Elk poached in Ione,WA busted

[huntnnw]

A man shot a bull with a rifle snd didn't count on a bow hunter being nearby .. Caught red  handed  .. All the info I know.. Buddy of mine told me about this today

[Smossy]

[HUNTINCOUPLE]

Good they caught em!

[bowhunterforever]

Good they caught em!

[ShaneTyTrey]

Super that they caught him, nice bull, too bad it isn't available for a legal harvest!

[rtspring]

Bye bye rifle

[jackmaster]

Bye bye rifle

awesome they caught his red arse, i wonder how many he got away with  10 points comin his way

[returnofsid]

I heard a bit more information about this, second hand, the other day...

Seems the archery hunter had this elk on game cam, for months.  Archery hunter knew where the elk was coming down and was set up to take the shot.  Archery hunter was watching the elk, waiting for the perfect shot, ready to come to full draw, when he heard BOOM and the elk dropped.  Archery hunter hunkered down and watched a young man make his way to the elk.  Young man got to elk and then called "dad" on his cell.  Asked dad to hurry up and get up there to help him get the elk out, before he got caught.

Archery hunter called game warden and explained exactly where they were located.  Game warden said, "I'm on the way!"

I also heard that the kid was given an extra charge, or a larger fine, due to the trophy size!  Glad he got caught!  Hope he AND his dad both get a couple books tossed at them!  Being in Pend Oreille County, knowing most of the judges, (actually being on the bad side of a couple in my young past), I'd imagine neither will try something like this again!!

[Labs07]

THat is jsut a sad thing!  I really hope they get the book thrown at them!  They deserve to lose hunting rights and a huge fine not to mention losing the gun and truck!

[coop2424]

I heard a bit more information about this, second hand, the other day...

Seems the archery hunter had this elk on game cam, for months.  Archery hunter knew where the elk was coming down and was set up to take the shot.  Archery hunter was watching the elk, waiting for the perfect shot, ready to come to full draw, when he heard BOOM and the elk dropped.  Archery hunter hunkered down and watched a young man make his way to the elk.  Young man got to elk and then called "dad" on his cell.  Asked dad to hurry up and get up there to help him get the elk out, before he got caught.

Archery hunter called game warden and explained exactly where they were located.  Game warden said, "I'm on the way!"

I also heard that the kid was given an extra charge, or a larger fine, due to the trophy size!  Glad he got caught!  Hope he AND his dad both get a couple books tossed at them!  Being in Pend Oreille County, knowing most of the judges, (actually being on the bad side of a couple in my young past), I'd imagine neither will try something like this again!!

Heard the exact same thing....   Good and bad deal..

[Rooster1981]

Wow    That really sucks for the archery hunter that put in a ton of work just to have his would be trophy Poached right in front of him 
  I under stand the legal hunter will most likely get ten points, but in that situation I would rather of had the 6x6 I worked my but off for.

[getreal711]

well two less poachers for now is what matters and yes sucks for the archery hunter. 10 pts dont put meat in the freezer and antlers on the wall.

[BOWHUNTER45]

Must be one of those field elk 

[fishunt]

Good 2 hear that the bad guys get caught once in a while. I hope the archer, with those extra points, draws a quality permit and shoots a huge bull next year.

[Ridgeratt]

Sort of looks like Lehigh Cement yard with the conveyor.