Master elk hunt in Yakima

[700xcr]

I also receive damage hunt tags and sell them as we'll. talk about that also.

Are you getting crop damage money from the Game Dept? If so that seems double dipping from our resources! I knew a landowner that triple dipped in the pot. Was getting paid CRP, then money for crop damage on it and then ran a hunt club and charged hunters $500.00 for a cow then $1500.00 for a bull. Then got his hand slapped for chasing elk off neighboring ground on horse back back onto his land.

[boneaddict]

By the way, threatening to sue me or this forum pretty much admits guilt in my mind.  Welcome to the internet and the world wide web.   Good luck.

[Masterhunter340]

Just dropped the hay off.... Lol and yes I will be contacting the captain on a false statement. This will be my last post in here to you Internet detectives.  By the way it is legal to feed elk on your property and that all I'm doing. No different then people putting deer feeders or licks out. I have my same return clients so I'm not worried. And why should I not charge an access fee, it's my land. You start paying the taxes and maintaining it and you can hunt for free.

[WAcoyotehunter]

Good for you and your return clients....It's clear that you enjoy taking advantage of a system that was designed to help landowners in the area.


I do hunt for free, on land that has elk problems and needs a master hunter interested in helping out.  Legal or not, is it the right thing to do?

[WSU]

Good for you and your return clients....It's clear that you enjoy taking advantage of a system that was designed to help landowners in the area.


I do hunt for free, on land that has elk problems and needs a master hunter interested in helping out.  Legal or not, is it the right thing to do?

Some people don't care as long as they can make a buck.

[bearpaw]

Masterhunter340
Hunting-Washington tries to allow everyone a chance to offer their opinion on various topics, that includes allowing anyone to answer claims made against them by others, however, we do not allow profanity on this forum. Please clean up your language or you will be banned for that reason.

One of the forum admins has also stated that you threatened the forum with a lawsuit. I would suggest you do a google search on internet slander. You will learn that numerous courts have upheld that individuals are responsible for their own remarks, internet service providers (H-W) are not responsible for comments made by others. H-W has no way to determine which comments are true and which are false, that is why H-W attempts to allow everyone a chance to express their opinion on any topic in a civil manner.

[grundy53]

I also receive damage hunt tags and sell them as we'll. talk about that also.

This is ridiculous! How can you get damage tags if you are purposefully trying to lure them on to your property(baiting)? Then claiming they are causing damage to your land? YOU are the reason they are there damaging your land. That's ridiculous and quite frankly fraudulent. I would hope that if the game department were made aware of this they would cease to give you damage permits... at a minimum.

[bullkiller]

Grundy.    there is a local herd of elk that is always on his property.   then more come on when the snow drives them down.  the f&w give out damage permits to just about anyone. u know that. look at the people who get them around home.  u know rob. remember my buddy from Yakima on out ocean trip.  if f&w doesn't like it then take the area out of the master hunt area and quit giving out the kill permits.  until that occurs it's all legal.  no difference than what Rayonier or weyco plans on doing over here.  I think there's just a lot of jealous people around naches cuz so much land is private.   if I had the land I would charge to hunt it also as I've seen the damage some people do to it first hand such as cutting the fence to drive in and dumping garbage.  you can't blame anyone if they charge, I agree it does suk but it's the way things are gonna be done in the future

[BurleyDog]

This thread is unbelievable.  Talk about the loss of morals in this country - this "masterhunter" is a clear cut example of this "me-first" lack of morality.

I hope you are never issued another damage tag again.  I hope the gamies double check your every move.

Unbelievable.

[grundy53]

Grundy.    there is a local herd of elk that is always on his property.   then more come on when the snow drives them down.  the f&w give out damage permits to just about anyone. u know that. look at the people who get them around home.  u know rob. remember my buddy from Yakima on out ocean trip.  if f&w doesn't like it then take the area out of the master hunt area and quit giving out the kill permits.  until that occurs it's all legal.  no difference than what Rayonier or weyco plans on doing over here.  I think there's just a lot of jealous people around naches cuz so much land is private.   if I had the land I would charge to hunt it also as I've seen the damage some people do to it first hand such as cutting the fence to drive in and dumping garbage.  you can't blame anyone if they charge, I agree it does suk but it's the way things are gonna be done in the future

I understand that. It's just the fact that he is actively trying to attract them on to his property THEN claiming damage that irks me.  Most people that get the kill permits actually try to keep the elk off their property...

[MtnMuley]

Any masterhunter that takes him up on his offer is missing the point of the hunt and AHE.  The point is to pressure the elk out of the private areas of their wintering range and to alleviate the problems associated with elk on crop land in the area. 

You are part of the problem, not the solution, if you are hunting elk that have purposefully been brought into the area you are supposed to be pressuring them out of. 

I agree.  If you are feeding elk in the 3912 damage area you are a problem.  If you are feeding elk to lure them in for hunters, you are not much of a sportsman.  Illegal or not, it's bad business in a damage unit.  I'm sure the farmers in the area are pretty pleased that you keep the elk around.

I can't believe every sportsman didn't  to this

[DeerThug]

So with the multiple wdfw guys on here, and with the cumulative comments and we all seem to be on the same page and with what I said earlier.  WDFW get your pencil out and take his parcels out of 3912 MH hunt unit for 2013.  Eliminate the landowner tags etc on his land as you are clearly aware of what is going on.   Something needs to be done in this case.  He will save some hay and there will be less damage to the elk fence if there is no financial gain.   I for one plan on taking this to the director and the commission. 

There is plenty of opportunity for MH to get a cow on public land and there is a TON of private land to get a cow on for free and the land owners are glad to let you on – all you have to do is knock on the door and ask.  I am not a MH but know a few and spend all winter with them and have lost track of the elk I have helped get back to the truck.  It takes some work, but those MH dealing with this guy need to go back to what this was all about in the first place…

[bighunter]

___________ is a joke in the Tieton community

[TeacherMan]

Tragedy of the commons

[ICEMAN]

So with the multiple wdfw guys on here, and with the cumulative comments and we all seem to be on the same page and with what I said earlier.  WDFW get your pencil out and take his parcels out of 3912 MH hunt unit for 2013.  Eliminate the landowner tags etc on his land as you are clearly aware of what is going on.   Something needs to be done in this case.  He will save some hay and there will be less damage to the elk fence if there is no financial gain.   I for one plan on taking this to the director and the commission. 

There is plenty of opportunity for MH to get a cow on public land and there is a TON of private land to get a cow on for free and the land owners are glad to let you on – all you have to do is knock on the door and ask.  I am not a MH but know a few and spend all winter with them and have lost track of the elk I have helped get back to the truck.  It takes some work, but those MH dealing with this guy need to go back to what this was all about in the first place…

Love your approach Deer Thug, good for you. Hope you get through to wildlife and something changes.