Post by: huntnphool on March 03, 2014, 08:31:33 PM
Post by: ICEMAN on March 03, 2014, 08:52:01 PM
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on March 03, 2014, 09:01:52 PM
Post by: rtspring on March 03, 2014, 09:08:07 PM
Post by: huntnphool on March 03, 2014, 09:11:30 PM
Posing for a photo with a poached buck?? Hmmmm this could be interestingLooks like a cop of some sort, shields on the arms.
Post by: 92xj on March 03, 2014, 09:12:44 PM
Post by: 50CalJim on March 03, 2014, 09:13:45 PM
where is bead lake ?About 10 miles North of Newport.
Post by: huntnphool on March 03, 2014, 09:16:28 PM
Well then, my previous statement might not be accurate because that is not the bead lake I was thinking of.Yes its the lake near Newport
Post by: grundy53 on March 03, 2014, 09:18:44 PM
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Post by: 92xj on March 03, 2014, 09:20:19 PM
Well then, my previous statement might not be accurate because that is not the bead lake I was thinking of.Yes its the lake near Newport
Interesting and a nice deer, to bad it was poached.
Post by: Dan-o on March 03, 2014, 09:22:52 PM
Post by: hardrichard on March 03, 2014, 10:02:20 PM
Post by: bigtex on March 03, 2014, 10:16:41 PM
That's WDFW Officer Erickson, he is the WDFW Officer for Pend Orielle CountyPosing for a photo with a poached buck?? Hmmmm this could be interestingLooks like a cop of some sort, shields on the arms.
Post by: huntnnw on March 03, 2014, 10:37:00 PM
Post by: carpsniperg2 on March 03, 2014, 10:55:59 PM
Post by: Hangfire on March 03, 2014, 11:02:12 PM
Post by: bobcat on March 03, 2014, 11:10:30 PM
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While patrolling in the Selkirk Mountains during late rifle season, Officer Erickson spotted a herd of mule deer on an open hillside that included a trophy 5X6 buck and two smaller two-points. Officer Erickson positioned himself to watch th...e deer in case a hunter could not resist the temptation. After about five minutes, Officer Erickson heard three rifle shots just up the road from his position, where he noticed a vehicle parked on the road. Officer Erickson was able to watch the trophy buck run up the hillside appearing unharmed.
As the vehicle started to leave the scene, Officer Erickson made contact with the driver, who told the officer he had just shot at and missed what he thought was a large whitetail buck. The hunter then indicated he tried to shoot a smaller two-point buck, but missed it as well. He was so convinced he missed both deer that he was not even going check the area for blood. Officer Erickson cited the hunter at the scene for hunting mule deer closed season and for negligently shooting from the roadway.
Later, Officer Erickson searched the hillside where the mule deer had been standing and found a blood trail. After tracking the blood trail, Officer Erickson found the 5x6 trophy buck. With a single bullet wound to the rear leg, the trophy class mule deer had bled out and died. With help from a volunteer, Officer Erickson field dressed the buck and donated the meat to a local food bank.
The suspect’s rifle was seized for forfeiture, and the hunter pled guilty to all charges. In addition to his criminal fines, the subject was ordered to pay a $6,000 civil assessment penalty to WDFW for loss of this trophy mule deer.
As a side note, mule deer tend to be more susceptible to hunter harvest than whitetails because they inhabit open terrain and are more hesitant to flee than whitetails. This vulnerability to harvest, combined with lower reproductive rates, results in the potential for overharvest of a mule deer herd. This is especially true during the late rifle season when mule deer are in the rut (breeding season). For these reasons, the season is closed for mule deer except by special permit.
Post by: huntnphool on March 03, 2014, 11:13:30 PM
Post by: lewy on March 04, 2014, 07:03:28 AM
Post by: elkoholic1 on March 04, 2014, 12:22:06 PM
Post by: huntnphool on March 04, 2014, 12:44:33 PM
I see idiots like this every season shooting way farther than there ability's and if the animal doesn't drop they drive on must have missed to frickin lazy to treck out and verify no blood or dead animal.... :bash: :bash: :stup:How about the fact that it was out of season? ;)
Post by: boneaddict on March 04, 2014, 12:53:59 PM
Post by: HUNTINCOUPLE on March 04, 2014, 01:01:07 PM
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Post by: Shannon on March 04, 2014, 09:04:58 PM