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Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: Roadkill99 on September 10, 2022, 12:02:18 PM

Title: Opening morning woes
Post by: Roadkill99 on September 10, 2022, 12:02:18 PM: First thing. Parked and walked in. Got a good mile or so in and let out a bugle. I get an answer. My second season I'm excited. I run towards the elk. I close the distance to under 100 yards and it's a kid with what looked to be a firearm. He sees me and runs back to their truck setting off their car alarm. I know fire arms aren't allowed where I'm hunting so I back out and call the MIPS. 3 minutes later they speed out. As I'm on the phone with the MP's I walk into what's left of a poached elk. (Just the legs and a plastic bag). People with guns, high temps, poached animals I went back to my tree stand.
Title: Re: Opening morning woes
Post by: boneaddict on September 10, 2022, 12:36:46 PM: hopefully you got license on the rig, but behind a locked gate...tribal?

but yeah, that is a rough start to the day
Title: Re: Opening morning woes
Post by: Roadkill99 on September 10, 2022, 12:43:28 PM: Quote from: boneaddict on September 10, 2022, 12:36:46 PM
hopefully you got license on the rig, but behind a locked gate...tribal?

I didn’t get the license. They had guns and I’ve heard stories. They where native and not behind a gate, but They where on base.
Title: Re: Opening morning woes
Post by: dvolmer on September 10, 2022, 01:18:01 PM: Welcome to Washington!!! Chaos, loonies, stupidity, and craziness!!!
Title: Re: Opening morning woes
Post by: BD1 on September 10, 2022, 07:35:55 PM: Sorry that is how your season started...best of luck moving forward...and far from a "Washington" issue...far from it.
Title: Re: Opening morning woes
Post by: Roadkill99 on September 10, 2022, 11:23:49 PM: Quote from: BD1 on September 10, 2022, 07:35:55 PM
Sorry that is how your season started...best of luck moving forward...and far from a "Washington" issue...far from it.

I moved past this morning pretty quickly and ended up having a great day. Saw a gray fox at less then 2 yards. I got to spend an hour with law enforcement after hunting hours. Which was really cool. They let me finish my hunting day.

And then the Washington thing. I agree it's far from a WA issue. There are bad, nasty, dishonest people in every state.
Title: Re: Opening morning woes
Post by: boneaddict on September 11, 2022, 04:59:07 AM: Many people have never seen a fox in Washington. THat is indeed a cool event. Way to move on in a positive fashion.
Title: Re: Opening morning woes
Post by: dvolmer on September 11, 2022, 07:28:59 PM: If it is poaching then you are correct. All states have that problem. But if it is out of control native hunting like you mentioned, then Washington and Oregon take the cake!!!