Archery ELK

[duckmen1]

That would be great. I always seem to hear people say they will buy tags later. Makes me mad. i think that would solve a lot of questioning.

[Fullabull]

Stopping tag sales before the season starts is not going to stop someone from poaching like this. They will just have that friend or whomever buy the tag anyway before the season and still go out and poach. This is an ethical situation where someone is willing to break the law to take more game than what they are allowed under the law... They need to be turned it!!!

[Curly]

Really cannot believe ANYONE would check the other box. Either they're being sarcastic or they're not really hunters.

 
I was amazed that anybody checked that box.

[gonehuntin68]

Let him walk, cause I would be the guy that would get caught.   

[deerhunter_98520]

Ive always wanted to shoot a cat but never seen one in the wild till a few years ago...i always have a cougar tag in my pocket but never a small game lisence and was deer hunting and a huge bobcat walked out of the timber and stood around for 10min and i had to sit and watch it  never again will that happen

[TheFewTheProud]

I caught the biggest blacktail I have ever seen bedded down in a clearcut about 30 yds away, the day before the season. I could have shot him six times before he even stood up... to this day I haven't seen a deer that even came close to it. It haunts my dreams.

[mulehunter]

  let me figure out. Here Post for 4 days,   114 votes not to kill and let it walk and 11 vote would try to kill with out a tag which is 10% poaching

If 200,000 purchase tags thur WDFW and 10% would be 20,000 hunter with out tag would try to Poaching. 

[pendoreilleadventures]

let me figure out. Here Post for 4 days,   114 votes not to kill and let it walk and 11 vote would try to kill with out a tag which is 10% poaching

If 200,000 purchase tags thur WDFW and 10% would be 20,000 hunter with out tag would try to Poaching. 

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[Jellymon]

First year bow hunting deer I walked around a clump of trees in a downpoor and 30yds broadside rubbing a tree was a huge bull. It was archery elk season but I didnt have an archery elk tag. Shooting him never crossed my mind.

Remember, you are who you are when nobody is watching.

[Dbax129]

let me figure out. Here Post for 4 days,   114 votes not to kill and let it walk and 11 vote would try to kill with out a tag which is 10% poaching

If 200,000 purchase tags thur WDFW and 10% would be 20,000 hunter with out tag would try to Poaching. 

I think its even worse than that.  This sample of 125 isn't random.  Its a sample of people that are so interested in the sport, that they read about it, and talk about it, and think about it, and have a major exposure to ethical hunters by being a part of this forum.  I think that forum members probably have a much smaller percentage of poachers than people who just hunt when its time, who don't have any desire to be a part of a community like those who joined this forum did.

[donnyp96]

In my opinion it wouldn't even be a question I would have to much to lose because not only is it a hobby and passion it helps to feed my family.

[mtman]

It seems to be a question about trophy hunting. I Could not be proud of a trophy I did not earn. During archery deer I am out Bear hunting with a rifle, I would say every year I see atleast one 6 point bull I could kill. If we all cheated just because the chance came up we would not have The kind of hunting we do.

[throttlejocky20]

Watched a beautifull 7X7 bull wallow and play within archery range a day before the season opened. Let him walk never to be seen by me again! I think you wouldnt be human if you didnt have thoughts of shooting its how you react that makes you a criminal or a sportsman!