3 cow elk left to waste near North Bend

[fly-by]

https://komonews.com/news/local/police-ask-for-publics-help-after-3-cow-elk-found-killed-left-to-waste-in-north-bend

[birdshooter1189]

If the person who did that finds this post, I'd like to request that they send me a PM and fess up so I can turn it in and collect the reward 

[birdshooter1189]

On a serious note though, that's sad to see them get wasted.  Especially when so many people purchase a tag and go hunting lawfully during the season and come up empty handed.

[Pinetar]

That is terrible, is that area open right now to late archery? If not what the hell is wrong with people to shoot three Elk for no reason?

[Gentrys]

Makes me sick

[lewy]

Pretty F'd up

[trophyhunt]

Fricken poachers have the mental capacity of an 8 year old, if you poach and get a kick out of post like this, your a dick head!  Grow the hell up dirtbag! 

[Bob33]

https://komonews.com/news/local/police-ask-for-publics-help-after-3-cow-elk-found-killed-left-to-waste-in-north-bend

[Mfowl]

It would be sweet if they could lift a print from that arrow. Someone who does this might be in the system already. Dang shame!

[Buzz2401]

Not quite sure why they think they were poached.  They were probably shot and never found.  There is a antlerless season for archery that went to the 15th.  Could of been poached I suppose but I find animals after archery all the time out in the woods never really felt they were poached.  If hunting season wasn't open when they found them then that would be one thing but it was open till the 15th and they found them the 14th.

[Twispriver]

Not knowing for sure if it was in a closed area I was thinking maybe sloppy hunting as well.

[Russ McDonald]

That area is classified as 4601 inside of gmu 460.  It was open during late archery and it is 3 pt or better.  Hope they catch them.

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[colersu22]

I don’t have the regs in front of me but 4601 for late season was 3pt min/antlerless so could have been shot during season but 3 cows is probably what is bringing up the red flag as poaching.  I believe master hunters can hunt up there July-March.

[Russ McDonald]

I don’t have the regs in front of me but 4601 for late season was 3pt min/antlerless so could have been shot during season but 3 cows is probably what is bringing up the red flag as poaching.  I believe master hunters can hunt up there July-March.

My mistake.  Hard to read on my phone at 3 am when putting the dogs out.  It is antlerless or 3 pt or better in the regs.  Still morons if you ask me.

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[Birdguy]

 I read about this on Facebook. Three elk in the same general area (easily within walking distance if not sight distance) I doubt is lost animals. One being partially butchered hind quarters and backstrap missing leads more thoughts to poaching or "joy shooting" if they killed 3 how many more were hit and ran off injured? Just awful.

[Buzz2401]

Where did you hear heads were missing and some meat taken didn't read that in any of the reports.

[444Marlin]

The WDFW Facebook post had more info that one was partially butchered, backstraps and hind quarters taken but the rest left.  I didn't see/recall that the heads were taken

[big al]

Makes me sick.  Find to shooters~!~

[dilleytech]

Likely someone got into a heard and kept shooting until there wasn’t anything left to shoot at “worst case”. Could easily have thought it was the same elk with every shot “best case”. You can see the same thing happen on a elk 101 video this fall. Crappy situation no matter what. If he called and turned himself in all the meat would have been donated and fines probably light.