[TexasCajun]

Dan Duncan could face felony charges after hunting in Russia from a helicopter

[TexasCajun]

"What the hell is the U.S.' interest in bringing felony charges here for hunting on Russian soil, where not one single person has complained?" Hardin said

[mtbopfuyn]

Oh, he just “a$$umed”...

[org.whodat]

Duncan shot and killed a moose and a sheep while riding in a helicopter,,

Well I have a complaint, Dan Duncan you are a POS. If you cannot pursue the game on the ground don't kill the game and call yourself a hunter.

[Jaysun]

Hardin said prosecutors from Washington, D.C., may use the Lacey Act, a 107-year-old law designed to prevent the interstate and international trafficking of rare plants and animals, to bring felony criminal charges against Duncan. If found guilty he could face jail time, Hardin said.

Bringing home a sheep and a moose bust hardly seems like "interstate and international trafficking of rare plants and animals".

[jonascord]

This isn't hunting, it's killing. Why doesn't this #$$hole just get a gross of baby bunnies and three feet of piano wire? It would be a lot cheaper...

Exporting this capitalist to spend a few years in a Russian slammer would be poetic.

[org.whodat]

The Safari Club International Record Book, which lists the biggest animals ever legally shot, has 550 entries for him.

How many of these were shot illegally?

[taxed2death]

Silly me. I always thought hunting implied some small degree of skill in the art of stalking etc...

Why doesn’t this turd just order up a predator drone with a hellfire and sit his lazy ass down in Houston and blow up a large mammal with the push of a button. Could a “hunter” get any more lazy?

Sheeeeeeeeeeesh.

[Alter Kaker]

Apropos of nothing, Dan Duncan is one of the top fundraisers nationally for RINOs, raising vast sums for McCain, Rudy and Liddy Dole, as well as a few Democrats.

[battlegearboat]

The only "hunting from a helicopter" I've ever heard of was from the "Slicks" in Vietnam.

They were very good hunters.

[SamuraiScot]

During the trip, Duncan shot and killed a moose and a sheep while riding in a helicopter

Jeez, who the heck cares? Something doesn't smell right here.

[GoShow]

Why doesnt the Ole Man just buy an Apache or Hind Helicopter Gunship - he could Kill Animals year round.

Dan Dancun is not Hunting -nhe’s Killing game (What a Moron)...

[WestTexasWend]

Taxidermy addicts have some loose screws, but probably no more than gun-grabbers or nature-Nazis.

Unfortunately for Mister Duncan, it’s much safer for feds to criminalize easy targets than to target hard criminals. They get headlines for going after someone of means, when “the little people” would be better served if they spent that energy busting gangs, smugglers or corrupt politicians. His hobby will cost him much more time & money before this is over.

[NRA2BFree]

"What the hell is the U.S.' interest in bringing felony charges here for hunting on Russian soil, where not one single person has complained?" Hardin said Wednesday. "Is this really the best use of our prosecutorial resources?"

That's exactly what I'd like to know? Our Justice Department could serve Americans better if they were out there prosecuting employers who hire illegal aliens.

[Dasaji]

Can I ask a dumb question? Isn’t there a statute of limitations since this took place in 2002 and just started being investigated last year?

[isthisnickcool]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=AhGKcwpM3Xw

I bet he does not shoot animals form the backs of elephants....

[Bon mots]

Be careful what you say in front of BIG BROTHER.
The Gestapo might not be pleased.

[untrained skeptic]

What authority does our government have to try someone for a violation of Russian law? He is a US citizen and is subject to our laws, but our laws don't make it illegal to shoot game from a helicopter.

The Lacy Act prohibits the transportation of illegally captured or prohibited animals across state lines. It appears that prosecutors are trying to say that his trophies from the hunt are illegally captured animals. However, how can it be determined if they were illegally captured without a trial? At the same time, our courts have no authority to try him for violating Russian law, so unless the Russian courts decide to charge him or someone else with illegally capturing these animals, try them, and get a conviction, then our government has no basis to charge him.

It is a violation of due process. He is being treated as guilty of committing a crime in Russia without being tried.

The government needs to pay for the cost of his defense and fire the prosecutors.

[sportutegrl]

Was the helicopter’s headlights on during the ‘hunt’?

[Liberty Valance]

Here in Texas I know they shoot from helicopters trying to control feral hogs. That is more about trying to control their population and not considered hunting. They also use helicopters around here for rounding up herds of black buck antelope which seem to thrive here. I know they helicopter hunters into remote locations for Deer and Mountain goat hunting but it's not legal to shoot game from a helicopter as far as I know.

[stinkerpot65]

One story after another of corrupt prosecutors. Nifong is the tip of the iceberg.