Two bears poached in NCNP - reward for info

[Big w]

Found this posted on a hiking fourm, thought i would post it here also. 

On Saturday, August 28, 2010, two black bears were illegally poached in North Cascades National Park, west of the Maple Pass Trail on the flank of Corteo Peak.  The hunters, two adult males with two adolescents, were dressed in hunter orange.  They are believed to have packed out both bear remains down the Heather Pass / Lake Ann side of the loop to the Rainy Pass Trailhead that afternoon.

The NPS is seeking information.  If you observed them on the Maple Pass Trail or in the parking, or have any information about this poaching case, please call NCNP dispatch at 360-854-7249.

In addition the Humane Society of the United States is offering a $2500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the people responsible.

Thank you for any help.

[ICEMAN]

I do not see anything on their homepage/press release page.... Who knows if accurate.

http://www.nps.gov/noca/parknews/newsreleases.htm

[denali]

couple of guy's in hunter orange / kids    hope it's not true   

[CAMPMEAT]

Hunter orange.............that's a giveaway right there. Don't need it. Typical greenies !!!!!!!!

How about this : 2 hippies killing carrots in their organic garden. Reward offered by " REDNECKS OF AMERICA ".

[MikeWalking]

I've been staring hard at the NPS Map of the NCNP.  Lake Ann is outside the Park Boundary. The map isn't showing Maple Pass or Corteo Peak

How many poachers wear Blaze Orange?

[MikeWalking]

Got into the Atlas with a maginfying glass. (hate it when what you want is in the middle up against the binding)  Corteo Peak looks to be cut in half by the border. If they were on the West Slope when they shot'em they're in the wrong...shot on the East side up high and tracked over the hill

[Big w]

How many poachers wear Blaze Orange?

Thats why i am thinking they did not know that the were over the boundary into NCNP. Does not matter though, they should of known where the boundary was and i hope they get caught.

I am guessing they have the evidence they were in the park, like the kill site.

[robescc]

All I know is that if they think you shot inside the park, they will turn you inside out.  Last year on the high hunt, my cousin and I were in the Chelan Rec. Area.  The first night at camp, 2 rangers came in and questioned us about shooting in the park the day before.  It couldn't have been us because we hiked in that morning.  We told them exactly how many rounds of ammo we brought for each gun and believe me they checked.  They also ran the #'s on all the guns.  It was a very frustrating 2 hours.  I was starting to get a little  belligerent with them after sitting on my hands that long when they had nothing on us.  They wanted to search my truck without me being there.  It was 8 miles away at the trail head.  I adimatly refused.  To make a long story short, they take this type of thing very seriously.  I don't really believe some tree hugger on a hiking forum anyway.  They don't know their a$$ hole from their elbows.  Iwas asked last Wednesday by a group of hikers what I was hunting right now because there was no season open.  I grind and kindly told them that there was many seasons open right now but I was hunting bear which opened August 1st.  Damn 

[Big w]

The story has now been confirmed through the ranger district. I hope anyone here who knows something will give that number a call. A $2500 reward should hopefully bring out some info.

[Lowedog]

I wouldn't use money from the Humane Society of America to wipe my ass with.  While I think the hunters should be busted if this is true WTF does this have to do with the Humane Society?   They better have proof that the bears were killed in the park.  It isn't illegal to pack them out through the park is it? 

[saylean]

Poachers wear hunters orange when shooting bears? I could see it during deer season...but to make yourself all that much noticable is strange to me.

If they did poach, hang em high. Innocent until proven guilty.

[skier2480]

I wouldn't use money from the Humane Society of America to wipe my ass with.  While I think the hunters should be busted if this is true WTF does this have to do with the Humane Society?   They better have proof that the bears were killed in the park.  It isn't illegal to pack them out through the park is it? 

Not that I'm aware of. If it is I'll have to stop doing it. One of my favorite hunting areas I have to hike through the park to get to the winderness area.

[MikeWalking]

I wouldn't use money from the Humane Society of America to wipe my ass with.  While I think the hunters should be busted if this is true WTF does this have to do with the Humane Society?   They better have proof that the bears were killed in the park.  It isn't illegal to pack them out through the park is it?

No I'm sure it isn't. But if they weren't in the Park they shouldn't have needed to go through.  Money from the HSUS?  It would sure buy a lot of Steaks & a new rifle..

[bigtex]

It isn't illegal to pack them out through the park is it? 

The National Park system is really weird in that their laws are set by each park supervisor rather then a legislative branch, so what is allowed at Mt Rainier might not be allowed at North Cascades or Olympic. I have never heard of any type of regulation at any of the Nat. Parks in WA, but I wouldn't be surprised if there was a park that didn't allow you to "transport wildlife". It is just like how commercial vehicles are prohibited on SR 410 thru Mt. Rainier Park but allowed in other National Parks.

[Cylvertip]

I wouldn't use money from the Humane Society of America to wipe my ass with.  While I think the hunters should be busted if this is true WTF does this have to do with the Humane Society?   They better have proof that the bears were killed in the park.  It isn't illegal to pack them out through the park is it? 

Not that I'm aware of. If it is I'll have to stop doing it. One of my favorite hunting areas I have to hike through the park to get to the winderness area.

Be careful going through the park ( may not be allowed with a bow for example) and you better check with the park ranger in that neck of the woods on packing out through the park.  From what I just leaned over on the coast, packing out through the park is a big no no, but that was the coast...  Better check to be safe.