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If you knowingly trespass, to shoot an animal, it is exactly the same as poaching. It's just like shooting an animal in a closed unit. Too many "hunters" ignore private property, and they should be punished harshly.
I have 2 different scenarios for you... Fist if you hare hunting corporate or DNR land, cross county and stumble on some ones 40-80-100 acre patch should you be treated the same as a road shooter? or someone who wheels across the property?The second is i have tried to get written permission to hunt on certain peoples property....ALL I CAN GET IS VERBAL! Many land owners are worried about liability and don't want a piece of paper tagging them to you... So when i get jumped by the neighbor demanding to see my written permission where am i left?I think the system isn't perfect but i'm satisfied with the way it is.
I have talked about this subject for many years around the campfire up hunting. Some of those hunters were police, a couple of CPA's, 1 IRS agent and 4hvac techs like myself!If you shoot animal on private property and that animal is in season, and you have a tag and licence, the only law broken was the trespassing! And every person mentioned above has said it should also be "considered by LAW" a form of poaching when an animal is downed on "private" land. The actor,first offence for the tresspass will get little to no punishment, and still keeps the animal!I know a guy who shot a deer in a farmers field off of 20 by twisp. The cops came wrote him a must appear tresspass charge, and then HELPED him load the deer into his truck.Why is this not considered a form of poaching?Why does "i didn't see the no trespass sign" get you off of the trespass charge? Your thoughts!Ya somethin like that happened this year in Buckley. I had been archery elk hunting in enumclaw on private property then around Buckley a little. I drove out around the state school and spotted a heavy 6 dark horn,nice bull. Knowing its the city limits, i had to just watch it. Then about a month later some guy shoots it with a muzzy? Even though the area is not well posted, you shouldnt shoot into an area you are not sure of. THe cops and game warden came escorted him to his bull, helped him load it, then fined him. He kept the bull and made the paper?? My buddy shot a bull in enumclaw with an arrow and it ran onto private land. He talked to the owner and he told him to f- off. SO he called the warden, and he was allowed to look for his bull. People are idiots and would rather no one find the injured/dead bull than hunters go on their property.
i live in buckley k the guy i heard he had permission to shoot an elk and he kept the animal
The ruling seems to be different down here where I am from. When people trespass and get caught it depends on if the land owner has a valid tag or wishes to give it to a person in their family whether or not the trespasser keeps the elk or deer. If the land owner does not want the animal, then the violater gets to keep the animal and is charged only with a fine. I can recall 3 different scenarios where this has happened in the last 3 years around here and have heard the same comment come from the local wardens mouth.