Jail bait or not

[boneaddict]

I'm not the spike expert, but am thinking this one could end you up in court.  Anythoughts?

[Wenatcheejay]

I'm not the spike expert, but am thinking this one could end you up in court.  Anythoughts?

See, this is why elk hunting for white folk should just come to an end; Enough already. 

As far a the picture goes, amazing bone. Your photography is really incredible art.

[Woodchuck]

He would have to walk if it were left to me 

[Huntbear]

Yea, that would be trouble right there... fined, court appearance, loss of rifle, truck.. lol... pass on that bad boy..

[colockumelk]

He would have to walk if it were left to me 

I would pass but some slob will smoke him at 300yds and then leave lay when he walks up to him. 

[Woodchuck]

 

[teanawayslayer]

yep I think he would deffinetly get somone into trouble. 

[boneaddict]

He ran by me at mach ONE and there was no way in hell I could have seen what he had on his head, until I looked at this photo.   I bet 80% of the orange patrol would have opened up on him. Where he was at, its anybull, and I obviously had time to set my camera up and get the photo.......but, if that were in this neck of the woods, he should go dip his points in flourecent orange.

[Wenatcheejay]

He would have to walk if it were left to me 

I would pass but some slob will smoke him at 300yds and then leave lay when he walks up to him.

Naw, your native buddies would throw him in the truck with the rest of their pile. 

"Don't hate the players hate the game."

 

[Glockster]

Exactly what is WRONG about antler point restrictions, true spike etc.  This is quite obviously a 1.5yr old just like amost all the other spikes in circulation; but quite un-obvious as to his legality.  Leads to nothing but waste because someone will shoot him first and check later. 

[PlateauNDN]

He would have to walk if it were left to me 

I would pass but some slob will smoke him at 300yds and then leave lay when he walks up to him.

Naw, your native buddies would throw him in the truck with the rest of their pile. 

"Don't hate the players hate the game."

   You bet!  I'm not picky when it comes to meat.  He would definitely go on top of the pile of other animals I slaughtered while road hunting.

[400out]

TROUBLE!!! I wish I had a camera this weekend I saw a 2 point that had 3 ft spikes with 1 dagger coming strait back on the left side and about 1 1/2 inch one coming out the rt side  if I didn't see him at 20 yrds he could have got a person in big trouble! I heard some shooting after his herd ran by but I guess he wasn't shot! (sent the local sheriff to see)  Thought I had 10 points for sure.

[Wenatcheejay]

He would have to walk if it were left to me 

I would pass but some slob will smoke him at 300yds and then leave lay when he walks up to him.

Naw, your native buddies would throw him in the truck with the rest of their pile. 

"Don't hate the players hate the game."

   You bet!  I'm not picky when it comes to meat.  He would definitely go on top of the pile of other animals I slaughtered while road hunting.

With the .50 cal mounted on the bed of the truck & all the keys to all the gates and all the locators to the collared elk and all the locators to the planted wolves as not to mess up the program and black helicopters as well right? Did I miss anything?

[colockumelk]

Exactly what is WRONG about antler point restrictions, true spike etc.  This is quite obviously a 1.5yr old just like amost all the other spikes in circulation; but quite un-obvious as to his legality.  Leads to nothing but waste because someone will shoot him first and check later.

I agree.  If an area is so bad off that it needs to go to "true spike" it needs to just be permit only until the bull to cow ratio is back where it needs to be.  The group that my true spike was in had 3 other "true spikes in the bunch."  From 300yds away with 10x binos 3 looked like 100% true spikes and one was questionable.  Once we had stalked up on them and were within 50yds it soon became apparant that my spike was the only "true spike".  I guarantee you that if that had been rifle season all 4 would have been shot.  I bet two of those are laying somewhere dead right now because most people are too excited/lazy/irresponsible to check their target and make 100% sure its legal. 

The WDFW has talked to me at length about the "True Spike" thing in the Colockum.  They believe that it is gonna work.  They even went so far as to "guarantee" me that after three years the herd will have doubled its bull to cow ratio.  My response was big deal.  So instead of 3:100 it will be 6:100.  Its still 3x lower than what it should be.  I can't wait for the management report to come out showing what the survey results are since this will have been the third season since they went to true spike.  Yes expect an article to be sent to the Yakima Herald etc.  They did say if the true spike thing didn't work that they would go to permit only.  I'm gonna hold them to that. 

[boneaddict]

I'm thinking just stop hunting in that unit for a year.   If I remember correctly that would also stop tribal hunting there for a year, becasue isn't it written in the articles that if hunting has to be shut down because of management then it also stops that portion.   Not trying to turn this into another tribal thread god forbid.    I think for management sakes we could go a year.   Course more feed for the wolves, but thats another......