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dustyanddaflames · 07-19-2010, 08:46 AM

You are bang on Killer, there is so much of a class diversity in S.A. that you are fighting an endless cause. I, like you, am not sure on what actions could be taken, but for the people who are poaching, there is no sentence that could sway them from the potential money garnered in a deal such as this.

EDIT: We went to Bufflesdrift(SP?) this past December, and I must say, that the game reserves over there are something else. Very well run, clean, and all the animals are taken care of extremely well. The reserve must have been well over 2000 acres itself, and by the owners admission, was one of the smaller reserves in the area. It would take extreme amounts of money to have an area like that under full patrol. We were there for two days, and had heard we seen 2/3 of their property.

07-19-2010, 08:46 AM	#8
dustyanddaflames Powerplay Quarterback Join Date: Aug 2002 Exp:	You are bang on Killer, there is so much of a class diversity in S.A. that you are fighting an endless cause. I, like you, am not sure on what actions could be taken, but for the people who are poaching, there is no sentence that could sway them from the potential money garnered in a deal such as this. EDIT: We went to Bufflesdrift(SP?) this past December, and I must say, that the game reserves over there are something else. Very well run, clean, and all the animals are taken care of extremely well. The reserve must have been well over 2000 acres itself, and by the owners admission, was one of the smaller reserves in the area. It would take extreme amounts of money to have an area like that under full patrol. We were there for two days, and had heard we seen 2/3 of their property. Last edited by dustyanddaflames; 07-19-2010 at 08:51 AM.