Fairly certain I just saw some shady deer shooting

[h20hunter]

The gamies time is meant to be spent investigating concerns.  I see nothing wrong with a concerned hunter asking for a gamie to do their job.

So you call the cops when someone is speeding?  Every time you hear a gunshot in the woods?  Seeing a crime, and maybe a crime are two different entities

I do not. If I saw someone speeding and driving reckless in a school zone, which I believe is more of a relate to the OP stated scenario,  then yes I would. Also, if I saw two hunters in a truck mixing jim beam and mixers I would call that in as well.

[bobcat]

If someone saw me do something they thought was potentially against the law, I'd have no problem talking with a game officer as I'm in no sort of trouble and get it sorted out, may be a small inconvenience but as hunters I see it as our duty to do all we can in the upholding of laws in the woods, after all we are the number one contributors to conservation. We have the most eyes in the woods and each poacher we can stop because of suspicious activity is a victory in my book, our wildlife needs our help. Props to @BULLBLASTER for giving it a call in! Best of luck to all out still hunting!

Well said

[tgomez]

Shouldn't be shooting any rifles that close to those houses regardless if it wasn't poaching. That's my 

[Buckhunter24]

 

If they didn't gut it then they were up to no good.

[jmscon]

I would actually call it in, their online report is not very quick.

[WapitiTalk1]

If it looks like a duck and walks like a duck.....

[Skyvalhunter]

then its a chicken

[Bango skank]

All the signs are there that this was not on the up and up.  Doesnt look like you got a plate number, so likely wont be much the gamies can do, but i would call them, and give them the pics.  They can decide if its worth their time to look into it further, if they have enough to go on.  It could be that theyll recognize the rig and the m.o.  couple guys around my area were well known by the game wardens and the locals for pulling this same crap.  It caught up with them eventually.

[NOCK NOCK]

If they didn't gut it then they were up to no good.

Not true,

I have many times not gutted. Shot a doe this past weekend, rolled/drug it about a mile before gutting...keeps the meat wayyyyy cleaner.

[DIYARCHERYJUNKIE]

They probably won’t respond at all. It’s not shell fish.  As far as they’re privacy when reporting...  let’s just say they make it obvious by showing no discretion when confronting accused person.

[dwils233]

Some people are trying to turn this into the investigation of the century. In this situation, it's not crazy to call a game warden if you saw something suspicious. I have to find magone a game warden a first move would be to contact the landowner/administrator and find out if anyone had. Permission to be out there.

Then they just follow the facts....pretty straightforward. It's not like they just instantly run out and harass any hunters they can find.

[buckfvr]

If they didn't gut it then they were up to no good.

I/we have moved plenty of deer before gutting.......not a crime, and shows no evil intent.  How ever, in this case it could lead you to believe they were in a hurry to get away as Im sure they were.  Did they break some laws??? It looks like it.  Did they have licenses and tag the animal ??  who knows, and who knows if they should burn as "poachers", or just be cited for the laws they broke while in the act of otherwise legally hunting.

I just cant seem to buy into this mentality that everyone who may have or might be breaking a law should be labeled as a "poacher" when that is such a loose description to throw around so freely as it is here. Whos definition of poacher ??  If its not shot out of season or by unlicensed non tag holders, then the crimes would be other than poaching imho.  THeres more than a few hunters out there who have been cited for violations while hunting and been allowed to keep their game and NOT been labeled as a poacher.

[fliesitdies]

Well this will boil your blood, I pay to hunt private property. And this year I had my eye on a nice 4x4 he has been with 3 other legal bucks but not my target. As I am in my ground blind watching the 3 small guys waiting for the 4 point 2 idiot's trespass on Heavily Posted property and shoot all 3 bucks one was wounded and got away. This all happened less than 100yrds from me. Luckily I had cell service and got the land Owner there in a hurry, then I got out of my blind the shooter's didn't even know I was there and I was Pissed Off, then the  game wardens, local sheriff. They took the deer, their license, wrote them tickets for Trespassing, No Orange,  over harvest, we searched for several hours and could not locate the 1 that was hit. Some  people just don't fricken get it.

[j_h_nimrod]

If they didn't gut it then they were up to no good.

I/we have moved plenty of deer before gutting.......not a crime, and shows no evil intent.  How ever, in this case it could lead you to believe they were in a hurry to get away as Im sure they were.  Did they break some laws??? It looks like it.  Did they have licenses and tag the animal ??  who knows, and who knows if they should burn as "poachers", or just be cited for the laws they broke while in the act of otherwise legally hunting.

I just cant seem to buy into this mentality that everyone who may have or might be breaking a law should be labeled as a "poacher" when that is such a loose description to throw around so freely as it is here. Whos definition of poacher ??  If its not shot out of season or by unlicensed non tag holders, then the crimes would be other than poaching imho.  THeres more than a few hunters out there who have been cited for violations while hunting and been allowed to keep their game and NOT been labeled as a poacher.

Poaching by definition is the taking of game on private land you don’t have the privilege to hunt on, this case seems likely to fit that definition well.

[Nwgunner]

ok i'm pretty confused right now...I see a pic of a truck with a couple guys near the back.  someone posting they think they saw something "shady" but they can't say who owns the land  or even confirms they have permission to hunt on it....a lot of stuff need clarification.

I agree.  I hate poachers as much as the next but how do we know they were poaching. Yes, as described in the OP this is very shady, but much information needs to be gathered as there are lots of variables.  No orange, driving off road for retrieval, shooting near houses all not acceptable in my book. These guys do not pass the "sniff test"  but were they poaching... we don't know.