turned in a poacher

[fair-chase]

Can't wait to see how this plays out.

[alder2]

The warden said he would not be able to keep his mouth shut. How right he was. In my book the OP needs to be ticketed. The only difference was THE OLD BOY had his tag on it.

[high country]

guys that hunt in a managed point area need to play by the rules. there is plenty of land in the corner where any horn is legal. if you take chances you may have to pay the consequences...that easy. I have let MANY critters walk because I could not be sure.....because that is the safe way.

sorry some "old boy" had to get a ticket, but it sounds like he earned it.

[chester]

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[alder2]

high country you are right the OLD BOY earned it. But the way it went down stinks TOO HIGH HELL! There is a lot to this story that the OP is not telling.     How can you go on a forum and bragg about turning in a poacher, when you have bullets in the same animal? What a piece of work  this guy is!

[fishermanjoe]

Well first of all i am not the one who shot at this animal. Second, one of the guys that we brought hunting that weekend (and who we will not be bringing anymore) was trying to see if it was a 2x2 or a 2x1 once the "old guy" shot he noticed it was hit and was going to help out by finishing him off. (assuming he had a branched antler tag.) Was he in the wrong yes, have we told him he was in the wrong, yes. Does the fact of him shooting change the outcome of the situation, no. If it wasn't for the fact of that warden being 2 min from the truck, I would of done nothing. But that is bad luck for you. Is it a crappy situation, hell yeah, but it does not change the fact that you shot, killed, and tagged an illegal animal.

[Skillet]

There is so much that is so wrong with this situation... 

[chester]

     After that story how do you know your buddy didnt have the kill shot? 

[fishermanjoe]

    After that story how do you know your buddy didnt have the kill shot? 

 by looking at the entrance holes. And the old guy said he got the two kill shots.

[Skillet]

This keeps running through my mind:

It is a SAD state of affairs when two guys are shooting at the same ILLEGAL ANIMAL.

So, the old man claimed the kill shots on the illegal animal; but your buddy tried to kill it, too - making him either just as much a poacher as the old man or a true *censored* for shooting up somebody else's bull...

Old man = dumass who deserves getting what he got for shooting at a non-true spike.
Your buddy = dumass who deserves worse than what he got.
You = apparently not really a straight-up guy, as you obviously kept this important part of the story out of it to paint a different picture here.  Which story did the warden hear?


  - and if this is not too unusual with rifle hunting in the Colokum, you all can have it.

**  Edited to remove less appropriate comments.  But I'll still say this whole situation just blows.

[shedcrazy]

I think FishermanJoe is    How can you come on here for sympathy knowing your partner was shooting at the same animal? I mean come on, you would surely know if he had a branched tag. And why the hell would you shoot at another man's animal, unless you were going to do the colockum sprint and tag it for yourself. Your group is just as guilty!!!

[fishermanjoe]

This keeps running through my mind:

It is a SAD state of affairs when two guys are shooting at the same ILLEGAL ANIMAL.

So, fisherman joe, the old man claimed the kill shots on the illegal animal; but your buddy tried to kill it, too...

Old man = dumass who deserves getting what he got for shooting at a non-true spike.
Your buddy = dumass who deserves worse than what he got.
You = apparently not really a straight-up guy, as you obviously kept this important part of the story out of it to paint a different picture here.  Which story did the warden hear?

How'd I do?

  - and if this is not too unusual with rifle hunting in the Colokum, you all can have it.

Actually that is as far from the truth as you can get. after the shots happened we looked and saw the old guy walking down to the animal.  We scanned the radio and found what channel they were on. We offered to help pack out the animal, but they refused (which we found to be kind of fishy). So after a few min of the hunting party standing around i said screw it i am going shed hunting. After walking around i found an old skidder road that brought me about 20 yards ( up hill) away from the downed elk and the hunter. I went over to congratulate him on his kill. but noticed he had a 2x2 and not a 2x1. He was very polite and nice. I offered to help pack the animal out with them and the refused again. I asked if i could take a picture of the animal for my hunting parties amusement. When he held the antlers he covered one of the tines with his palm. So he knew it was an illegal animal. There were no harsh words or bad language.

[fishermanjoe]

I think FishermanJoe is    How can you come on here for sympathy knowing your partner was shooting at the same animal? I mean come on, you would surely know if he had a branched tag. And why the hell would you shoot at another man's animal, unless you were going to do the colockum sprint and tag it for yourself. Your group is just as guilty!!!

Why am i full of *censored*? We have told this guy that we will not take him hunting ever again because of his actions. I am the one that is 100% legal. I have done nothing wrong. The guy in our hunting party, yes he is in the wrong and is not allowed to hunt with us because of that fact

[STIKNSTRINGBOW]

I asked if i could take a picture of the animal for my hunting parties amusement. When he held the antlers he covered one of the tines with his palm. So he knew it was an illegal animal.

Pics ??

[DuckDr.Duke]

I agree with Shedcrazy. That story sounds like total BS now. You don't need to shoot at an elk that bad, come on. Regardless if you have a big bull tag or not, make sure you know what the hell you are shooting at first. Maybe, fishermanjoe wasnt the one who shot, but your partner is just as guilty as the old guy. Once an accomplice always an accomplice regardless if there was intent, or no intent he pulled the trigger.  Its hard enough in this state to keep hunting, then you have dumb a$$ people that shoot and then want sympathy, no way .