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WA court: Farmer had right to shoot cherry-picking elk
Cougeyes:
Wow, that is just B.S.!!! What were the reasons why they dropped it?
KillBilly:
YAKIMA, Wash. -- Charges against three men accused of poaching a bull elk in Tampico were dropped Friday morning, but they may not be out of the woods just yet.
Charges against William Gunter, his son Christopher Gunter, and Jon Boiselle were "dismissed without prejudice". That means the Department of Fish and Wildlife has one year to press the same charges again.
The charges include second-degree criminal trespassing, illegal big game hunting, and second-degree big game spotlighting.
Joanne Umipig, whose property the elk was alleged to be poached on, says she has spoken with officials from the Department of Fish and Wildlife. They say it's likely the charges will be pressed again.
"We would like to see these people punished to the fullest extent of the law," says Umipig. "We would like to see them be an example, out in the county, that the law does prevail".
Two additional members of the hunting party were in Yakima Superior Court today, however their names have not been released. Their case was also turned back over to the Department of Fish and Wildlife for further review.
boneaddict:
>:(
Coasthunterjay:
SERVES THOSE ELK RIGHT! AND IM GLAD THE FARMER GOT AWAY. IT ONLY PROVES THAT WDFW REALLY DOESNT CARE ABOUT US AS PEOPLE. if they would have helped that farmer out and addressed the situaation like they could ans should have, then this wouldnt have been a problem.............
IM SORRY THAT 20 ELK GOT WASTED BUT IN MY OPINION THAT WAS NOT CALLED POACHING! maybe waste but im glad that he got away.............THERE IS REAL POACHING AND WE NOW WHAT THAT IS......this is not!
i have alot of friends that are farmers and i have helped and worked for a couple of them and you wont trully understand there point of view on wild animals untill you sit down and talk to them....... animals be running crazy....... they want those deer and elk shot just as much as we want to shoot them come hunting season!
well take this into perspective if you dont agrree...
we sometimes refer to hunting season and harvesting our one animal a year as food on our tables......
WELL THAT FARMERS CROPS THAT THOSE WILD ANIMALS DESTROY AND EAT ARE THE ONLY WAY THAT FARMER AND HIS FAMILY EATS AND IS ABLE TO LIVE AND THEN BEABLE TO CONTINUE ON FOR THE NEXT COMMING YEARS!
THINK ABOUT THAT.....
Slenk:
Coasthunterjay
I have been on the Farming and Ranching end . And agree with you 1000%. Good post .
Slenk
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