got permission, but neighbor is pissed!

[Woodchuck]

FFhoofer, just wondering, I really believe I know who you are talking about..  Is this down in SW Washington???  If so let me know and I will tell you a story that happened 7 years ago where she jumped right in front of my gun as I was aiming at a bull!!!!  BTW the local authorities got in volved after that one.

I would still kinda like to hear the story. 

[BIGINNER]

FFhoofer, just wondering, I really believe I know who you are talking about..  Is this down in SW Washington???  If so let me know and I will tell you a story that happened 7 years ago where she jumped right in front of my gun as I was aiming at a bull!!!!  BTW the local authorities got in volved after that one.

I would still kinda like to hear the story. 

[Firing Pin]

Ok, but it will be the short one.

My hunting group was on a well traveled road that leads to some decent hunting ground in SW Washington when we stopped to look at the herd of elk on this piece of private property.  That morning there was a VERY nice bull in with the herd, so we pulled over on the shoulder of the road to take a good look at him.  The owner of the property stepped out onto the deck of there house and started to bugle and use some other calls.  So we started to call back to her as a joke.  Well the lead cow didn't like that at all and started to move the group toward the fence line.  I went back to my truck grabbed my rifle and some ammo and walked down the road past the private property fence line and went onto the public land that was next to it.  I get far enough off the road load my rifle and sit and wait.  I'm not sure how long it was, but it wasn't very long and the herd started to jump the fence onto public land.  I shoulder my rifle, jack one into the tube and watch the herd jump over waiting for the bull.  He jumps over, I put the scope on him and started to whistle to get him to stop.  I am jacked up excited and was focused on getting my 1st bull!  I am looking getting ready to fire, when my field of view is PINK!  I pull my head up and there is this crazy bit*h screaming "Don't shoot my elk!" She created enough time for them to get into the timber so I turn my attention to her and start screaming at her about how close she came to getting shot!!!  After a moment of VERY heated yelling, we left went straight to the Highway Patrols office in town and reported what happened.  Later that day I got a call from the WDFW and met him at the site and gave my statement.  I guess this family that owns that property is very well known as a problem when it comes to the elk.  I believe a ticket for interfering with a lawful hunt was issued.  But I often stop and wonder would have changed in my life and how close I came to shooting someone.

[h2ofowlr]

You sure you had the right property owner on the other end of the phone?

[hunterrcc]

And if that neighbor gives you any *censored* what so ever if she tries to ban on pots and pans to scare the animals or comes out and bothers you call the cops on her for hunter haressment and have her ass wrote up for it! serious about that.  The damn neighbors this days they don't have any say if you can hunt or not!  Way to try to be nice!  To bad we got too many tree huggers in this damn state!

[Bean Counter]

Aim for the shoulder and shoot straight.

Once your animal is down cut off the head, skin it, put it on, and run up and down the fence line mewing like you are in agony.

You know what, skip that second part. Might be in bad taste.

 

Dump the gut pile as close to her property as you can. and then tell her you'll be back to hunt coyotes over it at sunrise--because there's nothing like having a thermos of coffee and some quiet time with God in the morning while waiting to kill something. 

[TheFewTheProud]

Make the proper notifications to the people who can write you tickets, and then shoot straight 

[high country]

(Wash. Rev. Code § 77.16.340 (1996))

WEST'S REVISED CODE OF WASHINGTON ANNOTATED TITLE 77. GAME AND GAME FISH CHAPTER 77.16.PROHIBITEDACTSAND PENALTIES 77.16.340. Obstructing the taking of fish or wildlife--Penalty--Defenses (1) A person commits thecrime ofobstructingthe taking of fish or wildlife if the person:

(a) Harasses, drives, or disturbs fish or wildlife with the intent of disrupting lawful pursuit or taking thereof; or (b) Harasses, interfereswith,or intimidates anindividual engaged in the lawful taking of fish or wildlife or lawful predator control.

(2) Violation of this section is a gross misdemeanor under RCW 77.21.010.

(3) It is a defense to any prosecution under subsection(1) ofthis section,ifthe person charged:

(a) Interferes with any person engaged in huntingoutside legally established hunting seasons; (b) Is preventing or attemptingtopreventtheinjuryor killingofa protected wildlife species, as defined by this title;

(c) Is preventing or attemptingtopreventunauthorized trespass on private property; or

(d) Is defending oneselfor another personfrombodilyharmor property damage by a person attemptingtopreventhuntingina legally established hunting season.

Enacted by Laws 1988, ch. 265, § 1, eff. July 1, 1988.




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