Opening day Spike Bull...a real shame.

[sethook]

   I posted earlier mentioning my success this season, but forgot to mention my disgust at finding an opening day spike that had been gut shot and suffered who knows how long.  I've always understood that even if the meat was still good, I am not permitted to tag a downed animal by someone else's hand.  Anyone know for sure?  Not that I would want to...but walk up on camp meat and have to walk away...sure would be hard.  Anyway, came across this poor guy Monday afternoon and as you can see he was blown up...didn't exactly smell springtime fresh either.  Can only assume shooter spent all day or night or both looking for him.  At least I hope so.  This was Yakima herd elk.
 

[carpsniperg2]

that sucks for sure hate to see those kind of things happen but they do from time to time

[gasman]

I knew the meat was good, I think i would have taged him. No sence in letting it go to waist.
My daughter taged a deo last year that was gut shot by another hunter.
We were walking this ridge up in theEntiat unit, looked over and seen a doe. My daughter had a doe tag so we watched it and saw that it had a broken leg and was gut shot. i talked to her about the "humane" thing to do but would let here make the choice. She decited to shoot it and put it out of it's misery. We looked for the possible shooter but could not find them (there was a disabled hunter near by but was gone when we got down the ridge).

She was a s happy as if she shot it from a far.

[Michelle_Nelson]

Thing looks bloated to me.

[PacificNWhunter]

That's a shame....

[MichaelJ]

Thats too bad... weird to see him straddling a tree though if thats truly where he laid down to die...

Darn guys are ruining ya'lls true spike genetics!!!

Michael

[blindpig]

The yotes in the area will love this guy.  He won't be wasted by nature.  The oysters are still looking fresh   

[saylean]

The yotes in the area will love this guy.  He won't be wasted by nature.  The oysters are still looking fresh