Poacher has my 5x5 elk

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bearhunter59:
Well, I guess my very first posting on this board will be on this topic.

On page 69 of this years game regs, I spot about 7 violations that punk could have been ticketed for....
Tagging and Transporting,
Section 2. Transporting wildlife - You must transport any big game animal with the proper tag attached.
Possession and Use of Wildlife
1. Transporting game or portions of meat taken by somebody else - If you transport or possess wildlife (or parts) killed by someone else, you must possess a written statement showing the name, address, license, permit or tag number, the number and kind of animal provided, the date killed, count, and area it was taken in, and the hunter's signature.
2. Waste of Wildlife - You may NOT allow game animals or game birds you have taken to recklessly be wasted.
4. Wildlife found dead - You may remove and dispose of wildlife found dead on your property or an adjoining public roadway, but you must first notify WDFW. Dead wildlife can only be removed for disposal, not for personal use or consumption.
5. Possession of Antlers - It is legal to possess naturally shed antlers of deer, elk, and moose.
6. Stolen wildlife - Lawfully-tagged wildlife is personal property. Theft of wildlife should be reported to local law enforcement.
Definitely enough there to get that punks hunting and fishing license revoked for a few years.

Bigshooter:
It sounds to me that the only things this kid did wrong was not call the game department.
And cut the head off.
Its not poaching, and if it was not tagged then it was not stealing. If I would of found it and had no idea how long it had been dead I would have cut the head off and threw it with the rest of my horns.

ICEMAN:
If the kid went looking 2 months later and brought the antlers home, no one here would have a problem with doing so. No one here would want someone to tag a rotted or decayed animal. I have found complete carcass's's's' and have brought back the skull with antlers, and have never felt bad about it. I think the reason so many of us are angry is cause the kid knew of it, found it, and lied about it. Not that he brought the rack home. We would all have brought the rack home, if found way later. I bet we all would have called Longtatlaw and let him know of the find, and taken him to it.

Machias:
Nice phtos LongTatLaw, escpecially the bottom one :) Dang that kid's grown a heck of a set of horns, LOL Reading your post above about the whole deal, you did just fine. I like the fact you kept looking for him. Good luck on finding a decent cape.

boneaddict:
Congrats on getting YOUR antlers. Nice job on your first bull. Score really doesn't matter in regards to how you feel about how you measure a trophy. He is probably in the 160-180 range. Here is a copy of the pope and young form so you can play. I can e-mail you a copy and the insructions as well if you would like.

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