I don't know all the details here, so I don't know what these guys were doing with their turkeys. If they were "poaching" the turkeys and taking them home to put up to feed their families, then any jail time is ridiculous and is another fine example of why I am anti-government.

I'm a redneck, hick, countrified to core, and any other cliche you can think of. I grew up with 6 brothers and sisters, and if my daddy hadn't "poached" deer every chance he got, we would not have known what meat tasted like. Unfortunately, the legal hunting seasons are not always long enough to gather enough food to do the job, so I ain't too quick to judge folks for stepping out of legally created seasons if they need food to eat.

However, if they were just killing turkeys for the fun of it, it could be a different situation. I don't know the facts. The WTVA article didn't say much about it. I am curious as to why any of the guys would admit to 18 years of it. If I was in his corner, I'd recommended against such an admittance.