# Bountyhunting tips **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 7, 2015, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bountyhunting-tips/727268 "2015-08-07T20:11:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2015, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bountyhunting-tips/727268/1 "2015-08-07T20:11:48Z")
1. Get a license before you start doing a job that requires a license. 2. When you get an interwebz tip, do some research, otherwise you’re liable to bang on the doors of the Phoenix [Chief of Police](http://www.abc15.com/news/region-phoenix-metro/central-phoenix/brent-farley-update-rogue-phoenix-bond-recovery-team-member-tells-all) :smack: 3. When you go banging on doors, don’t be surprised if the resident is upset: > [@Brent Farley](#): > > You can hear Farley on cell phone video shouting for the suspect to come out. And he says Chief Yahner was very aggressive. > > “I understand being angry. Not as angry as I would expect the Chief of Police for a big city. He was over the top,” said Farley. Really??? The chief of police is upset that multiple armed men come up to his house & accuse him of being/harboring a fugitive? :dubious: [del]Brent Farley[/del] The jackass was arrested for disorderly conduct and criminal trespassing & is now getting out of the business. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2015, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bountyhunting-tips/727268/2 "2015-08-08T06:28:00Z")
According to [this related article](http://www.abc15.com/news/region-phoenix-metro/central-phoenix/phoenix-police-not-saying-if-raid-of-chiefs-home-was-a-hoax), the police are also investigating whether the internet tip that led the bounty hunters to the police chief’s house was a hoax. > [@](#): > > It will take time to probe the social media tip that led 11 people to believe a fugitive was hiding in Chief Joe Yahner’s house, Phoenix police spokesman Trent Crump said. The police are waiting to serve subpoenas, and the investigation could take weeks, Crump said. Suppose it was. Did the tipster commit any crime? Is it a crime to give false information to a bounty hunter? Subpoenas to investigate a bogus tip to a bounty hunter? Investigation that could take weeks? The article mentions, they aren’t sure who might have been the intended target of the hoax – the bounty hunters, or the police chief. ---
**Author:** ![Grumman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/43a26b/32.png) [@Grumman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grumman)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2015, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bountyhunting-tips/727268/3 "2015-08-08T07:09:36Z")
> [@Senegoid](#): > > Is it a crime to give false information to a bounty hunter? Even if it is, Farley’s not a bounty hunter as far as the law’s concerned. He is, at best, some jackass illegally pretending to be a bounty hunter without a license. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2015, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bountyhunting-tips/727268/4 "2015-08-08T08:23:20Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > Bountyhunting tips Isn’t it just the standard 15%, 18% if the service is truly exceptional? ---
**Author:** ![Fubaya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@Fubaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fubaya)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2015, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bountyhunting-tips/727268/5 "2015-08-08T15:22:30Z")
> [@Senegoid](#): > > According to [this related article](http://www.abc15.com/news/region-phoenix-metro/central-phoenix/phoenix-police-not-saying-if-raid-of-chiefs-home-was-a-hoax), the police are also investigating whether the internet tip that led the bounty hunters to the police chief’s house was a hoax. I’m no detective but I think I can save them some time on that investigation and say that yes it was a hilarious hoax. Let me just fill out this internet tip form… ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2015, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bountyhunting-tips/727268/6 "2015-08-09T00:26:35Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > Isn’t it just the standard 15%, 18% if the service is truly exceptional? Yes, but be careful that the reloads don’t damage your rifle. Mr Rik has a great thread on this which I can’t link by phone. ---
**Author:** ![Accidental\_Martyr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Accidental\_Martyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Accidental_Martyr)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2015, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bountyhunting-tips/727268/7 "2015-08-09T00:36:49Z")
This guy was also supposedly taking his 11 year-old daughter along on his “raids.” > **[Bounty Hunters Mistakenly Target Police Chief's Home](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/bounty-hunters-mistakenly-target-police-chiefs-home_n_55c378d3e4b0923c12bbbc53)** > > 'They were filming this like it was made for TV.' ---
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2015, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bountyhunting-tips/727268/8 "2015-08-09T02:59:54Z")
My knowledge of bounty hunting is limited entirely to the Stephanie Plum novels by Janet Evanovich. The general rules I’ve taken away from these are: [ul] [li]Have easily cleanable upholstery and floor covers in your car[/li][li]Never, ever take anyone’s word that they’ll come peacefully in “just a minute”[/li][li]Keep your stun gun charged and test it before going in. Don’t keep one that’s ever failed[/li][li]Timing is everything[/li][li]Make sure they have nowhere to run[/li][li]But be able to run if necessary[/li][li]Restraining a subject is a little-appreciated martial art; learn and practice it[/li][li]Figure out how you’re going to get a heavy, combative bondee to your vehicle beforehand[/li][li]Have a clean change of clothes- or three- on hand[/li][/ul] ---
**Author:** ![GaryM](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garym/32/241_2.png) [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2015, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bountyhunting-tips/727268/9 "2015-08-09T03:05:46Z")
And be sure to stop at cluck ‘N bucket for lunch because Lula’ s always hungry. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2015, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bountyhunting-tips/727268/10 "2015-08-09T03:31:34Z")
I learned something from Django Unchained, first make sure to identify your guy before you shoot him in the gut. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2015, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bountyhunting-tips/727268/11 "2015-08-09T03:53:18Z")
> [@Lumpy](#): > > My knowledge of bounty hunting is limited entirely to the Stephanie Plum novels by Janet Evanovich. The general rules I’ve taken away from these are: > > [ul] > [li]Have easily cleanable upholstery and floor covers in your car[/li][li]Never, ever take anyone’s word that they’ll come peacefully in “just a minute”[/li][li]Keep your stun gun charged and test it before going in. Don’t keep one that’s ever failed[/li][li]Timing is everything[/li][li]Make sure they have nowhere to run[/li][li]But be able to run if necessary[/li][li]Restraining a subject is a little-appreciated martial art; learn and practice it[/li][li]Figure out how you’re going to get a heavy, combative bondee to your vehicle beforehand[/li][li]Have a clean change of clothes- or three- on hand[/li][/ul] Great book review. Off to the library I go. Any particular order? Special recommendations. ---
**Author:** ![handsomeharry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9c0ed/32.png) [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2015, 10:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bountyhunting-tips/727268/12 "2015-08-09T10:02:46Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > I learned something from Django Unchained, first make sure to identify your guy before you shoot him in the gut. Don’t know that I’d use Hollywood as a legal guide, myself. Until I get something more definitive, I think I’ll just go ahead and keep shooting them in the gut and worry about who it is I’m shooting later. ---
**Author:** ![Urbanredneck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ea5d25/32.png) [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2015, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bountyhunting-tips/727268/13 "2015-08-09T11:22:41Z")
I only know Dog the Bounty Hunter. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2015, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bountyhunting-tips/727268/14 "2015-08-09T12:16:42Z")
OP: I was under the impression that Arizona was one of the states which did not require a license for bounty hunters. When did they decide BH need to be licensed? ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2015, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bountyhunting-tips/727268/15 "2015-08-09T14:06:34Z")
> [@Urbanredneck](#): > > I only know Dog the Bounty Hunter. Name-dropper! Now all the kids will want [del]shell casings[/del] autographs… 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2015, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bountyhunting-tips/727268/16 "2015-08-09T14:43:16Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > Really??? The chief of police is upset that multiple armed men come up to his house & accuse him of being/harboring a fugitive? :dubious: Next time the cops raid the wrong home, I’d like to see _them_ arrested for trespassing and disorderly conduct. ---
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2015, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bountyhunting-tips/727268/17 "2015-08-09T14:48:19Z")
> [@don\_t\_ask](#): > > Great book review. Off to the library I go. Any particular order? Special recommendations. In numerical (date of publication) order- the novels build on what’s happened previously. They vary in quality but all are worth a read. ETA: you can skip the “Holiday” stories (Plum Lovin’, etc.)- they’re only quasi-canonical to the rest of the Stephanie Plum stories and properly are just lead-in’s to Evanovich’s new Wicked series. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2015, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bountyhunting-tips/727268/18 "2015-08-09T14:49:13Z")
> [@Urbanredneck](#): > > I only know Dog the Bounty Hunter. Do you perhaps mean Dog the Convicted Felon? ---
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2015, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bountyhunting-tips/727268/19 "2015-08-09T14:54:34Z")
> [@GaryM](#): > > And be sure to stop at cluck ‘N bucket for lunch because Lula’ s always hungry. Now I wish I could visit an alternate reality where Cluck-In-A-Bucket is real… ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2015, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bountyhunting-tips/727268/20 "2015-08-09T15:18:21Z")
> [@Lumpy](#): > > Now I wish I could visit an alternate reality where Cluck-In-A-Bucket is real… In San Diego there was Picnic’n’Chicken. (It was a drive-through.) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bountyhunting-tips/727268.md?page=2)