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Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: elkhuntingcouple on March 09, 2009, 03:43:23 PM

Title: Herd shot at Doty , WA
Post by: elkhuntingcouple on March 09, 2009, 03:43:23 PM: Has anyone heard about this, My understanding is that a whole herd, cows, calves, and bulls were shot in a field and left. I also understand that the Fish and Wildlife is not going to pursue it as they don't have leads. I am just sick about this, it seems that someone should of heard it or something.
>:(
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Post by: Houndhunter on March 09, 2009, 03:48:08 PM: alota poaching goes on out there, wish they had the funds to do somthing bout it
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Post by: RustneckNW on March 09, 2009, 03:55:46 PM: I guess I'm not hunting down there this year....
That really makes me sick.
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Post by: whacker1 on March 09, 2009, 04:01:27 PM: hadn't heard - hope to hear more....
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Post by: elkfan2 on March 09, 2009, 05:47:01 PM: I would hope that is just a rumor. I cant imagine something like that and knowone knowing anything about it.
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Post by: 7mag. on March 09, 2009, 05:53:12 PM: My wifes uncle and grandma both live in Doty. I will try and get the scoop. My wifes uncle is an avid elk hunter, so he is probably pissed.
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Post by: firecrotch on March 09, 2009, 10:28:43 PM: thats sickning, i hope something turns out with it
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Post by: bucklucky on March 09, 2009, 10:31:07 PM: Whats new?? Hunted there for years. Thats not anything new.
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Post by: bowhunterforever on March 09, 2009, 10:57:25 PM: :yike: Some people are just dumb!
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Post by: bucklucky on March 09, 2009, 11:12:46 PM: Sure would like to catch them idiots in the act. :bash: Just stupid!
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Post by: 7mag. on March 10, 2009, 12:56:37 AM: I sometimes hunt down there with my wifes uncle and we often hear shots during the night. The problem is that those people grew up poaching to put food on the table and most of the residents looked the other way because they did it too. Now times have changed, but some of the old families have not.
Title: Re: Herd shot at Doty , WA
Post by: HawkenBob on March 10, 2009, 06:05:59 AM: Unless this is a seperate account I believe the incident was in grays Harbor last saturday.

They shot, killed 3 cow's and a calf. They have no idea how many more may be injured?
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Post by: HawkenBob on March 10, 2009, 06:08:01 AM: http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/NW_030309WAB-elk-poachers-KS.222422b6.html

Lots of it going on but this was just for fun. they left the animals to rot.
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Post by: sportsman002001 on March 10, 2009, 05:08:34 PM: Time to spend more time in the woods and see if we can't someone doing this. Stupid. :bash: :bash:
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Post by: heavy hauler on March 10, 2009, 05:34:38 PM: i talked to a farmer out that way the other day. he said the game dept was shooting elk with real bad hoof rot. i wonder if that is it?
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Post by: Alan K on March 10, 2009, 06:38:52 PM: The elk down there are already hurting pretty bad with the hoof rot. I'll be down there next week during spring break to visit my mom. I also know a guy that works for Weyerhauser out of Pe Ell, I'll ask him if he knows anything if I bump into him.
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Post by: washelkhntr on March 10, 2009, 07:12:33 PM: I heard from a good sources with the WDFG and 2 timber companies down there that in fact they are purging elk down there with hoof rot and they are using AHE Hunters to do it for them.

The incident with the cows and the calfs in Grays Harbor are sperate all together.
Title: Re: Herd shot at Doty , WA
Post by: elkhuntingcouple on March 10, 2009, 09:34:35 PM: Why would they not use the meat? Hoof rot doesn't hurt the meat at all. If that is so that is just as skick since so many people sure could use the meat.
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Post by: mrgoodwrench on March 10, 2009, 10:03:33 PM: There were two herds shot up in Grays Harbor county, the one in the North River area three cows and a calf, and on super bowl weekend there was another herd shot up near Neilton.....11 elk killed, one spike, one raghorn, the rest cows and calves.....only seven were taken, four are still laying on the ground......
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Post by: BrushChimp on March 11, 2009, 10:50:08 AM: heavy hauler, which farmer told you this? Where exactly are they shooting these elk? Haven't heard nothing of the such and I live there, lol..
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Post by: Elkpiss on March 11, 2009, 04:34:06 PM: Quote from: elkhuntingcouple on March 10, 2009, 09:34:35 PM
Why would they not use the meat? Hoof rot doesn't hurt the meat at all. If that is so that is just as skick since so many people sure could use the meat.

If the hoof rot is bad enough it does hurt the meat.. The meat will turn all grean and slimmy and smelly!! Dont eat it if it is bad!! You will be walking with a limp next hunting season!!
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Post by: fc2038 on March 11, 2009, 04:36:43 PM: Does anybody know if they will post how many animals were killed during this hoof rot round up? I would like to see the numbers, but do not think the department will post anything :twocents:
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Post by: bbarnes on March 11, 2009, 07:31:35 PM: Wheres doty and how do i contact this farmer, i will be meeting with law makers Friday i would like some info on this.
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Post by: catwithboost on March 11, 2009, 07:33:20 PM: West highway 12 off of I-5 by Chehalis.
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Post by: ICEMAN on March 11, 2009, 07:38:36 PM: Quote from: bbarnes on March 11, 2009, 07:31:35 PM
Wheres doty and how do i contact this farmer, i will be meeting with law makers Friday i would like some info on this.

Where is Doty? :yike:

Open a Yahoo session, enter your city, WA.....then Doty, WA.....then click "GO".

http://maps.yahoo.com/
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Post by: whacker1 on March 11, 2009, 07:42:06 PM: 20 miles west of chehalis, and 10 miles east of Pe Ell - give or take a little.
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Post by: Curly on March 11, 2009, 07:49:04 PM: Rainbow Falls State Park is at Doty.............probably Iceman's favorite park. ;)
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Post by: catwithboost on March 11, 2009, 07:49:39 PM: Quote from: Curly on March 11, 2009, 07:49:04 PM
Rainbow Falls State Park is at Doty.............probably Iceman's favorite park. ;)
:chuckle:
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Post by: ICEMAN on March 11, 2009, 08:34:16 PM: "Not that there is anything wrong with it..."
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Post by: HawkenBob on March 12, 2009, 07:46:11 AM: Quote from: catwithboost on March 11, 2009, 07:33:20 PM
West highway 12 off of I-5 by Chehalis.

Its hiway 6.
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Post by: Ihookum on March 12, 2009, 10:13:31 AM: found a "winter kill" elk in the Doty walk-in a few weeks back. The coyotes had devoured everything to the two front shoulders and left the rest of the leg.

Coyotes probley won't eat it for a reason. :dunno:
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Post by: hoytem on March 12, 2009, 10:44:33 AM: read the story on king 5. F**king disgusting!!!!Lord please let me catch someone doing something like this. I think it's about time to start killing poachers for fun.
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Post by: heavy hauler on March 12, 2009, 08:46:22 PM: the farmer i talked to was not in doty but outside of adna.i don't know if its the same story.i asked the farmer if he would eat any of the elk he saw dragging themselves across the ground ( with real bad hoof rot)and he said no. sorry for absolutely zero clarification :bash: on the story
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Post by: bowhunter1972 on March 31, 2009, 10:01:23 AM: that is crap i hope they catch them shir ruins it for us who enjoy the hunt and that we use the meat instead of letting it rote :bash:
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Post by: madmack76 on April 14, 2009, 05:00:53 PM: nope i live there and see them all the time still