Wanna be poachers

[KFhunter]

Was there a good chance they were poaching? Yes, I would say there is. But at that point you had no proof of anything and we are innocent until proven guilty. Posting a pic like that and saying what you did is an anti tactic. And we as sportsman CANNOT play those games against each other.

I would say the opposite, there is a very low chance they were poachers 

[Mike450r]

If there was a WDFW agent watching them he would have remained hidden and waited for them to actually break a law.  Such as calling in and shooting an elk out of season.  Until that was done there wouldn't have been any violation.  Not saying he wouldn't end up making contact and seeing if he could get them for something but without releasing an arrow at an elk I don't see a violation.

[deerhunter_98520]

All I can say is  throw me in jail with everyone else......I locate elk before season while hunting for other animals also

[Greenhorn]

I think by definition poaching is killing an animal illegally, so by that same definition these guys are not poachers until they have killed something illegally.

[coachcw]

I was carring a bugle and my bow before the elk opener. deer was open and I figured if a big buck showed up i'd drill him . we stalked a palibid but that ended up being a two point and I've whistled them with a bugle when they looked spoked , it works . go up to the clockum and see how many locals go up and bugle elk in the rut it's nuts and I'd bet a bunch of those boys have a gun in there truck . If they where stalking in and going to full draw then I'd say they had ill intent . 

[pianoman9701]

Then you would be taking me to jail too!! Dont assume.  Believe it or not there are good people too... 

We carried the said above calls well before the season! Its called scouting..
By the way fish and game would be told to go to hell! Calling in elk is not against the law!

Rtspring

We all know you're headed to jail anyway, RT!  J/K

Please contact, corey, karl, or chris they have my bail money!!!

Lol! 

[pendoreilleadventures]

I was once told by a WDFW warden that the way the law reads hunting is considering in pursuit of a big game animal. He told me he could have ticketed me because I was doing a deer drive without a valid rifle deer tag. I archery hunt had already tagged out that year.  He said technically he could write a ticket for scouting, taking pictures anything he wanted if you were doing it without a valid tag. I went out with my uncle later that year and took a rifle to try and see if I could see a bear or cougar because I still had those tags and was ticketed for hunting deer without a valid rifle tag because I didn't have a predator. It got throw out of court but that year the guy got game warden of the year for Washington state I think he wrote over 500 tickets that year. Allen Myers was his name

[10thmountainarcher]

I was once told by a WDFW warden that the way the law reads hunting is considering in pursuit of a big game animal. He told me he could have ticketed me because I was doing a deer drive without a valid rifle deer tag. I archery hunt had already tagged out that year.  He said technically he could write a ticket for scouting, taking pictures anything he wanted if you were doing it without a valid tag. I went out with my uncle later that year and took a rifle to try and see if I could see a bear or cougar because I still had those tags and was ticketed for hunting deer without a valid rifle tag because I didn't have a predator. It got throw out of court but that year the guy got game warden of the year for Washington state I think he wrote over 500 tickets that year. Allen Myers was his name

Sounds like the warden was a power hungry tool that got beat up a lot in high school.  Honestly if he was going to write tickets for hunters who are scouting then he doesn't belong in the position he is in.

[pendoreilleadventures]

He got ran out of Pend Oreille county his first year he is out of Clarkston now.

[Knocker of rocks]

I was once told by a WDFW warden that the way the law reads hunting is considering in pursuit of a big game animal. He told me he could have ticketed me because I was doing a deer drive without a valid rifle deer tag. I archery hunt had already tagged out that year.  He said technically he could write a ticket for scouting, taking pictures anything he wanted if you were doing it without a valid tag. I went out with my uncle later that year and took a rifle to try and see if I could see a bear or cougar because I still had those tags and was ticketed for hunting deer without a valid rifle tag because I didn't have a predator. It got throw out of court but that year the guy got game warden of the year for Washington state I think he wrote over 500 tickets that year. Allen Myers was his name

Allen would be wrong.  Taking photographs and bugling are protected, and in the the case of bugling, freedom of speech would apply.
http://content.photojojo.com/tips/legal-rights-of-photographers/

[10thmountainarcher]

He got ran out of Pend Oreille county his first year he is out of Clarkston now.

Oh the people of Pend Oreille.. Some of them can be quite frightening lol Is there a chance that he was also over in the Republic area? I remember hearing stories of the locals running a doozie of a warden out of there also!?!?!

[brutus1]

Why would you think they were poachers? As long as you got a tag in your pocket your hunting until you do something wrong right? Still a free country also why not carry your weapon ? Better to carry then leave it in your rig so some a-hole steals it and ruins your hunting season right.. there's been a bunch of stealing lately with trail cams and camps and whatever else people can get their hands on..not illegal to do that and it's a wise choice to carry anyways what if you came across a bear or a cougar and you left you weapon in your rig. People are always jumping to conclusion that someone doing something illegal when there not..my two cents.

[MattySuto]

stick with what you believe man... everyones entitled to there opinion... you can assume anything an everything you want... dont matter what anyone says....people will say what they want and "torch you" and make you feel like you dont know anything ...but it dont matter ....if you even had a clear picture of Big Foot they would still find away to talk you down.. I dont think you should have apologized... dont worry bout it man

[Whitpirate]

Then you would be taking me to jail too!! Dont assume.  Believe it or not there are good people too... 

We carried the said above calls well before the season! Its called scouting..
By the way fish and game would be told to go to hell! Calling in elk is not against the law!

Rtspring

We all know you're headed to jail anyway, RT!  J/K

Please contact, corey, karl, or chris they have my bail money!!!

You know it brother.  I'd get you out.... promptly in the truck we'd have a discussion on why and how.   

[hntrspud]

He got ran out of Pend Oreille county his first year he is out of Clarkston now.

Really? Thanks for the tip, I got a second deer tag in the clarkston deer unit. Not that I have anything to hide, but having someone look for anything at all to get you on can be a pain.