Found a poached elk

[rosscrazyelk]

When I was turkey hunting my friend and i found a elk skull and the antlers were cut off. Only 100 yards from the road. Do you think it is worth reporting it?

[Machias]

Yes

[alecvg]

 

[Michelle_Nelson]

 

[jackelope]

for the life of me i can never understand why people want to know if it is worth reporting. please don't take this the wrong way. this is the 3rd or 4th threead this spring on whether or not someone should report a potential wildlife crime.
report it. it is part of our duty as responsible stewards of the outdoors. it is easy and you can even do it online and/or anonymously...though you should do it over the phone as soon as you can if you don't have a cell or don't have service.

[rasbo]

always worth reporting,if its happening in the area the more reports the most likely they will respond..somebody might have hit it then someone came along and took the horns  lets us know

[agchawk]

for the life of me i can never understand why people want to know if it is worth reporting. please don't take this the wrong way. this is the 3rd or 4th threead this spring on whether or not someone should report a potential wildlife crime.
report it. it is part of our duty as responsible stewards of the outdoors. it is easy and you can even do it online and/or anonymously...though you should do it over the phone as soon as you can if you don't have a cell or don't have service.

   I was thinkin' the same thing. You know, if it's worth enough of your time to log onto the computer, create a new thread topic, type the thing up, and post it then it is most certainly worth reporting to the Game Department IMO.
   

[heavy hauler]

  i have found dozens of elk skulls at st helens with the skull plate cut or the antlers cut off like sheds.they starved to death. maybe that is the case there.or maybe someone legally killed a elk and cut the skull plate

[hoytem]

a guy  i used to work with found a four point bull skeleton and cut the antlers off, then brought them to work. he didn't know you're supposed to leave 'em if the skull is intact(does anyone know why?). simple enough mistake...I didn't report him.

[Tim]

I found one  day before late deer season opened last year,in an area where there is no open elk hunting.The remains looked like they had only beed there for a day.I called it in and gave them the exact location from my GPS and offered to make the trip again and lead them right to it.I got a great big ho-hum from fish and wildlife

[farmin4u_98948]

We are the eyes and ears for the game dept so if we see anything it needs to be reported. Do what is right even if you dont see any response or results.......

[funkster]

  i have found dozens of elk skulls at st helens with the skull plate cut or the antlers cut off like sheds.they starved to death. maybe that is the case there.or maybe someone legally killed a elk and cut the skull plate

 

[littlebuf]

just on a side not, i submitted a report about two weeks ago now. left my name number and haven't heard from the game department once  i will continue to report any illegal activity i may encounter in the woods because that's the right thing to do, but more and more im starting to believe that fish and game really doesn't care unless it makes the news. sad   

[Coasthunterjay]

i did the same thing with a spike i found up here just outside of PA, and the Fish and wildlife guy called me back and i thought he was actually going to do something with it.......
he listened to everything i had to say and then proceeded to tell me that it was probably a tribal kill.......

didnt look like any tribal kill to me and it wasnt on the reservation. It was on an open loggin road....right off the side of the road.....they just shot it, took the meat, and nothing else....no horns nothing.....JUST LEFT EVERYTHING ELSE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.

But the thing was...all the GMU's up here i believe are 3 point or better........BAD JU-JU IF I SAY.


I REPORTED AND NOTHING HAPENED BUT YOU MIGHT GET LUCKY IN YOUR CASE.....ATLEAST THEY TOOK THE HORNS.

[jackelope]

ATLEAST THEY TOOK THE HORNS.

really?

they just shot it, took the meat, and nothing else....no horns nothing.....JUST LEFT EVERYTHING ELSE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.

i would think the important thing to take if you're gonna kill an elk would be the meat. i'm not sure i understand your post.