Archery ELK

[Bullkllr]

I imagine not having a tag could be because you have an elk tag for a different weapon.

Still a rather pointless question.

[pendoreilleadventures]

What a dumb question

[bearpaw]

A hunter would let it walk and poacher would not!   In other words the question is are you a hunter or a criminal.  Big difference in my book.

  very well said....

[270Flat]

Let it walk... Archery deer hunter and modern elk hunter

[PolarBear]

A hunter would let it walk and poacher would not!   In other words the question is are you a hunter or a criminal.  Big difference in my book.

It seems by looking at the poll numbers that we have a few poachers on here.  The stupidity of some people never ceases to amaze me.

[duckmen1]

People laugh at me for buying every possible tag and license you can think of so that will happen as little as possible. Last year I spent about 800 on licenses.
But it has happened a few times before and will happen again. And I will always let them walk. Always have always will.

[Fullabull]

so what this sounds like to me is a guy wanting a second elk tag by having someone else (not a hunter) by a tag so he can shoot another (second) elk.... That is poaching!

[bobcat]

With my Job i meet a lot of people and have lived in a few different states. I lived in Washington State 2000-2007 i meet a guy and this is how he hunted. I just moved back to Washington Sep 2012 and now work with a guy that does the same thing. So that's what brought me to ask this question. Also have meet a few that has someone else buy a tag shot the animal then bring the friend out to tag the animal.

This is why the state needs to have a deadline for the sale of tags, just like Oregon. The deadline should be the day before the season starts for that tag. Then this type of thing wouldn't be happening.

[Jonathan_S]

Related to this thread:
the day before muzzy deer opener 2009.  I was scouting for the next day/bear hunting.  I had a wide 4x4 whitetail at 80 yards that would be legal in 12 hours.  Didn't shoot it.  It's worth it to resist, makes you confident in your moral code.

[crazysccrmd]

Related to this thread:
the day before muzzy deer opener 2009.  I was scouting for the next day/bear hunting.  I had a wide 4x4 whitetail at 80 yards that would be legal in 12 hours.  Didn't shoot it.  It's worth it to resist, makes you confident in your moral code.

Similar deal for me. l was out on the last day of modern late elk (modern late deer started the next day) and had a nice 4pt Blacktail step out in front of me. He then proceeded to walk down the trail I was on straight at me until he was about 30m away, stopped, watched me, and then walked into the brush. I had the tags in my pocket and everything, just couldn't bring myself to take risk losing everything over shooting one nice deer.

[JamesK.]

With my Job i meet a lot of people and have lived in a few different states. I lived in Washington State 2000-2007 i meet a guy and this is how he hunted. I just moved back to Washington Sep 2012 and now work with a guy that does the same thing. So that's what brought me to ask this question. Also have meet a few that has someone else buy a tag shot the animal then bring the friend out to tag the animal.

This is why the state needs to have a deadline for the sale of tags, just like Oregon. The deadline should be the day before the season starts for that tag. Then this type of thing wouldn't be happening.

Agreed!

[carpsniperg2]

I could not agree with you guys more. Tag sales stop the day before seasons starts. It would really help cut down on dishonest people poaching animals and then buying a tag after killing a animal.

[Dhoey07]

Last day of elk last year, i let an absolute masher blacktail walk.  I PRAY that i will one day see another that big

[sakoshooter]

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

[Elkgetr2]

I agree that Washington should implement a tag dead line..