turned in a poacher

[dscubame]

I know, I know already.

[colockumelk]

I have a quick question...

Is it common practice to shoot at an animal you saw someone else take a shot and "noticed it was hit and was going to help out by finishing him off"?  I have never hunted big game so I am just asking a question, but this makes me a little leery of being out in the woods.  I know it wasn't you that shot at the animal, but that's wrong on a whole different level

Unfortunately this has become a common practise in Eastern Washington for elk.  ESPECIALLY in the Colockum.  This is why I hunt archery. Its not so much that that group is any more considerate, it's just they can't just fling arrows across a canyon and ruin my hunt.  I don't even let my wife hunt with a rifle during elk season anymore.  In the Colockum I got sick of constantly getting scoped, shot over or at, and while doing a stalk on some elk had guys pull up on their 4wheelers and shoot over our heads at the elk we were putting a stalk on.  

As far as that old man goes.  If the extra "tine" was 3/16 of an inch too long I DOUBT charges will be brought up against him.  It would be too difficult if not impossible to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the old man purposely poached that elk.  On the other hand any defense lawyer in the world could prove that it was an honest mistake. The old man hopefully learned a valuable lesson.  As far as fishermanjoe goes.  Shame on you.  And as far as points go he will NOT be getting any points since there will NOT be a conviction.  
  

[Geno]

Enough already.  Opinions are like @#$holes everyone has one.  This thread is going in circles.

Don't read it anymore if you've had enough, everyone is being respectful but inquisitve as to what really happened. I personally think both shooters were wrong.

[dscubame]

Circles as I said.  And "everyone" has not been so respectful, have you even been  paying attention to this matter?  No need to respond.  This thread should be closed.

[dscubame]

And yes that is my opinion.

[jrebel]

Yup it is your opinion....I respect that.  But I think this thread should stay open.  I think it is great to see posts like this.  Hopefully everyone on this board (even the non members that are lurken)  can learn from others honest mistakes.  Personally I believe the biggest mistake made was by fishermanjoe....He should have never posted a non truth (ie LIE).  Now he is being called on it.  This would be real easy to clear up, just tell what really happened.  Or better yet next time your in this situation don't post anything at all.  He ask for others opinions and now he's getting what he ask for. 

[dscubame]

True, True.  I must agree.

[fishermanjoe]

Yup it is your opinion....I respect that.  But I think this thread should stay open.  I think it is great to see posts like this.  Hopefully everyone on this board (even the non members that are lurken)  can learn from others honest mistakes.  Personally I believe the biggest mistake made was by fishermanjoe....He should have never posted a non truth (ie LIE).  Now he is being called on it.  This would be real easy to clear up, just tell what really happened.  Or better yet next time your in this situation don't post anything at all.  He ask for others opinions and now he's getting what he ask for. 

ok i want to know what is this lie that i told? I dont like being called a liar

[fishermanjoe]

I want today, Sunday, to be the day of Q&A on this topic. You post a question and i will answer with the honest truth, I have been nothing but truth full thus far. The reason i did not want to include the story is i didn't want the accused finding out who i am.

So bring it on, I am home sick and willing to talk. 

[boonerboy]

come on man, read your own B.S. story. Anyone with half a brain realizes you are lying in a few of the details. By the way, leaving ALOT of the key components of the story out (in my book) makes you a LIAR. Pretty damn pathetic that you would come on here and look for sympathy....or I think, praise for turning in a poacher.

[fishermanjoe]

ok then ask me question to break my story down. I am willing to answer anything.

[boonerboy]

Oh, I'm not trying to break your story......It's prettty well broken. 

[fishermanjoe]

Its the god honest truth, sounds like you like to heckle and not debate on the topic, I dont want to even debate i want to clarify. Thats pretty low, I am giving you a golden opportunity for you to show the world how big of a "liar" i am, and the best you can come up with is "Its pretty well broken".

Let your stones drop step up to the plate  and ask me some questions, or just stand in the back hollering your opinion, then running with your tail between your legs.

[boonerboy]

  tough guy   

[boonerboy]

you already told your story...it has a few holes in it thats all. I don't need to PROVE you're lying, there is no burden on me. If you would like to try to explain your innocence further, go ahead.