Elk Poachers...

[Timberstalker]

This should not be made into a tribal thing.  I don't care who did it......
thrill kill & waste of meat/animal = poaching....their a pig. 

Agreed. Just was simply asking a question. Seems like the tribal members spend a fair amount of time in this unit.

[coachcw]

I have seen it twice in 340 rear hind quarters gone and horns

[NOCK NOCK]

Did you let WDFW know about it and Location?

Yes, kind of. That's another beef I have. The "poaching hotline" is not "open" on the weekends.   
Reported to WSP who relays to WDFW. Couple times in the past I have did this and have always got a call back from a warden.....so far not this time. I will be raking them over the coals tomorrow.

[bigtex]

Did you let WDFW know about it and Location?

Yes, kind of. That's another beef I have. The "poaching hotline" is not "open" on the weekends.   
Reported to WSP who relays to WDFW. Couple times in the past I have did this and have always got a call back from a warden.....so far not this time. I will be raking them over the coals tomorrow.

The hours for the poaching hotline is in all regs and on the WDFW website, it is only operational during business hours. WSP dispatches for WDFW 24/7/365 which is why I tell people don't even bother with the poaching hotline.

I have always told officers to give a courtesy call to reporting parties, even if their the 10th person to make the call or won't be responding. I've always had an issue with an officer responding to an incident but not notifying the reporting party that they responded.

[NOCK NOCK]

They should always respond back. Common courtesy. IMO

[Buck Rub Jr]

My buddy spotted a dead cow elk this weekend when we were scouting as well. Couldn't see any bullet holes or where any meat had been taken off, but, we also didn't stick around too long or inspect it closely, was a little stinky...

[sthd system]

Many times if the horns are sawed off while there still in velvet its velvet they want . Certain ethnic groups use the velvet as an aphrodisiac. This happened a lot in the Lewis river area many years ago .

[Rider]

I wonder if this was caught on anyone's game cameras.
What a waste of some beautiful animals. May the poacher have violent nightmares for the rest of their miserable life.

[pianoman9701]

Wonder if it was tribal......

I doubt it. They would've taken the whole animal. There's zero reason for them to not take it out. So, that probably leaves white trash. 

[WAPatriot]

This is true poaching culprits should be hung. Thrill killers and someone who misidentifies an animal need to have different regulations. Thrill killers need to be removed from society.

[Rainier10]

I found three cows all shot with a gun and left to rot on the side of Wilson Creek road in 328 a few years back.  Game warden thought it was probably high school or college kids, it was right around graduation time, thrill kill kind of thing.

[JimmyHoffa]

Wonder if it was tribal......

I doubt it. They would've taken the whole animal. There's zero reason for them to not take it out. So, that probably leaves white trash. 

Who knows, but tribal (depending on the tribe) can be pretty bad too.  Some tribes let members designate someone else to shoot.  There would be cases where a couple guys get fifty tags and just go out shooting everything they can.  They like to shoot up the whole herd and then just take the bulls and spikes, leaving the cows and calves.

[pianoman9701]

Tribal members have zero to gain from leaving the animal and nothing to lose by taking it. They know at the very least they can sell the meat. At best, it'll feed their family. It's the guys shooting for "the fun of it" who would leave the animal to rot.

[JimmyHoffa]

Tribal members have zero to gain from leaving the animal and nothing to lose by taking it. They know at the very least they can sell the meat. At best, it'll feed their family. It's the guys shooting for "the fun of it" who would leave the animal to rot.

Most, but they have plenty of bad apples too.  Not like they can't come back and shoot more the next day.

[pianoman9701]

OK.