woo hoo dang

[coriantonk]

sending it now, my uploads slow so it may take a bit. Big blacktail, biggest I've seen in awhile would be interesting to see what it scores I'm guessing around 120-130

Blacktail? 

[Elkstuffer]

When I 1st moved to WA. I found a 5x5 bull. I left it lay and called Olympia when I got home. I asked if I could keep it and she said "If you don't take it someone else will". I went back up the next day and there were snowmobile tracks going right to it and it was gone. Ever since that day I have never left one in the woods and I've brought home close to two dozen. They are laying all over our landscaping and in my taxidermy studio. I have WDFW coming in and out of my shop 4-5 times a year and not one thing has ever been said.

madmack, go get that dang thing. WDFW has no reason to even come to your house.

[carpsniperg2]

very hard to do, i don't know how stiff the ticket is for taking them if a guy gets caught. might be a fine or loose your rig i don't know does anyone know for sure. or if they can take it  as far as poaching

[boneaddict]

I left one lay this year I should have taken.  Makes a guy kinda sick.  Usually I can get permission but apparantly not for this one. 

[STIKNSTRINGBOW]

Many years ago (when the Sportsman show was in the Coleseum) I found an Elk rack/skull and entered it in the head and horns competition, nobody said anything. I then lent it to a frien with a sporting goods store, and it hung there for years without anybody saying anything.   
I still think it is a law, mostly for "fresh" ones people "find", not honest sportsmen finding one of natures treasures....

[Decker]

Seriously, until you posted this thread I had no idea finding (and taking) winter kill skulls was a big deal. In my circle of friends we usually find around 3/year and proudly bring them back to show off (even if it's a buck skull with dropped antlers.) I have never even heard of a guy getting in trouble for having one. I certainly am not going to leave a trophy skull lay, especially a bear skull, my favorite to find. 

[boonerboy]

if the antlers are still attached then it is "illegal". If I were you i would keep hauling them out and showing them off.

[madmack76]

talked to a game warden today he said if its older no ones gonna give ya crap about it might go get it tommorow

[bone head]

just take an unfilled tag in the past and put it on it and then take it home? just a thought

[madmack76]

got him covered talked to a warden its mine

[madmack76]

that and i don't have a unfilled tag for the last 10 years 

[grundy53]

i wouldn't worry about it. your tag is supposed to stay with the meat. when the meats gone there is no reason to keep the tag. just my 

[STIKNSTRINGBOW]

got him covered talked to a warden its mine

"nuff said.

[Pathfinder101]

Glad ya got to keep it Madmack