Disqusted by so called Master Hunters

[canyelk48]

Today I looked out my window to see a herd of elk standing near my access road, so decided to drive down to the mailbox and take some photos.  Much to my dismay, as I round the curve and started snapping photos, I notice one cow limping away and then I see several rigs parked on a side road and people wearing hunter orange.  Drove down and see that they all had rifles and had shot the hell out of the herd.  At least 3 cows in sight down, and several others wounded and trying to keep up with the herd.  When I told them they were on private property (not mine, however), they claimed to have verbal permission (though highly unlikely since the land owner doesn't even live here) and that they were all Master Hunters.  I was so disgusted by the way these so called hunters just shot into the herd, including in the direction of nearby horses and livestock, that I gave them a piece of my mind and told them that in no way are they real hunters and just give hunters a bad name by actions such as theirs.  I took photographs and called Fish and Game and waited for them to show.  The officers investigated and another land owner also reported to them about coming upon 2 gut piles and a dead elk the other day behind his property.  Don't know what the outcome of these two separate incidents will be, but hopefully if nothing else, these idiots will think twice about shooting up a herd of elk in an area sounded by homes and livestock.  Nothing more than legalized poaching IMO and no better than the other incident with Natives at Oak Creek that is currently stirring up a lot of talk on this site.  To these "Master Hunters", way to go, you should be proud of your great hunt.

[Boss .300 winmag]

 

[Buzz2401]

Ya I think the program is a joke, they need to get rid of it.

[Bill W]

If you didn't believe they had permission to hunt the land why then did you believe them when they said they were "master hunters".

I'm not saying they had permission, nor that they were master hunters.  Just wondered why you believed one statement and not the other.  I would think both were BS.

[Buzz2401]

Maybe they were natives disguised as Master Hunters.  lol

[boneaddict]

I've never liked this program, though I have several friends that do well by it.

[MtnMuley]

The intentions of this program are great. The results of this program often aren't. Several good examples are always trumped by a few culls.

[jackelope]

The intentions of this program are great. The results of this program often aren't. Several good examples are always trumped by a few culls.

That's a real good way of putting it.

[Bob33]

I'm holding out to join a group with only perfect hunters.

[jackelope]

That's a whole other level, Bob.

[Rainier10]

The intentions of this program are great. The results of this program often aren't. Several good examples are always trumped by a few culls.

Good on the OP for reporting it.  They should be removed from the program for this type of activity.

[JBar]

    Again another black eye for hunters!! We're just batting 1000 this week.

[BreezyBear]

Time to do away with the Master Hunter Program 

[jay.sharkbait]

I thought only dem injuns did this kinda thing?

Did they have any pepshi's in thier cooler?

[Rainier10]

I'm holding out to join a group with only perfect hunters.

So you don't want to hunt with the master hunters, the yakama's, the muckleshoots, the couple from Oregon or Tod Riechert?  What the heck Bob?