Elk taken from hunters at gun point?

[Encore 280]

Knew a guy in Oregon many years ago that that happened to. Some out of towners claimed his elk when he came upon it. This is our elk, he says ok and empties his Rem. 742 into it and says ok it's yours.

[jason stevens]

Had this same encounter a few years ago in the taneum unit. An 80 year old man shot his cow an someone tried to claim it he said ok. Then emptied his side arm into the elk an said enjoy your hamburger.  I wouldn't recommend his reaction but I stood there an laughed. The other party didn't know what to do as we walked away an then filled his cow tag the next day with one shot. People are stupid these days. Just my opinion.

[fishngamereaper]

Taking a game animal from a guy with a  high powered rifle is a really dumb idea.
Might not take one point blank but a 500 yd butt shot is guna sting...not to mention that bullet hole through your rifle and the 4 flat tires on your truck..

Its been happening for years..when I worked in kitittas many moons ago there was a few calls every fall of disputes about down animals or just plain threats and theft..
People are nuts. Always have been always will be...
15-20 years ago I'd probably blow it off and move on..
Now...my patience for stupid is zero so I'd have serious issues if you try and take what's mine..

As for the original story,.... sound's like possibly private property issues...
Be interesting hear what the real story is,..

[TeacherMan]

So hypothetically what do you think a 250 gr Barnes out of a 338 Ultra Mag at 3-400 yards into an engine block would do 😂🤷🏻‍♂️ All these stories light a freaking fire under me…

[metlhead]

Aluminum or cast iron? Punch into an aluminum block and squeeze tight. Iron block, it would just explode and damage all the pulleys, belts, hoses, and electrical. Shot many engines, even had some shot from under me!

[actionshooter]

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.

My dad always told us this when we were young.

[ghosthunter]

Ummmm a new use for AirTags 

[TeacherMan]

Ummmm a new use for AirTags 

Just about spit my coffee out 😂

[MAVsled]

I always hear stories regarding elk, deer being "taken away".
Then it happened to me, see earlier post.

Must mention one thing. When it occurred, it really SHOOK ME UP inside!
Especially after I left the scene. For the next 2 days, weird feelings, emotions welled up inside my mind, pits in my gut. At first anger, depression and even felt like packing up elk camp and going home. But I stayed, being around hunting friends in camp helped.

Hunting the area again days later was surreal.
Putting down another spike bull, about 400 yards away from the scene, I ran to where the bull was at 100 yards away. Out of my sight horizon, Bull dropped at 110 yards downhill.

Was relieved the next season not to see those Hispanics in the woods again.

Couple years prior, saw this same group during deer season. Witnessed these guys poaching a doe in lower, eastern unit 360.
Called it in, drove few miles down to the Naches ranger station. My partner & I gave written statements to LE...but nothing came of it.

[TeacherMan]

Dug into it a little more, two incidents in two weeks now. Shoshone Co. Sheriff posted on their facebook.

[adamR]

It's one thing to walk up to a downed animal that someone else is tagging; sucks, but not much you can do...

If I'm at my kill sight and someone comes up with a gun and tells me they are taking it, you've just threatened my life. It's not about the meat anymore...

[MADMAX]

It's one thing to walk up to a downed animal that someone else is tagging; sucks, but not much you can do...

If I'm at my kill sight and someone comes up with a gun and tells me they are taking it, you've just threatened my life. It's not about the meat anymore...

Absolutely agree
Thing that sucks with Elk hunting is you shouldn’t have to wear a pair of tennis shoes in order to get to your animal that you dropped

[bugs n bones]

 

It's one thing to walk up to a downed animal that someone else is tagging; sucks, but not much you can do...

If I'm at my kill sight and someone comes up with a gun and tells me they are taking it, you've just threatened my life. It's not about the meat anymore...

[HillHound]

Any time I have killed elk, deer, bears by myself and someone has came across me in the process I always tell them I have lots of help close by. Just up the hill getting service, returning from the truck with packs any time, etc. Don’t want them getting any ideas I might be an easy target and that nobody knows I was successful yet. I remember someone telling me when you leave the head to pack meat to cut a slit under its tongue  and slide a penny in. Hard to explain how you know the date on the penny If they steal it

[MADMAX]

Every elk I have shot and had to pack I always gutted them then take head out with me to grab pack boards and lockup in truck
I like the ear off thing too though