Hunter facing charges after death of beloved elk named Bullwinkle

[WAPatriot]

I love how everyone on here is so jealous of TR. Work your ass off and you can buy hunting opportunities. There is an unlimited about of money to be made in this world.

[Alchase]

We are talking about a trophy bull elk being POACHED by a guy that spends a lot of money each year at auctions and in the raffle.
And has a history of flaunting hunting regulations.

Fixed it for you

The amount of money he spends on raffles and auctions should have no more bearing on this case then how much he spends on underwear.....

Shooting a 2 point in a 3 point or better GMU
or
Shooting a trophy branched antler bull in a closed GMU

both = poaching

Why are you trying to diminish what he is accused of?

[Rainier10]

Innocent until proven guilty only applies for those who have lots of money. Otherwise, you would expect, like most anyone else, the rifle used to kill the bull would have been confiscated, the bull itself would have been taken, perhaps even the vehicle Reichert used when he was "hunting" this bull would have been taken. You hear about property being confiscated all the time in poaching cases. Funny how that didn't happen in this case.

We are talking about a trophy bull elk being taken by a guy that spends a lot of money each year at auctions and in the raffle.

This isn't @rtspring being accused of shooting a 2 pt deer in a 3 pt area where he lost his rifle in the shuffle.  This is way less significant than that.

Lets not forget, they took my tag too!  On the spot I could no longer hunt!

It is obvious there are different rules for different people.

[Rainier10]

We are talking about a trophy bull elk being POACHED by a guy that spends a lot of money each year at auctions and in the raffle.
And has a history of flaunting hunting regulations.

Fixed it for you

The amount of money he spends on raffles and auctions should have no more bearing on this case then how much he spends on underwear.....

Shooting a 2 point in a 3 point or better GMU
or
Shooting a trophy branched antler bull in a closed GMU

both = poaching

Why are you trying to diminish what he is accused of?

We need a sarcasm emoji. 

[WAPatriot]

Jealous Internet jockies need to get a life. If you ain't got the money you have to hunt harder for trophy animals. Some of you guys are pathetic *censored*s. Leave the man alone he's a hunter and a Stuard to the environment. You don't know what happened and the state ain't charging him so go hump a tree.

[jackelope]

Jealous Internet jockies need to get a life. If you ain't got the money you have to hunt harder for trophy animals. Some of you guys are pathetic *censored*s. Leave the man alone he's a hunter and a Stuard to the environment. You don't know what happened and the state ain't charging him so go hump a tree.

The state has already charged him. That's why they're going through the trial process.

[Curly]

What is a "Stuard"? And the state doesn't charge people, it is up to the county......... I think the state recommended prosecution and did the investigation and brought the evidence to the county prosecutor.

And everyone that has read these threads on here and the news articles have a pretty good idea what happened.  He shot a branched bull in a unit that was not open.

[Rainier10]

Jealous Internet jockies need to get a life. If you ain't got the money you have to hunt harder for trophy animals. Some of you guys are pathetic *censored*s. Leave the man alone he's a hunter and a Stuard to the environment. You don't know what happened and the state ain't charging him so go hump a tree.

He has been charged and I think the discussion about different standards for different income levels is a valid one.

I don't think it can be argued whether he has been charged that is a fact.

I also think that it is tough to argue that people with more money don't take a different path than the average joe when accused of a crime.

I would love to hear your side of the argument on whether he has been charged or not and also your thoughts on different income levels being treated differently in the legal process.

[WAPatriot]

Convicted charged whatever you want to call it it's irrelevant cause in the end he's still gonna hunt and kill bigger bulls than you or I. Unlike you complainers I look at this as a prime example of why I need to work harder and make more money. I would absolutely love it if some Rich guy rented 30 helocopers and put a dent in some wolves.

[Alchase]

We are talking about a trophy bull elk being POACHED by a guy that spends a lot of money each year at auctions and in the raffle.
And has a history of flaunting hunting regulations.

Fixed it for you

The amount of money he spends on raffles and auctions should have no more bearing on this case then how much he spends on underwear.....

Shooting a 2 point in a 3 point or better GMU
or
Shooting a trophy branched antler bull in a closed GMU

both = poaching

Why are you trying to diminish what he is accused of?

We need a sarcasm emoji. 

No problem, my sarcasm reader seems to be broken lately, LOL

[BULLBLASTER]

Here we go again.... We're all back to being broke jelous whiners.... 

[Blacktail Sniper]

I hate it when that happens.....

[klickman]

Innocent until proven guilty only applies for those who have lots of money. Otherwise, you would expect, like most anyone else, the rifle used to kill the bull would have been confiscated, the bull itself would have been taken, perhaps even the vehicle Reichert used when he was "hunting" this bull would have been taken. You hear about property being confiscated all the time in poaching cases. Funny how that didn't happen in this case.

They confiscated the bull at his court appearance yesterday.  Not sure about the weapon or any other property. 

[Rainier10]

Innocent until proven guilty only applies for those who have lots of money. Otherwise, you would expect, like most anyone else, the rifle used to kill the bull would have been confiscated, the bull itself would have been taken, perhaps even the vehicle Reichert used when he was "hunting" this bull would have been taken. You hear about property being confiscated all the time in poaching cases. Funny how that didn't happen in this case.

They confiscated the bull at his court appearance yesterday.  Not sure about the weapon or any other property.

This has gone a lot farther than I would have guessed it would.  I am glad they are going the whole way but definitely surprised.

[Boss .300 winmag]

Here we go again.... We're all back to being broke jelous whiners.... 

NOT BROKE, JEALOUS, OR A WHINER. JUST DON'T LIKE TO SETS OF STANDARDS FOR LAW BREAKERS. AND I'M NOT SAYING RT WAS A LAW BREAKER.

THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU ARN'T RICH AND GET ACCUSED OF SOMETHING WHILE HUNTING, SEE BELOW THREAD IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN IT BEFORE.

http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,87690.275.html