Jealous Hunters piss me off!!!!!!

[billythekidrock]

I understand that, but even if you move to Washington state and are in the military you have to wait a certian amount of time before you can buy a WA resident license. If this guy moved to OK, and still kept WA as his home of residence then that should not be a problem.

Straight from the regs.

Military personnel permanently stationed at a military installation with in the state of Washington, regardless of length of time in the state, are entitled to purchase a resident license.

[robb92]

its changed then because it was 90 days, I guy I was stationed with in England got orders to Fairchild and he looked up the regs on line and it said 90 days. He even contacted the game department and they told him 90 days.

[billythekidrock]

its changed then because it was 90 days, I guy I was stationed with in England got orders to Fairchild and he looked up the regs on line and it said 90 days. He even contacted the game department and they told him 90 days.

As far back as I can remember it has been the same in WA. Dependants do have to wait 90 days.

[FALFire]

Not sure when they changed the law but when I moved into Washington State in March 1980, that was the rule/law back then. Active military called it home where ever they where stationed at the time. If you are saying the law changed before then, you could be correct 

[FALFire]

Miles,

You should be able to go to the Wa DOL website and update everything there.

[high country]

I have had dealings with ted holden, formerly a game wrden in po co. ted was awesome to work with. I know he is over in oly town now. I would call him and ask WTF?

I have been stopped pretty agressivly once, the gamey passed up on a dirt road in okanogan co and turned it sideways in front of us......VERY close to an accident. he was out of his rig yelling for us to get out. he was in a jeep cherokee and it was unmarked. he damn near got two college linbackers for lunch. he was going for our guns and we were pretty agressive twards him, explaining about the differnent places his head was going to be shoved when he pulled his ID. he found nothing and went on his way. he was obviously looking for something and we were not it....but the way he came at us just about got his ass beat.

[SunniCutt]

The Military personnel can buy tags as soon as they are stationed here, or if this is their home state and they are station in another state.  I know this form personnal experince. 

[Chesapeake]

Seems there is alot of this story missing.

So a guy fly's in from somewhere and kills an elk. Takes the elk to the butcher, head to the taxi, and then gets a call from a gamey when he is back home out of state.

So how did the gamey get his number? If it was a person that witnessed the kill, where did he get the number. The guy likely wasnt driving his own vehicle, so they didnt trace the plates. Seems like they could have only got the number from the taxi or butcher. Why would a gamey do that? Did the Taxi or butcher find something? A bullet in the meat? Why the comment about the spotlight? The taxi or butcher wouldnt have known that? Did the hunter hunt on a resident tag? Did he tell the taxi or butcher he flew in from out of state to hunt?

Sounds to me, like the butcher or taxi found a fresh bullet wound, or the guy hunted a resident tag and said too much about being from out of state. The gamey is likely just fishing for a slip of the tongue. If he realy took the meat, then he likely has some evidence.

[12Gauge]

It is really starting to look like your buddy killed an elk that was previously shot by a poacher or the previous season and survived; the butcher sees the bullet and calls the game warden. 

Most butchers will call game warden if they see something that is not right.

[brokenbone]

i have not read the post in a couple of days but i think some one had a axe to grind.  as to the post about the four guys getting stopped by a gw in a unmarked rig.  I have had some thing similar to me happen in the hills.  he was not a gw.  I jumped out of my truck in a defensive posture with the 45 on my hip half out of the holster.   I have no qualms about being defensive until the id comes out.  then it is all on how the other person reacts to me as how the conversation goes.

if he did not shoot it illegally and i don't KNOW if he did then time and money will get him off.

EDITED  know insted of think. 
i am not acusing any one of wrong doing.  it was late.

[Ray]

i think some one had a axe to grind

I agree! Some guy on here says his buddy shot a critter fair and square and people are all dancing around painting that he's done something wrong without coming out and saying it. Way to go. And you wonder why people would rather talk about politics  instead of hunting experiences...

[Silent-one]

Just thought id give everyone an update on this and let ya all know what i know about this case!
Here is a short version.
A guy that lives close by watches these guys drive in the area one morning. "By the way he knows them" About an hour later he hears a single gunshot in the area. He doesnt really think nothing of it and goes to town. The next day this guy is showing off his elk rack to everyone and bragging about how good a shot he made on it the previous day.
Well this guy puts two and two together and calls the local warden. They in turn show up and speak with the guy that claims to have shot the elk. The elk which is hanging at the butchers just happens to be chopped up pretty good in a certain area! The area that the arrow supposedly went in has been cut out and removed as well as a pretty good area around it. This was not done by the butcher, this was the way it was when the elk was brought in already skinned. The are still some areas on the elk that have bruising and damage that is consistent with that of a gunshot wound.
The wardens then ask the guy about everything and of course he claims to have shot it with an arrow. He refuses to take the wardens to the kill site or provide any proof that it was shot with an arrow.
So my question is this and I have shot many elk with my bow&arrow,  why would you cut out the area that the arrow entered and exited since an arrow usually produces very little trauma to the area. If it was my elk and my livelihood and name to uphold I would gladly jump in the truck and take the wardens to the kill site and let them inspect the organs, gutpile what ever they wanted to prove my innocense. Heck I would have still had the hide in the back of my truck to get tanned. This guy claims it was skinned out in the woods and he left the hide there. THEN WHY NOT GO PROVE YOURSELF IF YOU HAVE NOTHING TO HIDE!
As of right now it looks like this case will be going to Jury Trial. Hope they pick me as a Juror.

[pendoreilleadventures]

your full of IT................The wdfw has not even pressed charges the elk was skinned at the taxi so ther was a hide in the freezer at the taxi. the area that was cut out was due to blood shot from the arrow they drug the elk out close to a mile with a atv and they didnt tell the warden where it was shot because he has worked hard to find the spot the warden is also a hunter and he didnt want anyone knowing were he killed it.......... Dont tell a story yu have no idea about greta post moron!!!!!!!!!!!!

[TheKid#10]

Very interesting. It is pretty easy to tell if an area of flesh has been hit by a bullet or by an arrow. Slam dunk forensics case. If they took the meat to be tested they would know. Unless an absolute ton of meat from the impact area was removed would they not. But that would raise a red flag for an arrow kill.


KID

[pendoreilleadventures]

they tested the meat and hide still havent pressed charges