PRIVATE PROPERTY/ BUCKLEY ELK!

[rose673]

From southwest Washington myself... Thats just what I have encountered down here.  Might be law officers interpret the law different ways, not sure. 

[bobcat]

Why would the landowner be allowed to tag an animal that a trespasser shot? That makes no sense. The landowner did not shoot it, so that's a violation of the law in itself. (tagging an animal that you didn't kill)

[rose673]

Ya not sure... Tell me this one, have you ever heard of somebody being allowed to tag a spike elk that has been poached so it does not go to waste, that has happened as well.  Maybe they let the land owner tag it to guarantee no waste.  Would much rather somebody use an animal than it go to waste in my opinion.

[Coastal_native]

Why would the landowner be allowed to tag an animal that a trespasser shot? That makes no sense. The landowner did not shoot it, so that's a violation of the law in itself. (tagging an animal that you didn't kill)

I was kind of thinking the same thing, but if someone shoots an elk on private property and gets caught tresspassing before they have had a chance to retrieve the animal, doesn't the landowner have the right to refuse access for retrieving the game?  In that case I wouldn't be surprised if a game cop allowed the landowner to keep and tag the animal as opposed to letting it go to waste since the hunter isn't able to retrieve it...I've never personally witnessed it before, but I've heard of gamies doing that with poached animals before.

Anyone else?

[bobcat]

OK, I guess in certain situations it might make sense. It's certainly better than letting it go to waste. Just seems odd to offer a poached animal to a landowner as if being the landowner gives him rights to it.

[Coastal_native]

Seems really odd...animals don't have a clue about jurisdictional boundaries, but we dwell on them.  I give those gamies some serious credit if they have the courage to ignore the written law when it doesn't make any sense (refering to letting someone tag an animal instead of letting it go to waste).  

[Wenatcheejay]

Seems really odd...animals don't have a clue about jurisdictional boundaries, but we dwell on them.  I give those gamies some serious credit if they have the courage to ignore the written law when it doesn't make any sense (refering to letting someone tag an animal instead of letting it go to waste).  

That is one reason for wolves IMO. They don't respect "No Hunting" signs.

[csaaphill]

ya admitidley never thought on that Let the guy keep his elk which again goes with my opinion tresspass is different than poaching.

[TheHunt]

You know to stop that...  You can do what my uncle did years ago.  Someone shot a nice bull on his property.  The guy said call the police I don't care.  So my uncle went up to the house called the police like he should have and grabed his 12 gauge and walked down to the elk and blew the snot out of the rack.  He said it was in about 5 big chunks and 100's of little chunks.

Then he said good for you... Get the hell off my property. 

Police came helped him load the elk and there were so many pieces of antler he had to pay a pretty penny to get it all back into place.  Could not enter it into BC or PY as it was destroyed.  Pretty much make it a real pain in the ass for the person who shot it on your property. 

The dude flipped out as well.  The police kind of laugh at it.  And said word will get out not to shoot  there as you will get the elk but the rack will come in a bag with no instructions on how to put it back together. 

[SilkOnTheDrySide]

Not sure if this question was asked above, but what does the law, (or what would you do) in the following situation. 

You shoot a deer on public land, it runs onto private and dies. 

Landowner says you cannot access his property. 

What can you do?

[dlaw]

Call the game warden, explain and go from there.  Just my first thought. ?

[HUNTINCOUPLE]

I due believe if landowner will not let you on there property to access your legally harvested animmal your out of luck!

[TheHunt]

Agreed you are out of luck.

[ctwiggs1]

Isn't it automatically a felony if they bring a firearm along in this state?

I'd tell the guy "What elk?  I don't see an elk?"

Then I'd tell the police "What elk?  I don't see an elk?"

4th amendment.

Thanks,

Curtis

[csaaphill]

5th admentment you mean 4th is for illegal search without a warrant.
and felony for whom didn't understand your statement for them to bring one into this state?