Shed hunters score big trespassing on Hanford!

[trophyhunt]

Lol, so all this frenzy for nothing.  Typical internet BS

[b0bbyg]

So what you are saying is that the internet beat down of these guys was not justified,  way to rain on the parade with facts and stuff   

[bobcat]

It's very hard for me to believe they didn't know they were on a National Wildlife Refuge. Having Onx and claiming they only knew it was public land seems like a pre-planned excuse.

[bigtex]

It's very hard for me to believe they didn't know they were on a National Wildlife Refuge. Having Onx and claiming they only knew it was public land seems like a pre-planned excuse.

There's plenty of National Wildlife Refuges you can hunt, fish, camp, etc. on. And then there's others which are completely closed to access, or where significant portions are closed. That's what makes NWRs different then USFS, BLM, DNR, etc.

I will say (and not in these guys defense) that is amazing how many people overly rely on OnX now. People see fed/state land and just automatically assume it's open for XYZ because hey it's state/fed land. That's the problem with the over reliance on technology now.

[hunter399]

It's very hard for me to believe they didn't know they were on a National Wildlife Refuge. Having Onx and claiming they only knew it was public land seems like a pre-planned excuse.

There's plenty of National Wildlife Refuges you can hunt, fish, camp, etc. on. And then there's others which are completely closed to access, or where significant portions are closed. That's what makes NWRs different then USFS, BLM, DNR, etc.

I will say (and not in these guys defense) that is amazing how many people overly rely on OnX now. People see fed/state land and just automatically assume it's open for XYZ because hey it's state/fed land. That's the problem with the over reliance on technology now.

Well the biggest assumption on state land is the state sells access discover pass ,sooo it should be open.

[bigtex]

It's very hard for me to believe they didn't know they were on a National Wildlife Refuge. Having Onx and claiming they only knew it was public land seems like a pre-planned excuse.

There's plenty of National Wildlife Refuges you can hunt, fish, camp, etc. on. And then there's others which are completely closed to access, or where significant portions are closed. That's what makes NWRs different then USFS, BLM, DNR, etc.

I will say (and not in these guys defense) that is amazing how many people overly rely on OnX now. People see fed/state land and just automatically assume it's open for XYZ because hey it's state/fed land. That's the problem with the over reliance on technology now.

Well the biggest assumption on state land is the state sells access discover pass ,sooo it should be open.

There's more state agencies then simply WDFW, DNR, or State Parks that manage state lands. Last year a couple guys got busted for hunting "state lands" that were actually managed by the Department of Social and Health Services as part of a healthcare facility. But on OnX it simply said "State of WA."

[hunter399]

It's very hard for me to believe they didn't know they were on a National Wildlife Refuge. Having Onx and claiming they only knew it was public land seems like a pre-planned excuse.

There's plenty of National Wildlife Refuges you can hunt, fish, camp, etc. on. And then there's others which are completely closed to access, or where significant portions are closed. That's what makes NWRs different then USFS, BLM, DNR, etc.

I will say (and not in these guys defense) that is amazing how many people overly rely on OnX now. People see fed/state land and just automatically assume it's open for XYZ because hey it's state/fed land. That's the problem with the over reliance on technology now.

Well the biggest assumption on state land is the state sells access discover pass ,sooo it should be open.

There's more state agencies then simply WDFW, DNR, or State Parks that manage state lands. Last year a couple guys got busted for hunting "state lands" that were actually managed by the Department of Social and Health Services as part of a healthcare facility. But on OnX it simply said "State of WA."

Im sure you guys have seen the crazy,worse,of it .
And yes I agree state land is not always huntable,along with county property,ECT.

[ipkus]

It's very hard for me to believe they didn't know they were on a National Wildlife Refuge. Having Onx and claiming they only knew it was public land seems like a pre-planned excuse.

There's plenty of National Wildlife Refuges you can hunt, fish, camp, etc. on. And then there's others which are completely closed to access, or where significant portions are closed. That's what makes NWRs different then USFS, BLM, DNR, etc.

I will say (and not in these guys defense) that is amazing how many people overly rely on OnX now. People see fed/state land and just automatically assume it's open for XYZ because hey it's state/fed land. That's the problem with the over reliance on technology now.

I think you are stretching awfully far to think these guys ended up where they did based on OnX.  They just happened to see this big chunk of public ground on OnX, knew there would be a bunch of elk living in the middle of the desert on it, didn't see a single other person on said ground over two weekends while they grabbed a lot of sheds...?

Really??

Nobody knows about the elk out there without knowing it is closed access...which is why there's a bunch of elk out there.

Regardless of what the backstory is, they knew where they were at and they knew what they were doing.  There is no logical way for that not to be the case.

[Maverick]

Some inside info on this shed hunting case.

The initial report was that these individuals had trespassed onto private property and then onto the National Wildlife Refuge. Turns out that these shed hunters actually talked to the family who owns the private land and obtained permission to shed hunt on their land. Problem is, this is a big family and another family member saw the individuals trespassing (didn't know their relative granted permission) and wanted them charged with trespassing.

Regarding the trespassing on the refuge, the shed hunters looked on OnX and saw it as public land and thought they were good to go.

None of the shed hunters have had previous state/federal wildlife violations. They will be cited for trespassing on a national wildlife refuge.

You're telling me these guys got slapped with an up to $500 fine  for shed hunting hanford is all?

[fishngamereaper]

Kinda falls in line with the  "these aren't my pants" excuse...

[Pegasus]

The guillotine, the guillotine...

[bigtex]

Some inside info on this shed hunting case.

The initial report was that these individuals had trespassed onto private property and then onto the National Wildlife Refuge. Turns out that these shed hunters actually talked to the family who owns the private land and obtained permission to shed hunt on their land. Problem is, this is a big family and another family member saw the individuals trespassing (didn't know their relative granted permission) and wanted them charged with trespassing.

Regarding the trespassing on the refuge, the shed hunters looked on OnX and saw it as public land and thought they were good to go.

None of the shed hunters have had previous state/federal wildlife violations. They will be cited for trespassing on a national wildlife refuge.

You're telling me these guys got slapped with an up to $500 fine  for shed hunting hanford is all?

They weren't on Hanford. They were on a wildlife refuge next to Hanford.

Sent from my SM-G973U using Tapatalk

[boneaddict]

It’s a lot more fun to shed antler hunt when you don’t have to look over your shoulder.  Most of the antlers in that pile wouldn’t even make it in my pack.   

[Pegasus]

Some inside info on this shed hunting case.

The initial report was that these individuals had trespassed onto private property and then onto the National Wildlife Refuge. Turns out that these shed hunters actually talked to the family who owns the private land and obtained permission to shed hunt on their land. Problem is, this is a big family and another family member saw the individuals trespassing (didn't know their relative granted permission) and wanted them charged with trespassing.

Regarding the trespassing on the refuge, the shed hunters looked on OnX and saw it as public land and thought they were good to go.

None of the shed hunters have had previous state/federal wildlife violations. They will be cited for trespassing on a national wildlife refuge.

Not very believable especially since one of the perps had complained about already getting caught previously for the same thing.

[bigtex]

Some inside info on this shed hunting case.

The initial report was that these individuals had trespassed onto private property and then onto the National Wildlife Refuge. Turns out that these shed hunters actually talked to the family who owns the private land and obtained permission to shed hunt on their land. Problem is, this is a big family and another family member saw the individuals trespassing (didn't know their relative granted permission) and wanted them charged with trespassing.

Regarding the trespassing on the refuge, the shed hunters looked on OnX and saw it as public land and thought they were good to go.

None of the shed hunters have had previous state/federal wildlife violations. They will be cited for trespassing on a national wildlife refuge.

Not very believable especially since one of the perps had complained about already getting caught previously for the same thing.

Because you heard it on the internet?

He also supposedly got a $500 fine two days earlier. Except there is no infraction with a $500 fine...

Sent from my SM-G973U using Tapatalk