St. Martin Island Poaching Bust - Not So

About thost photos that have been floating all over the internet and rasing such a stink on the hunting/fishing/outdoor message boards?

The photos are real.

But no poaching was involved.

I spoke with Debbie Munson Baldini today - and I was told that the photos are indeed real. They were taken by MDNR Conservation Officers on the scene.

Eleven tickets were issued for improper tagging of deer. No poaching was involved.

At 1200 acres St. Martin Island is mostly privately owned and is intensively managed. In short - this was a cull - a management hunt.

I gotta say - that is one heckuva meat pole.

MDNR has taken an interest in this so there may be more forthcoming. Maybe.

Also maybe not.