Trophy State of Mind poaching in Montana

[Bean Counter]

Leave my signs alone, dan 

 

[10thmountainarcher]

Sucks when members from this forum prove to be jack wagons. I like to think most people are legit hunters that work their butts off like blrman, coach, and rtspring. Didn't alwine take a really nice Washington bull a few years back? Wonder if that one was poached as well?

[lokidog]

   Disappointing, to say the least.....

[KFhunter]

There for a second I forgot you were my idol...

You havent looked very hard for an Idol if you came up with me lol

[Fl0und3rz]

Sad.  Hopefully he can make the best of this and educate on ethics and respect for property rights.

[Hornseeker]

Wouldn't have guessed it... He seemed like a good dude.

[NumaJohn]

It's interesting how Matt Alwine had such an alpha presence on the Forum.

I would say he successfully cultivated a certain mystique that was attractive to weekend warriors like me. He was "the man" (or one of them) when it came to hunting, it seemed, but I guess he never really grew up. I don't care how stealthy he was or how good of a shot with a bow, he is nothing more than a poacher. A wildlife thief who turned a buck by taking us all for suckers.

And to think he can be back out there after just 4 seasons...Ugh.

John

[10thmountainarcher]

It's interesting how Matt Alwine had such an alpha presence on the Forum.

I would say he successfully cultivated a certain mystique that was attractive to weekend warriors like me. He was "the man" (or one of them) when it came to hunting, it seemed, but I guess guess he never really grew up. I don't care how stealthy he was or how good of a shot with a bow, he is nothing more than a poacher to me. A wildlife thief who turned a buck by taking us all for suckers.

And to think he can be back out there after just 4 seasons...Ugh.

John

I'm with ya 100% on this one. To look at his photos and read of his hunts made me green with envy. I wish I had the time to dedicate to the woods and harvest the animals as he did. To find out he's nothing more than a criminal is the ultimate disappointment. I'm going to go out on a whim here and say this more than likely isn't an isolated incident...

[KFhunter]

you wouldn't be out on a limb as the charges span multiple years

[10thmountainarcher]

you wouldn't be out on a limb as the charges span multiple years

I'm thinking more on the lines of multiple states.

[PolarBear]

Considering some of the folks that he hung out with and filmed, it does not surprise me in the least.  Scumbags!

[Miles]

I like to think most people are legit hunters that work their butts off like blrman, coach, and rtspring.

Didn't Rtspring poach a two point a couple years back and lose his rifle?  For some reason I seem to remember there being a thread about it somewhere.   


As for Matt... He's from Springdale where Deer season is year round and you get respect for being an expert shot from the hours of 8:00 pm to midnight. 

[greenhead_killer]

Just clarification, not defending by any means. He got caught for trespassing, but still hunted in season with the proper tags? I only got through one article so far.

[Bean Counter]

It sounds like it. Otherwise they would have levied additional charges for hunting out of season, etc. Unless they somehow screwed the pooch on those charges. Which cops have been known to do, from time to time 

[mdbuck5x5]

Sad.  Hopefully he can make the best of this and educate on ethics and respect for property rights.

Highly doubtful! He's been doing it for multiple years and this slap on the wrist is more than likely not gonna stop him! Hell who knows the charges and everything may have been worse, he may have taken a plea and confessed to save his ass a little.