Hunters could face charges in incident -Capitol State Forest

[billythekidrock]

Hunters could face charges in incident Capitol State Forest: 2 young girls say father used molasses, apples to bait bear

Published November 13, 2012
Hunters could face charges in incident
JEREMY PAWLOSKI

Two Olympia men face numerous potential criminal hunting citations after Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife officers found them apparently illegally hunting with two girls – ages 8 and 10 – one of whom was carrying a loaded shotgun as she rode in the back of a pickup Oct. 14 in Capitol State Forest, court papers state.
According to a search warrant affidavit filed in Thurston County Superior Court in connection with the case:
Fish and Wildlife officers were dispatched to Capitol Forest on a report of vehicles driving on state Department of Natural Resources land in a road closure area. The officers made contact with several hunters traveling in a pickup. Two adult men and the daughters of one of the men, ages 8 and 10, were contacted.
The group said they were hunting deer, but only one of the adult males was licensed to hunt deer. One of the girls was illegally carrying a loaded shotgun in the back of the pickup.
The father of the two girls said he was bear hunting only and had a 2012 bear license. The father pointed out that the officer had taught the two girls in a hunter education and safety class, which he, too, had attended. The father “stated that the entire group was hunting for deer except for him. He stated that he was an archery deer hunter and today he was merely acting as a guide for deer and hunting for bear himself.”
After questioning the girls in the back of the truck, the Fish and Wildlife officer learned that the father had doused a rotten tree stump with molasses and stuffed it with apples in order to attract bears to the location. “The girls were apparently unaware that bear baiting was a crime.”
The father told an officer that he had often hunted for deer in the area, including on one occasion in September when a friend had shot a deer and “did not tag it as required by law.” The father granted the officer permission to search a chest freezer in his bedroom at his Olympia home.
The officer also obtained a search warrant for an Olympia home belonging to the suspect’s friend. The search warrant affidavit indicates the officer subsequently seized venison from the man’s freezer.
According to checks of criminal records databases, none of the three men as of Monday had been charged with a crime.
Jeremy Pawloski: 360-754-5445 jpawloski@theolympian.com

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[mdbuck5x5]

  Wow, great role models there!    And to say they all took hunter ed classes. Who was teaching Cheech and Chong!?

[Mudman]

Exactly why you should not talk to leos.  This idiot hung himself.  Which he deserves but stupid nonetheless.

[saylean]

 

morons.

[Bob33]

Not the brightest bulb, nor the most ethical.

[Kc_Kracker]

sounds like the family has diarrhea of the mouth, i love it when crooks hang themself and friends too 

[huntlakewood]

You just cant fix stupid. But it sounds like someone ate good after taking the meat from the freezer

[h20hunter]

Who the hell keeps a chest freezer in their bedroom? Yep, can't fix stupid.

[CAMPMEAT]

I wish they would post pictures of these guys. I'd really like too see what these guys look like.......................
I have a picture in my mind.....

[RifleRidge]

yakety yak...  

[pianoman9701]

Here's a picture of the dads.

[Fl0und3rz]

Who the hell keeps a chest freezer in their bedroom? Yep, can't fix stupid.

Makes the job of carry the bodies a little easier.

[crazysccrmd]

Exactly why you should not talk to leos.  This idiot hung himself.  Which he deserves but stupid nonetheless.

That sounds like you're saying he should've lied and denied being a criminal? I understand if you're innocent you really don't want to talk and say something that could seem incriminating but this guy and friends were very clearly breaking the law.

[ghosthunter]

Game agents know that kids will give it up most of the time. So if you are a law breaker hunting with kids sooner or later they will nail you. I have seen them many times separate the kids from adults and start asking questions.
The kids always give it up.

[Fl0und3rz]

Exactly why you should not talk to leos.  This idiot hung himself.  Which he deserves but stupid nonetheless.

That sounds like you're saying he should've lied and denied being a criminal? I understand if you're innocent you really don't want to talk and say something that could seem incriminating but this guy and friends were very clearly breaking the law.

Even criminals have rights against self-incrimination. You can apprise yourself of this right without lying.

[Curly]

Fish and Wildlife officers were dispatched to Capitol Forest on a report of vehicles driving on state Department of Natural Resources land in a road closure area.

I'm actually kind of surprised that the officers even showed up to that call.

I wonder if they had a Discover Pass? 

[pianoman9701]

Fish and Wildlife officers were dispatched to Capitol Forest on a report of vehicles driving on state Department of Natural Resources land in a road closure area.

I'm actually kind of surprised that the officers even showed up to that call.

I wonder if they had a Discover Pass? 

The gamies? Probably not!

[Kc_Kracker]

I wish they would post pictures of these guys. I'd really like too see what these guys look like.......................
I have a picture in my mind.....

 

[Curly]

Fish and Wildlife officers were dispatched to Capitol Forest on a report of vehicles driving on state Department of Natural Resources land in a road closure area.

I'm actually kind of surprised that the officers even showed up to that call.

I wonder if they had a Discover Pass? 

The gamies? Probably not!

I guess I could have worded that better.............     

[pianoman9701]

Fish and Wildlife officers were dispatched to Capitol Forest on a report of vehicles driving on state Department of Natural Resources land in a road closure area.

I'm actually kind of surprised that the officers even showed up to that call.

I wonder if they had a Discover Pass? 

The gamies? Probably not!

I guess I could have worded that better.............     

I never give you an even break, do I Curly? 

Syntax: It's not the extra money you pay for booze!

[Alchase]

Fish and Wildlife officers were dispatched to Capitol Forest on a report of vehicles driving on state Department of Natural Resources land in a road closure area.

I'm actually kind of surprised that the officers even showed up to that call.

I wonder if they had a Discover Pass? 

The gamies? Probably not!

I guess I could have worded that better.............     

I never give you an even break, do I Curly? 

Syntax: It's not the extra money you pay for booze!

Nope, it's the money you pay extra for booze 

See what I did there 

[pianoman9701]

Fish and Wildlife officers were dispatched to Capitol Forest on a report of vehicles driving on state Department of Natural Resources land in a road closure area.

I'm actually kind of surprised that the officers even showed up to that call.

I wonder if they had a Discover Pass? 

The gamies? Probably not!

I guess I could have worded that better.............     

I never give you an even break, do I Curly? 

Syntax: It's not the extra money you pay for booze!

Nope, it's the money you pay extra for booze 

See what I did there 

That, I see.

[BK Dave]

This an actual  script of the conversation

GW- hey ya'll whatcha guys hunting today?

Idiots- oh we're not hunting, just showing our young girls how to poach

GW- lol no really whatcha folks up to today?

Idiots- man you ain't listing! We're out here poaching like we do every year! Hey kid show the Gamie how many shells your gun has in it now that I took the plug out!

GW- ummm you guys seriously high?

Idiots-well it's legal now so shove off

[shorbino]

Gotta wonder what this means for the girls in the future... They quit hunting?  Develop an inappropriate sense of law enforcement?  No good outcomes here...