"Ax Men" Crew Salvaged Logs Illegally - Get Busted For It!

[Facial_King]

I found some enjoyment from "Ice Road Truckers" for sure, but this show - how exciting can it be? I've never seen it, so maybe someone can clue me in - is it just a half hour or hour of guys cutting down trees and going "Timbeeeerrrrrrr!"???

Anyway, they got nailed:

http://tv.yahoo.com/ax-men/show/427....org:20090314:ax_men_search_warrant__ER:16972

Excerpt:
"Washington state's Department of Natural Resources on Friday seized more than two dozen logs it says were illegally salvaged by a timber crew featured on the History Channel's reality show "Ax Men."

DNR officers served a search warrant on S&S Aqua Logging to retrieve timber the company had pulled from the Hoquiam River without a permit, said Larry Raedel, the agency's chief enforcement officer.

Officers were tipped off after watching the popular series, which chronicles the lives of Pacific Northwest timber cutters, including a father-son team from Aberdeen-based S&S Aqua Logging.

"These are valuable materials that belong to the public and this looks like theft, plain and simple," state Public Lands Commissioner Peter Goldmark said."

 

[shayd]

I suppose not even television can save you sometimes. :rofl:

 

[D-rock]

They should know they don't own all of nature for themselves. :1orglaugh

 

[pikachar]

Serves them right....

 

[Legzman]

Thats bullshit! I watched that show. They worked their asses off to get those logs. Who the fuck else was gonna do it? If they didn't do it those logs would still be stuck in the river. They are not the publics logs they are whoever fuckin gets em! Christ, the same could be said then for the rest of the crews.

 

[Friday on my mind]

Thats bullshit! I watched that show. They worked their asses off to get those logs. Who the fuck else was gonna do it? If they didn't do it those logs would still be stuck in the river. They are not the publics logs they are whoever fuckin gets em! Christ, the same could be said then for the rest of the crews.

Your post prompted me to actually click on the link and read why they were in trouble.I thought maybe it was that old logs are worth alot and they had not paid for a permit but thats not it at all.

From the link:


"Logs provide a key function for rivers in trapping sediment, harboring insects and other food for fish, and creating pools and riffles where fish can rest, said Greg Hueckel, fish and wildlife habitat programs director.

"They are part of the functioning ecosystem, so removing the log would be like removing part of the bed," he said.

Hueckel said his agency typically grants permits to remove logs in situations where flooding causes log jams. It's unlikely that a permit would be granted for timber harvest, he said."

 

[Galactic]

Seized illegally salvaged logs? I thought I have had pointless jobs.

 

[gunslingingbird]

I was just about to post this story. Apparently, they really will do anything to meet their quotas for the day. I'm glad they were caught. :thumbsup: