Slob hunter or poached deer?

[woodswalker]

Shoulders were not trashed, there was less than a cereal bowl of blood shot....and it was dumped 3 feet off the side of the road with spin marks leaving. Looks to me like someone dumped a possibly not legal deer and grabbed the good bits.  If I had found it a mile or more off the road, with the guts in it or nearby...wouldnt have thought anything of it.  Glad some of you think it was a waste of WDFW time.  Have heard shots LONG after dark...yeah might be after a long trail on a bad hit...but after midnight near to a road...dont think so.

[Blacktail Sniper]

Isn't it in the regulations that the WDFW requires only 35 pounds of meat to be taken of a deer?   

No such thing.

Also wondering why this was posted in the Memorials section???

[longstevo]

A memorial to the deer.
 

[jeepasaurusrex]

Nice to talk to you and your (wife, I assume) today. I agree, this was done by a lazy "hunter".

[h20hunter]

Wasn't there so I can only assume. Looks like there was meat wasted on that animal.

[jeepasaurusrex]

A LOT of wasted meat.

[pianoman9701]

  The comments about there being nothing worthwhile in the shoulder are dead wrong. Shoulders make great roasts and stew meat. If they're destroyed by the shot, you can still cut out the bruising and salvage at least a couple lbs of stew meat. Even from my little buck this year I got 2 3-lb roasts and trim for pepperoni from the shoulders.

[rtspring]

Lets all call the DFW for nothing!!  I see little waste! Who are we to judge, we have no idea what went on? Heck maybe he got a emergency call and had to go!!

You DO GOODERS are nothing but tattle tales that need to grow up!!!   

[pianoman9701]

Lets all call the DFW for nothing!!  I see little waste! Who are we to judge, we have no idea what went on? Heck maybe he got a emergency call and had to go!!

You DO GOODERS are nothing but tattle tales that need to grow up!!!

Jesus RT, You must live with constant high blood pressure! I think the OP called WDFW because he suspected poaching. I don't think anyone else is calling them. It's a discussion about different ideas regarding waste at this point. If you don't think it's waste, say so and go meditate.

[TeacherMan]

That would be a hell of a ticket in AK!

[Rainier10]

I don't think poacher at all.  Maybe the placement of what was left was in a bad spot.  Looks like he made an effort on the shoulders by skinning them but then didn't take the meat for some reason.  If his plan was to just waste the meat I am not sure why he skinned the shoulders out.  I am guessing there is more to his story but poaching is not part of it I am sure.

[RB]

That would be a hell of a ticket in AK!

Heard they have charts and if it does not match the "estimated" weight or quantity a guy ends up in a heap of trouble!

[Stein]

I vote lazy waste as well.  A poacher would likely not take as much time and do as neat of a job as he/she did.

Front quarters are very tasty meat and many pounds for stew meat, roasts and burger.  For me, it is like taking a pound of hamburger out of the freezer and throwing it in the garbage.

[7mmfan]

I can tell you that the carcass left from my deer wouldn't feed a raven. I trim the rib meat out, take the flank, everything. It all makes burger and sausage so why not take it? The front shoulders are the easiest meat to get off the body and off the bone anyway, so why leave them? Just wasteful...

[nw_bowhunter]

Looks like there is some waste to me. Based on where it was found, and the initial story I feel its pretty reasonable the hunter not coming back. He took the cuts he wanted and left the rest.