What Would You Do? He shot my elk!

[JLS]

You could have tagged it first but that to me is poor sportsmanship. 

It's would also be highly illegal.  You can't tag an animal you didn't shoot.

[huntnnw]

I had a guy and his nephew come in on me after I had been in this area since before light trying to get a bull..they park right behind my truck and rush up there at 5 pm and starting calling to all hell. I run into them as I am closing in on the elk and am like WTF are you doing? he tells me the elk are right over there.. you dont say!  I have been chasing them for 2 days in here...he takes off calling behind me and tells me his nephew is over that way and I should go this way. I still hadnt seen his nephew, as I stand there thinking this blows and what to do I look up and there is a bull just standing there, boom with a muzzleloader and down goes the elk. He comes up and says cool, but we gotta go as its now dark...needless to say I got back to the rig at 1 am with the first load.

Funny thing is if his nephew woulda shot the bull, I woulda helped them pack it out.

[Skyvalhunter]

well atleast you got the elk I would have been POed if he blew the elk out of the country.

[huntnnw]

Yeah it was a good thing I woulda been pissed

[Redneck Russell]

Sure sounds like Colorado

[Johnb317]

I would have been bummed out, but still A.

Hate it when I realize the "bull" answering me isn't.
If it sounds too good it usually isn't    Sigh

[zackmioli]

A and C as well. Im happy anytime anyone gets a critter and will always help people if they need it.

[TheHunt]

This has happened a more times that I would like to say. 

But I pick E. 

I hit MOB on my GPS and take chase after the elk.  As I head back after never getting the other elk I stop by on my way back to congratulate the hunter and ask to pack what I can on my way out.  I usually chat with him/her where I was at when he/she shot their elk. 

They shot the elk far and square and it is their elk.  I would like to say most hunters would not try to kill an elk under another person.  But there are exceptions.. 

[bowhuntersd]

I'd say most of you are way nicer people than I am or just good liars.
E- I'd congratulate him then turn away and go find me some other elk. If he didn't know I was there from the start he had planned on tracking and packing on his own from the start. Congrats and out. He's on his own.