Elk taken from hunters at gun point?

[TeacherMan]

Anyone hear about this? It’s about 20 min from my house. Guys had an elk taken from them at gun point above the cutthroat in Calder. Sounds like there is so much more to the story. Also sounds like a really good way to get shot.

[MADMAX]

No other game animal that I know of make people crazy like elk do

[Screaminreelz]

No other game animal that I know of make people crazy like elk do

Not unheard of unfortunately.  Those people exist. Can't kill ther own they have to steal it from someone else. Goods friends of mine about 15 yes ago in Winston. 2 *censored*ty hunters couldn't track a cold had to steal a bull from a guy who worked his ass off to feed his family. Always carry a side arm and don't let people get away with crap like this.

[Angus]

Back in the mid 80's a cousin of mine (18-20 yrs old) had a bull taken from him in the Manastash unit. He was hunting solo and shot a bull about 400 yards away and saw it drop. He shot it across a canyon and it took about a half hour to get across the canyon and to his elk, when he got to it 3 guys were gutting it and told him, in very threatening term, it wasn't his elk and to walk away, which he did. If it had happened the next day it probably would have had a different outcome as there would have been 7-8 guys in camp with him.

[jrebel]

This kind of stuff takes big cajones......Stealing a 500-800 lb animal would not be quick or w/out work.  I would walk away, get to cell service and tell LEO, they better hurry......the investigation gets a lot harder if they pack my elk out an you are not at their truck to investigate it.      I would be at a distance giving play by play directions so LEO could greet them. 

If it were not LEO greeting them, it would be a pile of other hunters and they would have packed my elk out for me and got a good butt kick'n. 

With the above said....I'm sure there is more to the story.

[boneaddict]

I had someone take my deer.  It was a meat buck.   I got up to it and some guy was already there tagging it.  He said better luck next time. I was just a kid so knew better than dieing over a deer.   I ended up getting a much bigger buck, so the joke was on him.

My brother had someone try to steal his first buck as a kid as well.   He came back and got the landowner and the landowner went and dealt with the guy.  There are definitely real jerks out there.


That being said, I suspect this had to do with landowners and trespassing as well, but I guess we may never know.

[C-Money]

Dang shame folks gotta be like that!

[TeacherMan]

I had someone take my deer.  It was a meat buck.   I got up to it and some guy was already there tagging it.  He said better luck next time. I was just a kid so knew better than dieing over a deer.   I ended up getting a much bigger buck, so the joke was on him.

My brother had someone try to steal his first buck as a kid as well.   He came back and got the landowner and the landowner went and dealt with the guy.  There are definitely real jerks out there.


That being said, I suspect this had to do with landowners and trespassing as well, but I guess we may never know.

I read all the comments and that was a general consensus, but with that said I play in all of that country and it may seam like there is a ton of private land but it’s down low. 95% of this country is national forest. I haven’t seen an elk in the valley since May. All the nice bulls I’m seeing during archery have been above 5000’. I’ll keep my ears open and ask one of my buddies who’s a sheriff next time I see him if he herd anything.

[hunter399]

I've never had it happen to me.
But a few times ....
I've had hunters watching me tag my buck.
Got on the old cell phone,called a friend to pick me up. And drive me the mile or two back to my truck.
Same on some gated areas as well.
Called a friend to bring in my game cart.
People sitting there watching you tag and drag.
Just waiting for me to leave it.

I don't know if any of them would of stole it.
But with all the story's of hunters coming back to find there tag on the ground and no deer.
Figured why take the chance.
When I was younger,few times I ran back to the truck.
Cause I figured someone would steal my buck if I didn't.

[pianoman9701]

Always immediately take the tongue of a downed animal and stick it in your pack. It would be somewhat difficult explaining to a game officer why "your" harvest has no tongue and the complainant possesses it.

[Ridgeratt]

Back in the 70's my dad shot a elk in the lick creek area, He slit the hide from the nose and placed a liberty silver dollar inside. Went and got his vehicle and when he returned there were a couple of people finishing up his work. The wdfw official showed up and my father claimed that it was his elk. He was asked to prove it. Told the wdfw official to look inside the flap on the head. He was allowed to keep his animal. To this day I carry a couple of canadien loonies in my pack for that very reason. Even a quarter would work.

[bullfisher]

Always immediately take the tongue of a downed animal and stick it in your pack. It would be somewhat difficult explaining to a game officer why "your" harvest has no tongue and the complainant possesses it.

New a guy that did this once. Got his elk back with the help of a warden that way.

[pashok23]

Always immediately take the tongue of a downed animal and stick it in your pack. It would be somewhat difficult explaining to a game officer why "your" harvest has no tongue and the complainant possesses it.

good idea

[LDennis24]

Always immediately take the tongue of a downed animal and stick it in your pack. It would be somewhat difficult explaining to a game officer why "your" harvest has no tongue and the complainant possesses it.

This is genius!

[HntnFsh]

Always immediately take the tongue of a downed animal and stick it in your pack. It would be somewhat difficult explaining to a game officer why "your" harvest has no tongue and the complainant possesses it.

Ive had to do something similar a few times. I havent had to worry about somebody trying to claim my animal very much. But the times I was concerned about it I removed a part that wouldnt be easily noticed. Just in case.