Most hunting violation cases are never appealed, so it's hard to keep up with them since they aren't published.

You would probably have to testify in court that the camera was on your land at the time the picture was taken and show proof that the poacher was there and did not have permission to hunt there. Posted signs are recognized as adequate notice against trespassing, so you may want to press charges for trespassing too. Take some pictures of your "No Trespassing, No Hunting" signs to court with you.

I talked to our county court clerk about viewing hunting violation records last year and was told I could not do that. I think if I was willing to press the issue he could be proven wrong, but I didn't take it any farther at the time. I still think I may. That clerk got voted out anyhow, so I may talk to our new court clerk and see if I can do some research on hunting violations like you're talking about.

I called the DCNR office and they said I could view their records if I made arrangements through their legal department. I think it would be interesting to see a history of the most frequent violations that are cited, and some of the details of the circumstances.

Maybe I'll have something like that to share here some day in the future.

Good question.