THE POACHER CHRONICLESTM
By taking a moment to read this overview you have determined that you are one of those that does not approve of the poaching practice. Did you know that according to the US Fish and Wildlife Service. Poaching is the 3rd largest crime in this country?, and internationally this illegal practice generates about 10 billion dollars a year?(Please read on)
The Poacher ChroniclesTM is an in-depth monthly report about the serious (and occasionally humorous) illegal taking of wildlife. This report lasts one- hour and broadcasts around the globe exclusively on Xplor the Outdoors radio show. The show Xplor the Outdoors, airs LIVE Sunday mornings, 7-9 PST, is hosted by Jim and Patti Solomon on AM 1060 The Fan in Phoenix, Arizona and broadcasts LIVE on xplortheoutdoors.com. and archived on myoutdoortv.com.
Twenty-six states, members of the Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact, including other non-member states and Canadian Provinces, members of the International Association of Natural Resource Crime Stoppers Organization, (ianrc.org), participate in The Poacher ChroniclesTM radio program. During the course of the program, enforcement officers from three of these wildlife agencies will discuss up to three different wildlife offenses that have occurred in their state within the past two years and are no longer in the court system. Each discussion lists the violators by name and city of residence, and includes a brief synopsis of the events leading to the arrest. Many of these violators are turned in to the agencies by law - abiding citizens who call a poaching hotline, available in each state. With the help of these concerned citizens, law enforcement officers piece together the evidence that eventually can lead to the arrest and conviction of those involved. In many cases, there is a reward for their assistance, who may remain confidential upon request. If someone is convicted of illegally taking wildlife in one of these member states, that person may not be able to hunt, fish or guide in any of the other member states.
It is the purpose of The Poacher ChroniclesTM program to EXPOSE to the public the magnitude of poaching in this country and to encourage more citizens to get involved in turning in those who would steal wildlife from all of us.
Wildlife agencies across the United States and around the world work diligently to maintain sustainable populations of wildlife through proper game management techniques, allowing for the legal harvesting of wildlife, (hunting). Poachers do not fit into this equation. They are those greedy people who would take game out of season or take more than the allowable bag limit, for purposes of ego and/or monetary gain, and often cause the decline of a species.
The Poacher ChroniclesTM program was started by Jim Solomon nine years ago in Arizona, through the cooperation of Rob Young the Operation Game Thief Director and the Arizona Game and Fish Department.
But it doesn’t stop there. Jim Solomon has also developed a website, poacherchronicles.com. Poacherchronicles.com was developed by Jim to allow the different wildlife law enforcement agencies (at no cost to them) the opportunity to log on to and EXPOSE poachers on the site along with pictures, solved and unsolved cases, website address, emails, and poacher hotline numbers.
Poacher ChroniclesTM outerwear can be purchased through two different stores, one located on the xplortheoutdoors.com site or the poacherchronicles.com site. A portion of the sales of the outerwear will go to purchasing body armor for wildlife law enforcement officers through the International Association of Natural Resource Crime stopper’s Organization or (ianrc.org)
If you would like to hear one of our past shows, simply log on to poacherchronicles.com and click on the archived shows link.
We would like to thank the following corporations and organizations for their sponsorship support of the Poacher Chronicles: Trophy Blend, Foxy Huntress, Tiger Light, Otis, Diamond Cut Jeans, Feather Flage Camo , Sitka Gear, Gunzilla, The National Shooting Sports Foundation, The Boone and Crockett Club, and the Dallas Safari Club.
We encourage everyone to join the Poacher Chronicles Anti-Poaching Team with a sponsorship or through the purchase of our outerwear. Want to become a member of the Anti-Poaching Team?
Call Jim Solomon at (623) 533-6820
jim@xplortheoutdoors.com
