rookie elk hunter in camp this year.

[D-Rock425]

Posted link of pics

[Goldeneye]

I did.............the response was not legal.

However....not to rehash it totally......My opinion is that until you see him at 40 yards and can put some glass on him we won't know.

When you do put glass on him make sure there is no doubt in your mind before you stick him.  There is no elk worth your hunting privileges or the hassle you might have in court fighting a citation based on WDFW definition. 

[D-Rock425]

H20 what you doin with the eggs?

hey this is an elk hunting thread get out of here with that fishing B/S.

just kidding nubbs.

[h20hunter]

I did.............the response was not legal.

However....not to rehash it totally......My opinion is that until you see him at 40 yards and can put some glass on him we won't know.

When you do put glass on him make sure there is no doubt in your mind before you stick him.  There is no elk worth your hunting privileges or the hassle you might have in court fighting a citation based on wdfw definition.

Roger that......100%

[luvmystang67]

H20, what was their basis for saying "not legal"?

[h20hunter]

No description of why provided....just no based on the pics that you saw.....

[Button Nubbs]

H20 what you doin with the eggs?

hey this is an elk hunting thread get out of here with that fishing B/S.

just kidding nubbs.

trust me I'm torn this time of year. Luckily my stand is hung so all I have to do is shoot a little.

And h20 that hurts my soul bro...

[D-Rock425]

Something along the line of "well by definition that dull would be legal but we don't like successful hunters and that elk would feed some of the new wolves we released in the area.

[Goldeneye]

Stang, this pretty much states WDFW's stance.  Their elk specialist made the call on this animal.  Contact the undersigned if you want to dig deeper with them.


Dear Mr. H20Hunter,

Thank you for contacting the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.

We checked with our elk specialist and he determined from the pictures that it would not be legal to harvest that animal.  When we looked at the left antler, it appears that the right antler started to grow an eye guard and main beam but was injured and did not continue to produce points.  On page 45 of the hunting pamphlet it gives the definition of the Spike Bull Restriction and does not meet the requirements.

If you have other questions please feel free to contact us again.

Sincerely,

Wildlife Program Customer Service
(360)902-2515

[D-Rock425]

He grew the same way last year I have the pics.

[luvmystang67]

He's probably hurt anyway, and wdfw is just trying to cover their butts.  I hate when state agencies become lawyers.

If I was unemployed and could represent myself and had law training I'd shoot it and take it to court just to challenge them. 

[D-Rock425]

Here you go h20 this is for you.

[Buckmark]

Here you go h20 this is for you.

Dang  D you are looking pretty good these days....

[D-Rock425]

Thank you

[Skillet]

Here you go h20 this is for you.

Dang  D you are looking pretty good these days....

His beard's a little whispier than I remember from fishing on Monday...