PM

Does that include gators?????

Dang, Christmas done come early this year....

hogdogs · 09-01-2010, 01:36 PM

Someone would have to commit a violent felony against a woman or child for me to even consider droppin' a dime...

Momma didn't raise a tattle tail. In school we lived by the creed "Snitches get Stitches" and later in life it became... "Snitches are a dieing breed."

Brent

markw4321 · 09-01-2010, 01:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hogdogs

Someone would have to commit a violent felony against a woman or child for me to even consider droppin' a dime...

Momma didn't raise a tattle tail. In school we lived by the creed "Snitches get Stitches" and later in life it became... "Snitches are a dieing breed."

Brent

interesting - I thought "No snitching" was an inner city african american thug program. Do you have a "no snitching" T -shirt?

I certainly would not call on a father and son who had never fished before that had an undersized dead redfish in their box and who were asking me to identify what type of fish it was.

on the other hand, pull up to me and offfer to sell me a Florida panther pelt out of the back of your trunk for $1000, and say you killed the panther in the big Cypress swamp while deer hunting in south florida and i will call on you...

guess there are some gray areas for me...

mark

P8NTMIKE · 09-01-2010, 02:45 PM

F##k FWC!

Burnt Drag · 09-01-2010, 05:22 PM

I don't agree. Those selling illegally taken species for profit lead to these silly regulations. They screw all of us by making the powers that be account for these "no-counts". I know of several who were caught, and even a couple that died trying to smuggle in 120 igloos full of snapper. One inch either way on a redfish is one thing... 400lb of snapper is another.

Flounderpounder · 09-01-2010, 05:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Burnt Drag

I don't agree. Those selling illegally taken species for profit lead to these silly regulations. They screw all of us by making the powers that be account for these "no-counts". I know of several who were caught, and even a couple that died trying to smuggle in 120 igloos full of snapper. One inch either way on a redfish is one thing... 400lb of snapper is another.

I must agree. A thief is a thief. If you don't believe in the rules, work to change them. I'm not going to lose a second's sleep over someone getting busted for knowingly poaching fish OR game. They deserve what they get. If they get ratted on......boo hoo.

hogdogs · 09-01-2010, 07:52 PM

Sorry but "snitch" is a term I learned as a kid in the country... Once an adult, I was in a fairly ruff bunch and snitches were really a dieing breed. As for the t-shirt... I never needed one in "that circle" of friends, most knew how I felt.

I just realize karma is a bugger. I do things nearly every day that is illegal to one degree or other... I figure if I go snitchin', I should expect to get snitched on for my transgressions...

Knowin' my luck, I would snitch out a major poacher and some one would snitch on me for a rollin' stop...

Brent

captainblack · 09-01-2010, 08:04 PM

i dont believe in being a tattle tale. i was raised to be responsible for my own decisions, and keep my nose out of other peoples ass cracks unless it involved me. If I walk up and see someone tossing tnt into the water i might report it, if I see someone keeping a bunch of oversized fish and/or keeping more than the limit, I might say something about it to them then mind my business, if theyre just tossing them on the ground and leaving them or something theyll likely wonder how their tires got cut and all the air went out, but I dont feel it necessary to snitch about every little thing i see because theres a reward for it thats like giving skinny billy a cookie every time he tells his teacher johnny said "damn"

CCC · 09-01-2010, 08:43 PM

Touchy topic for me......on one hand I hate snitches......on the other I hate these sorry SOB's that take home ten bull reds a night while I have to abide by the law and take my one per person under 27". I guess just don't catch me on a bad day.

09-01-2010, 01:20 PM	#1
markw4321 Senior Member Grouper Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,033	$$ Reward Program-FWC Wildlife Viloations I did not know FWC had a reward program? Anyone ever call in a violation under this program? http://myfwc.com/About/LE/About_LE_Alert.htm Wildlife Alert Reward Categories Minimal Category - $25 Reward License violations Category I - $100 Reward Taking protected wildlife species, closed season or area violations Over the bag limit of small game Over the bag limit of saltwater finfish, shellfish or crustaceans Taking game fish by use of a cast net Unlawful possession of a gun in a wildlife management area Category II - $150 Reward Unlawful taking/attempting to take alligator Unlawful taking of more than 3 over the bag limit of trout, snook or redfish Buying/selling saltwater species without wholesale license Net transit violations Taking saltwater fish with prohibited gear (excluding nets) Category III - $250 Reward Unlawful taking, attempting to take or possession of big game Unlawful sale or possession of game fish (commercial quantities) Molesting threatened or endangered species, net violations, trap robbing (lobster, stone crabs, etc.) Boating under the influence Vandalism to an FWC gun range. Taking, possession, selling or buying commercial quantities of saltwater species without a saltwater products license. Category IV - $1,000 Reward Commercial trafficking of wildlife (except panfish) Taking or killing of endangered species Organized black-market taking and sale of protected species Last edited by markw4321; 09-01-2010 at 01:23 PM.

09-01-2010, 01:30 PM	#2
swhiting PDC Fishing Team Grouper Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,169	Does that include gators????? Dang, Christmas done come early this year.... Attached Thumbnails

09-01-2010, 08:04 PM	#9
captainblack Senior Member Trigger Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Pensacola, FL. Posts: 355	i dont believe in being a tattle tale. i was raised to be responsible for my own decisions, and keep my nose out of other peoples ass cracks unless it involved me. If I walk up and see someone tossing tnt into the water i might report it, if I see someone keeping a bunch of oversized fish and/or keeping more than the limit, I might say something about it to them then mind my business, if theyre just tossing them on the ground and leaving them or something theyll likely wonder how their tires got cut and all the air went out, but I dont feel it necessary to snitch about every little thing i see because theres a reward for it thats like giving skinny billy a cookie every time he tells his teacher johnny said "damn" __________________ cheers drinktank

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09-01-2010, 01:36 PM	#3
hogdogs Senior Member White Marlin Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Da-Fun-We-Lack Springs Fla... The Bikini State Posts: 2,765	Someone would have to commit a violent felony against a woman or child for me to even consider droppin' a dime... Momma didn't raise a tattle tail. In school we lived by the creed "Snitches get Stitches" and later in life it became... "Snitches are a dieing breed." Brent

09-01-2010, 02:45 PM	#5
P8NTMIKE Senior Member Mingo Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Pensacola, Fla Posts: 117	F##k FWC!

09-01-2010, 05:22 PM	#6
Burnt Drag Senior Member Snapper Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 523	I don't agree. Those selling illegally taken species for profit lead to these silly regulations. They screw all of us by making the powers that be account for these "no-counts". I know of several who were caught, and even a couple that died trying to smuggle in 120 igloos full of snapper. One inch either way on a redfish is one thing... 400lb of snapper is another.

09-01-2010, 07:52 PM	#8
hogdogs Senior Member White Marlin Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Da-Fun-We-Lack Springs Fla... The Bikini State Posts: 2,765	Sorry but "snitch" is a term I learned as a kid in the country... Once an adult, I was in a fairly ruff bunch and snitches were really a dieing breed. As for the t-shirt... I never needed one in "that circle" of friends, most knew how I felt. I just realize karma is a bugger. I do things nearly every day that is illegal to one degree or other... I figure if I go snitchin', I should expect to get snitched on for my transgressions... Knowin' my luck, I would snitch out a major poacher and some one would snitch on me for a rollin' stop... Brent

09-01-2010, 08:43 PM	#10
CCC Senior Member Sailfish Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Navarre Posts: 2,300	Touchy topic for me......on one hand I hate snitches......on the other I hate these sorry SOB's that take home ten bull reds a night while I have to abide by the law and take my one per person under 27". I guess just don't catch me on a bad day.

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