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Title: 386" Poached Cowiche Bull?
Post by: MtnMuley on December 10, 2009, 04:18:46 PM
Just got an email stating that the WDFW caught a few guys on Cowiche Mtn. that had a large bull.  2 were tribal and 3 were non-members.  They found that a non-member shot the bull.  This happened on Dec 6th.  The tribal guys had a permit with them for an elk no near where this bull was shot.  I have pics, but can't figure out how to post them.  Somebody else surely got this email!  They also seized the rig. >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(
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Post by: 270Shooter on December 10, 2009, 04:24:22 PM
this made my day
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Post by: alanger on December 10, 2009, 04:26:16 PM
dayum that sucks.
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Post by: boneaddict on December 10, 2009, 04:37:37 PM
CRAP what a waste
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Post by: OneHorn on December 10, 2009, 04:39:27 PM
Ya i to got the email and pictures. The thing is huge. I wish i could meet the guy that poached it and kick him in the d!ck
Title: Re: 386" Poached Cowiche Bull?
Post by: Craig on December 10, 2009, 04:41:51 PM
It never ends... >:(  >:(
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Post by: woodswalker on December 10, 2009, 04:42:41 PM
if you have pics...POST them   :police:
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Post by: bucklucky on December 10, 2009, 04:43:32 PM
email them to me

cstaxidermy@scattercreek.com
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Post by: OneHorn on December 10, 2009, 05:00:34 PM
Heres the pictures
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Post by: 270Shooter on December 10, 2009, 05:02:01 PM
Why do people have to be *censored*s?
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Post by: rougheye on December 10, 2009, 05:19:40 PM
 :o :o :o
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Post by: agchawk on December 10, 2009, 05:24:33 PM
These types of threads are painful to read! What a waist of one hell of a bull.
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Post by: Woodchuck on December 10, 2009, 05:24:43 PM
what a bunch of assbags, i wish they would lock em up for this crap
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Post by: woodswalker on December 10, 2009, 05:39:53 PM
get a rope.... >:( >:( >:( :bash: :bash: :yike:
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Post by: bearpaw on December 10, 2009, 06:01:28 PM
such a waste....very sorry to see.... :(
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Post by: washelkhntr on December 10, 2009, 06:19:42 PM
 >:(
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Post by: alanger on December 10, 2009, 06:20:40 PM
 >:( >:( :stup:
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Post by: MLBowhunting on December 10, 2009, 06:25:08 PM
after surviving the hunting season that toad deserves more respect then that.  they have a permit and still cant use it right.  my question is do the natives lose their rights  :bash: naw they will get more permits
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Post by: Alan K on December 10, 2009, 06:25:42 PM
Wow... Hang 'em high!  >:(
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Post by: OneHorn on December 10, 2009, 06:27:26 PM
Im sure that bull had himself a little honey hole where he never got bothered by people and now he was just trying to survive the winter and gets blasted for no reason.  >:(
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Post by: mulehunter on December 10, 2009, 06:29:08 PM
WHY......   :bash:

Mulehunter  >:(
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Post by: actionshooter on December 10, 2009, 07:09:49 PM
Probably a Master Hunter  :bash:

Why?
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Post by: gmac on December 10, 2009, 08:18:04 PM
here are a couple more pics i got in my email.
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Post by: Kowsrule30 on December 10, 2009, 08:31:32 PM
Now I'm pissed!!!!  >:( I just don't understand why they would do that....  :bash:  :bdid: That's my favorite herd too....  :'(
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Post by: Ridgerunner on December 10, 2009, 08:34:05 PM
incredible bull, too bad.
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Post by: bucklucky on December 10, 2009, 08:55:09 PM
 :bash:
Thats a hell of a bull right there! That just pisses me off.
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Post by: Pazn25 on December 10, 2009, 09:02:05 PM
 :yeah:
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Post by: Red Dawg on December 10, 2009, 09:16:08 PM
not suprised at all that some guys finally got caught doing this. Happens every year and a lot.
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Post by: remington300mag on December 10, 2009, 09:21:36 PM
A bunch of you are asking "Why".......Easy....because they are never and will never be held accountable for there actions!

These guys are no different than little Johnie.......all he needs is his ass beat real good and he will learn a lesson!!!   :spank_butt:
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Post by: bowhuntin on December 10, 2009, 09:26:53 PM
Sounds familiar to the case that some one posted online about the bull that was shot down by Tampico last year or the year before and those lowlifes got off. I wonder if it is the same people?
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Post by: 7mmfan on December 11, 2009, 12:29:15 AM
Thats the definition of misery right there. You know, i've honestly stopped reading anything that has to do with Indians anymore because it just pisses me off to no end. Beautiful bull, to bad it had to meet its end to some worthless dirtbags like that.
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Post by: PA BEN on December 11, 2009, 04:44:54 AM
Too bad nice Bull. Hope they get it put to them. >:( What ever happened to the Indians who shot the two Bulls in the feeding station up White Pass years back?
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Post by: Skyvalhunter on December 11, 2009, 05:17:06 AM
Why do people have to be *censored*s?
Those are not people and especially not hunters their scum. Why do these people keep doing this? It's because they don't throw the book at violators like this.
Title: Re: 386" Poached Cowiche Bull?
Post by: boneaddict on December 11, 2009, 05:37:52 AM
Rem and Sky nailed it.  No accountability.  For the one they got caught they harvested another countless bulls probably.  BIG MONEY 
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Post by: high country on December 11, 2009, 05:49:30 AM
it would be nice if the tribe stepped up and banned these guys from hunting if they are infact holding tribal permits. perhaps we need to make actions like this a bit more publicly known......to hell with "PC" this is what entitlement gets you.
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Post by: boneaddict on December 11, 2009, 05:57:15 AM
I liv ehere and haven't even seen a damn thing in the paper or on TV. :dunno:
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Post by: Skyvalhunter on December 11, 2009, 06:07:57 AM
Bone somehow that doesn't surprise me. Even here on the wet side the only thing I saw on native american hunting(in the Everett Herald) was so much turned around it was rediculous. Matter of fact I remember you made a comment to the editor about the story. So for some reason the media doesn't want to this.
Title: Re: 386" Poached Cowiche Bull?
Post by: boneaddict on December 11, 2009, 06:17:36 AM
I finally got to see the pics (can't see most forum pics while I am at work..Firewall) and I am sure I have live pics of this bull.   CRAP!  He was a fave because he was so narrow and yet such a huge bull.  His swords especially on the one side were awesome.   I've seen that bull for like 3 years.    :bash:
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Post by: Wazukie on December 11, 2009, 06:51:33 AM
The problem is that State Authorities have no jursdiction when it comes to the Indians.  I live on the southern tip of the Reservation and let me tell you, this goes on all year long down here.  More than just poaching happens.  THey're a Soveriegn Nation, let them stay in their own Country I say.
Title: Re: 386" Poached Cowiche Bull?
Post by: GoldTip on December 11, 2009, 07:05:57 AM
it would be nice if the tribe stepped up and banned these guys from hunting if they are infact holding tribal permits. perhaps we need to make actions like this a bit more publicly known......to hell with "PC" this is what entitlement gets you.

Hell the tribe isn't gonna step up, why the hell should they.  Hell the tribes just figured out how to get Obama to pay them 3 billion dollars, the tribes don't give 2 $hits about what these guys just did, and they never will.  It's a damn shame I say that these kind of Indian are even allowed off their reservation without a passport and going through a border patrol.  You want sovereign nation, then guess what, your Canada.  You need to pass through border patrol to get in and outta your country.  God this kinda thing makes me mad.  Worst part for me is one of my very best friends and a college room mate is indian back home in Montana, he'd be disgusted by this.
Title: Re: 386" Poached Cowiche Bull?
Post by: MtnMuley on December 11, 2009, 07:47:34 AM
Worst thing of all.............................the others (2,5, 11, 20?) that they've gotten away with. :(
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Post by: robb92 on December 11, 2009, 10:38:38 AM
What a damn waste!!!!
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Post by: 6x6in6 on December 11, 2009, 11:03:39 AM
Sad!!!!!

 >:(
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Post by: C-Money on December 11, 2009, 11:16:37 AM
Sad! Very upsetting. At least he wont be showed off like it was a legal kill at the Yakima Sportsman's show in a few months. They probably have plenty of other poached elk to bring tho. :(
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Post by: h2ofowlr on December 11, 2009, 11:58:32 AM
It was a nice looking bull.
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Post by: yakimarcher on December 11, 2009, 04:11:43 PM
real classy. burn em at the stake
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Post by: blacktail luv on December 11, 2009, 09:44:47 PM
the white guys with them probably gave them a lot of money to go shoot that bull, really sad to see.
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Post by: fc2038 on December 12, 2009, 02:55:50 AM
Come on to be honest if the fines were extreme and the jail sentence long I would assume that some people would stop and think before they shot. I mean come on.... 5 years loss of license and 5000 dollar fine. How pathetic... People like this need to PAY for what they done. I am sick of seeing these flaming piles of  :crap: get away with a little  :spank_butt:.  I really do not know what to say it is F' in   :bs:.  Sorry for the rant...... I have to go punch a pillow..............
Title: Re: 386" Poached Cowiche Bull?
Post by: spikehunter on December 12, 2009, 08:11:54 AM
last year they caught a land owner on sedge ridge that shot a whopper of a bull (just south of cowiche mtn.) ended up letting him go ! the only thing i hope is that he had a better breeding season than i
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Post by: vfilbert on December 12, 2009, 08:44:41 AM
 >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(
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Post by: Bobm on December 12, 2009, 09:17:26 AM
Nice bull but I don't think it will go 386.

Indians would have ended up killing it anyways.
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Post by: Pazn25 on December 12, 2009, 02:30:33 PM
I finally got to see the pics (can't see most forum pics while I am at work..Firewall) and I am sure I have live pics of this bull.   CRAP!  He was a fave because he was so narrow and yet such a huge bull.  His swords especially on the one side were awesome.   I've seen that bull for like 3 years.    :bash:

Hey Bone,  can we see the live pics?
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Post by: firefighter4607 on December 12, 2009, 02:51:18 PM
the white guys with them probably gave them a lot of money to go shoot that bull, really sad to see.

Why would the "white guys" pay the "Indians" to go shoot the bull, Hell they were probably all in on it and just blamed the white guy to screw over the "white man" once again! >:( >:( Shame to see such a nice bull down without it being a legal kill.
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on December 12, 2009, 02:53:17 PM
x2 joe
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Post by: jordano on December 12, 2009, 02:59:00 PM
 >:(  >:(  >:(  >:(  >:(  >:(    this is the kind of crap that gives hunters a bad name and ruins it for the rest of us. I sure hope these guys get locked up! Dont screw it up for everyone else!!!!
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Post by: shorthair15 on December 12, 2009, 05:05:54 PM
those a..... should do time for that what a waste.  they will probably get a fine and there hunting priveleges revoked for a year how about forever. you jerks!!!! >:(
Title: Re: 386" Poached Cowiche Bull?
Post by: OneHorn on December 12, 2009, 05:27:52 PM
Nice bull but I don't think it will go 386.

Indians would have ended up killing it anyways.
Im pretty sure that bull is 386. The reason being is that the game department wouldnt send out an email with a guess of a score. Look at the tine lenght on it.  :twocents:
My buddy saw it in the back of the game wardens truck and said it was unbelievable.
Anyways yes folks that is a damn shame that the bull had to die like that
Title: Re: 386" Poached Cowiche Bull?
Post by: fishunt247 on December 13, 2009, 12:55:49 AM
A few funny things about this thread. First, I got this email last Wednesay or Thursday, got a little write up and the pics ready to post, then realized that another neverending, "we are getting nowhere with this bitching" thread was going to start. So I stopped, but knew someone else would do it. Second, I may be wrong, but is the 4th page the first page where anyone acknowledged that these nonenrolled members could have been white guys that the Indians were with, not just nonenrolled Indians?

And it does go 386, I'll try to dig up the score sheet. Hope my email didn't delete it already.
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Post by: dbllunger on December 13, 2009, 12:59:06 AM
Good for the gamies...but really BFD....nothing is going to change with Indians shooting animals illegally, rutting, spot lighting, etc.  Other then congrats to the arrest the rest is a waste of anger.  I will always voice my opinion in meetings and surveys but other then that I give it no more energy.
Title: Re: 386" Poached Cowiche Bull?
Post by: fishunt247 on December 13, 2009, 12:59:30 AM
To anyone that still has the email: There's an attatchment/link you can open off the email called "poached bull rough score" or something. It is the score sheet. Please post that so everyone can see the dimensions. 23" daggers, 48" mains if I remember right.
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Post by: Yak-NDN on December 13, 2009, 06:00:31 PM
Did you all miss the part that said a Non Tribal Member killed the bull. I don't know the full story on this issue so I cant say a whole lot. And the bull that was killed in that area last year by  Non Tribal members were let go from what I have herd.
Title: Re: 386" Poached Cowiche Bull?
Post by: boneaddict on December 13, 2009, 06:12:28 PM
Looks pretty acccurate to me.  I have the pdf, but don't know how to post it.  I suppose I could print it, take a pic or scan it into a jpg. but I have other things to do.   I really don't care what race poached the bull, I think whomever involved should be prosecuted and prosecuted equally.  I assume the only thing that changes that is I doubt the natives will be held to the same as the non natives.  I assume you'd agree thats wrong Yak.
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Post by: Yak-NDN on December 13, 2009, 06:24:03 PM
Yes bone you know me I agree 100% I think it is a bunch of chit I know stuff like this happens all the time the game told me that the only way to do anything about a situation like this is to catch them in action.
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Post by: Red Dawg on December 13, 2009, 06:31:24 PM
chances are I know the people that did this. The white guys if that is what you would call them go up shoot illegal animals and then call there native American friends to haul it home for them. It happens all over the state with deer and elk. I know some guys that do this regularly although I can not prove it but it just so happens that it mostly happens in the cowiche unit/ yakama rez boundary, and yakima firing center. They both need to be equally punished no matter who shot it because they were all involved.
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Post by: bone head on December 13, 2009, 08:02:09 PM
what does someone get out of poaching an animal either buck or bull? i like the challenge and if i do bag one at least i can tell my story behind the hunt instead people that might get away with something like this i hope their looking over their shoulder every second in town or in the woods what ass holes!!!!!!
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Post by: OneHorn on December 13, 2009, 08:15:32 PM
I think this thread should just end at this, It doesnt matter what race did the poaching,What i was trying to accomplish by posting the pictures of the bull was to show everyone that we do have big bulls around and here and that poaching does happen and doesnt get posted in the paper or on the news. I didnt want this thread to end up being a bitchin contest between grown men.
Title: Re: 386" Poached Cowiche Bull?
Post by: Yak-NDN on December 14, 2009, 04:25:20 PM
This is the score sheet.
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Post by: fishunt247 on December 14, 2009, 09:07:31 PM
RedDawg, we know the same people then. Real classy individuals. Its really too bad the kid that drew the tag for Hansen's ranch didn't kill this bull. I mean, not to thread jack (not that I care too much on this thread), but has he killed a bull yet does anyone know?
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Post by: jdb on December 14, 2009, 09:10:11 PM
I havent heard if they killed any anything on hansens ranch but I did talk to a guy who's kid drew a deer tag if they hunted at all dureing the rut he should have killed a toad

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Post by: colockumelk on December 16, 2009, 05:19:55 PM
They both need to be equally punished no matter who shot it because they were all involved.

 :yeah:\

I wish this is how it was.  Unfortunately this isn't how the world works.  Some people get special rights.  And I'm not just talking about the Tribal/Non-Tribal thing.  Many "haves"  get off for murder (literally) when the "have nots" would have been fried.

It's too bad all involved couldn't get fried for this.  But we all know that wont happen.  It's unfortunate that those guys caught up there two years ago got off.  It is a true shame.    Our elk and deer are a limited resource and should be treated as such.  The pathetic fines and penalties incurred against poaches is yet again proof that all the WDFW cares about is money and that our elk and deer are nothing more than four legged $$$$.
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Post by: boneaddict on December 17, 2009, 06:19:38 AM
Funny thing is if they were so concerned with their four legged $$$, you'd think they could hammer these guys really hard.  I guess its not their fault, its the court systems.  Seems like the WDFW did their part in catching the idiots.  Someone should tell Gregoire herself that money can be made by catching poachers.  She is like a bloodhound when it comes to smelling and collecting money.
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Post by: colockumelk on December 17, 2009, 08:23:59 AM
Yeah that is a good point bone.  Where I blame the WDFW is in that they don't and havn't pushed to increase the penalties.  Our legislature is dumber than a bag of rocks, they need to be lend by the hand.  You are exactly right if the WDFW would take the time to explain just how much money they could make off of convictions with poaching and especially road violations Gregoire would be down on her knees  :drool: about all that money.

Of course with Gregoire we all know which group would be exempt from all fines and jail time.
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Post by: boneaddict on December 17, 2009, 08:31:08 AM
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Of course with Gregoire we all know which group would be exempt from all fines and jail time.

Isn't that the frickin truth.  Its probably what is keeping her at bay.  She is undecided which cookiejar the most cash is in.  To heck with doing what is right.
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Post by: colockumelk on December 18, 2009, 05:20:55 PM
Bone think about this.  At least you never had to shake her hand or take a picture with her.   :puke:

The mere thought of it still haunts me. 
Title: Re: 386" Poached Cowiche Bull?
Post by: hirshey on December 18, 2009, 07:56:21 PM
TERRIBLY saddening. Makes me heartsick.
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Post by: bigtex on December 18, 2009, 11:52:09 PM
Yeah that is a good point bone.  Where I blame the WDFW is in that they don't and havn't pushed to increase the penalties.  Our legislature is dumber than a bag of rocks, they need to be lend by the hand.  You are exactly right if the WDFW would take the time to explain just how much money they could make off of convictions with poaching and especially road violations Gregoire would be down on her knees  :drool: about all that money.

Of course with Gregoire we all know which group would be exempt from all fines and jail time.

A couple of issues here.
1. WDFW or any law enforcement agency, does not set the fines for any law violations (from traffic offenses to poaching) the state supreme court sets the minimum fine for each offense. It is then upon the individual county if they want to increase the fine for the offense (they can only increase, not decrease), usually counties just go with the fine set by the supreme court, however some counties do increase penalties for certain offenses

2. WDFW basically sees no money from the tickets they write! Once again this is mandated by the legislature. All funds from WDFW tickets go into the county budget where the ticket was written or to fund the state police academy (which is where WDFW officers get their training). WDFW gets a straight cut from the state Public Safety Enforcement Account which several other agencies also get funding from. But other then that they get no funding from the tickets they write. This would needed to be changed at the legislature and would probably not change since most counties would throw a hissy fit over it.
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