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Environmental Conservation Officers on Long Island, New York, have been catching poachers after anglers were reeling in out-of-season striped bass and hiding them.
Striped bass fishing season doesn't kick off until April 15, but some naughty fishermen decided to get an illegal head start until their stash was discovered by a dog