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Deer Poaching Operation Discovered On Robins Island

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Two hunters outfitted with motion-activated cameras and hundreds of pounds of provisions, camping gear and hunting equipment were discovered on the private game preserve Robins Island last week.
Some of the equipment and gear seized.
Some of the equipment and gear seized.
Some of the equipment and gear seized.
Some of the equipment and gear seized.
Some of the equipment and gear seized.
Some of the equipment and gear seized.
Robins Island. PETER BOODY
The poachers had set up equipment and campsites around a densely wooded section of the island.

Two hunters outfitted with motion-activated cameras and hundreds of pounds of provisions, camping gear and hunting equipment were discovered on the private game preserve Robins Island last week.

Some of the equipment and gear seized.

Robins Island. PETER BOODY

The poachers had set up equipment and campsites around a densely wooded section of the island.

The owners of Robins Island say they caught two men who had sneaked onto the privately owned island and were hunting deer as part of what appears to be a... more

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