feel kinda bad about shooting tame bull elk.

[piledup]

I've never heard of an elk in the woods being tamed.

[GoldTip]

Yes I have my Quality bull tag. But now I've started wondering about the ethics of it all.  Our state has systematically created tame, mature bulls thanks to their great wisdom in trying to manage  age distribution in breeding bulls. Also know as revenue building. 

Think about it. These bulls from 2.5 yrs on are getting their picture taken and apples tossed to them all summer and fall. Come winter we push hay off a truck for them and and take more pictures. After 5 years of this these poor creatures see us coming, start to drool a little, and then we pop em. It's kinda like shooting a pet dog! And we drop our hard earned dollars for these coveted tags.  To shoot tame bulls.

Just sayin!

If you feel that badly about it, why not hunt one of the non hand fed/hay fed under 2.5 year old bulls that hasn't been tamed yet?  That "qulity tag" of yours is also good for one of those.

Just sayin!

[BLKBEARKLR]

Sounds like he got one of the tags around St Helens. I can assure you they are not tame.

[Woodchuck]

Sounds to me like maybe someone is trying to stir the pot. 

[Curly]

Sounds like he got one of the tags around St Helens. I can assure you they are not tame.

No, he drew aGoose Prairie archery permit.  Since they are tame  , at least the longbow should help make it more of a challenge.........  

[Elkpiss]

Tame Bulls? Come on dude... If you have a soft heart about Killing a Animal thats fine, a Special permit is not about shooting a tame bull, its about great opportunity.. I would like to see one of those bulls come right up to you during hunting season, other then calling one in during the rut.. Give your tag to some one else.. Tame bulls geesh... 

[BOWHUNTER45]

WTF...... I thought I was extreme but dude your a little off key their now ....So I guess you threw that tag in the garbage .."A"

[bearpaw]

You have the option of turning that tag back in and hunting the general hunt areas. 

[tshoote30]

Sounds to me like maybe someone is trying to stir the pot. 

  If not the WTF!! why put in for the the tag in the first place if you feel that way 

[jackelope]

One of my top 10 wierd threads I think I ever read on here.
 

[NWWABOWHNTR]

Hike the 7.5 miles into the wilderness with only the stuff you can carry... then come back and tell me the bulls up there are "TAME".....

[stickbuck]

Tame? Really? I can't wait to read your post at the end of the season to hear how your hunt went for the tame elk. If the big bulls are so tame, how is it that special elk permit holders in Washington State only had a success rate of 39% while the statewide harvest for elk was not even above 10%.

[steen]

When I shot my quality bull it was not tame and only 7 out of 21 tags were filled.  I'd say that was hunting hard.  The sheep we have in the back yard may be hand fed also but we will have a heck of a time catching it when the time comes to cut it's throat.

[pianoman9701]

You knew what you were applying for when you submitted. Fill your tag or don't, but if you don't, you're dumb. No wild elk is tame and any bull is a trophy. Be happy with what you have and remember that many of us didn't get drawn for that tag because you did.

[Elkaholic daWg]

On the farm as kids we named everything.  I fed the chickens every day.  I came into the house one evening and asked dad, "Have you seen Red?"  He said, "Yep, I left you a thigh and a leg."  That used to be life in the real world.  Never felt guilty about that.  And never apologies for the way I was raised.

I'm sure if you try real hard you can find one that is running like heck away from you.  Then you can track him down and tag him with a clear conscience

 And a Shot in the dirt at his feet would most likely get you that. reload and....