Fairly certain I just saw some shady deer shooting

[Stein]

That's why WDFW wardens are trained in investigating, call it in and let them do their job.

[Jonathan_S]

That's why WDFW wardens are trained in investigating, call it in and let them do their job.

Precisely. I would say also that I trust @BULLBLASTER 's instincts especially on this particular instance with his history of his hunting grounds.

I was feeling bad last year, like a busy body, after calling in a suspicious event. Until the warden called and said he had made an arrest for some egregious poaching violations based on my tip.

[ctwiggs1]

I would have no problem with a game warden coming out and checking me. I’ve got nothing to hide.

You did the right thing. 

[92xj]

That's why WDFW wardens are trained in investigating, call it in and let them do their job.

Precisely. I would say also that I trust @BULLBLASTER 's instincts especially on this particular instance with his history of his hunting grounds.

I was feeling bad last year, like a busy body, after calling in a suspicious event. Until the warden called and said he had made an arrest for some egregious poaching violations based on my tip.

Did you get points?

[trophyhunt]

That's why WDFW wardens are trained in investigating, call it in and let them do their job.

Precisely. I would say also that I trust @BULLBLASTER 's instincts especially on this particular instance with his history of his hunting grounds.

I was feeling bad last year, like a busy body, after calling in a suspicious event. Until the warden called and said he had made an arrest for some egregious poaching violations based on my tip.

Did you get points?

The question should be, did you put your points on deer or elk???

[pianoman9701]

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.

Would you have gutted it first if you were able to drive up to it in your truck? No dragging or rolling.

[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.

Would you have gutted it first if you were able to drive up to it in your truck? No dragging or rolling.

If I was a farmer and gave you permission to hunt my land, asked you not to gut it in my field......would you still?

FWIW, I'm in agreement with the OP, just playing devils advocate.

[huntnnw]

I would venture to say that this was 99% illegal activity. I too trust chris judgement on this and know the area hes hunting well. This stuff happens on a daily basis in this area.

[Karl Blanchard]

I would venture to say that this was 99% illegal activity. I too trust chris judgement on this and know the area hes hunting well. This stuff happens on a daily basis in this area.

  bullblaster has been dealing with trash like this his entire adult life. What ever happened to just calling a spade a spade and while the legal definition of poacher may not apply here as the *censored*es probably had deer tags, if your plan for the season is to slow troll around other peoples property until you spot bucks you can shoot from the road, drive to quickly and speed away, well you are a poacher in my book 

[ctwiggs1]

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.

Would you have gutted it first if you were able to drive up to it in your truck? No dragging or rolling.

One of the areas I hunt is private and I can get my truck right to the deer.  I pop the deer in my truck, drive it home (about 1 hour and 15 minute drive), raise it with the tractor and get to work.  Pretty common for people to not gut on private land. 

[Jonathan_S]

That's why WDFW wardens are trained in investigating, call it in and let them do their job.

Precisely. I would say also that I trust @BULLBLASTER 's instincts especially on this particular instance with his history of his hunting grounds.

I was feeling bad last year, like a busy body, after calling in a suspicious event. Until the warden called and said he had made an arrest for some egregious poaching violations based on my tip.

Did you get points?

The question should be, did you put your points on deer or elk???

I sure did, 10 Quality Elk to be exact.

More importantly there was an arrest made on a career criminal and deer weren't being rifle poached during archery at night under a spotlight.

[92xj]

 

[BULLBLASTER]

I have no proof that anything wrong was going on other than seeing them shooting from the truck on a public road.  but the way they acted and the apparent haste in which they acted tells me they were up to no good. Unfortunately I don’t know the owner or land manager of that property or else I would have made contact with them.

Had it been someone I knows land I would have called right away, I know how difficult it is to gain and keep hunting access in the area this took place and crap like this just makes it worse.

Believe me or not, I really don’t care. But I sure hope that the group sees this post and thinks twice next time.

[RockChuck]

Probably up to no good, but yeah you never know lots of possibilities like disabled hunter(s), friends/family with permission to drive on the property, the owners themselves 

[The Marquis]

Shooting from a truck seems like the type of thing that we should all look down on and report since it's very much a violation.  Forget the rest (though extremely suspicious), that alone would get a call from me.