Day/date: August 25, 1987


                                 FIELD INCIDENT REPORT

Incident type: Poaching Convictions
Log number: 87-214
Date/time of incident: 8/24, day     Date/time received: 8/25, day
Park: Shenandoah        Location: Parkwide
Reported by: Agent Don Patterson, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Richmond, VA
Received by: Bill Halainen, Ranger Activities, WASO

Summary:
As the result of an undercover investigation conducted by Shenandoah rangers,
USFWS agents, and state authorities, 9 people were arrested in early April
and charged with 20 felony, 5 misdemeanor and over 100 state charges
associated with poaching deer and black bear within the park.

On August 24th, eight of the nine were sentenced by US District Court Judge
Michaels (Western District of Virginia, Harrisonburg) following pleas of
guilty on a number of charges. F.D. received four years in prison,
plus an indefinite period of active probation thereafter. "S."C.
received a sentence of one year in prison plus three years active probation.
The remaining six received suspended sentences of from one to five years in
prison and from one to five years active probation. The eight will pay a
total of $10,000 in fines and will be barred from the park until all probation
is completed.

Persons involved:
Name                                 Address             DOB or age