Post by: Elkslayer on December 15, 2011, 10:16:45 PM
Pretty Nice!!
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi6.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fy204%2FElkslayer%2FPART951323971127339.jpg&hash=e91e28c350e7ae4df5756ec4b4127266581e0126)
Post by: deerslyr on December 15, 2011, 10:17:42 PM
Post by: norsepeak on December 15, 2011, 10:19:08 PM
Post by: steeleywhopper on December 15, 2011, 10:22:50 PM
Post by: UptheCreek on December 15, 2011, 10:23:13 PM
Post by: high country on December 15, 2011, 10:28:19 PM
Post by: DBHAWTHORNE on December 15, 2011, 11:03:56 PM
Post by: bentley30-06 on December 15, 2011, 11:06:45 PM
Post by: mdbuck5x5 on December 15, 2011, 11:39:29 PM
Post by: Elkslayer on December 16, 2011, 12:54:28 AM
got that in a text, from a buddy who knows the guy who was allowed to tag it. He'd been hunting it for most of the season. It was coming into his hay pile from across a major road. My buddy joked the other day that the buck would probably get hit by a car coming to his hay pile....well, guess what happened. The guy was at the buck when the gammie arrived and asked if he could use his archery tag on the buck and was granted permission, so at least it won't go to waste...nice buck.
Not the story I heard norsepeak. I heard that the buck ended up going with the fish and game officer. Whoever found it was getting ready to cut the head off when a state trooper showed up. The state trooper then called fish and game and they came out and picked it up. I will do some checking and see what I can find out. I am in law enforcement as well so give me a few days but I will find out.
Post by: 10thmountainarcher on December 16, 2011, 04:51:20 AM
Post by: windygorge on December 16, 2011, 06:23:35 AM
Post by: CAMPMEAT on December 16, 2011, 06:25:09 AM
Where abouts in PO county was this bad boy hit.. North or south? I'm from Ione, I wanna know if that sucker was hit up in my area.. I saw a deer larger than this bad boy one time up smackout road back about...12 years ago lol.
The wolves probably ate the one you saw........................ :chuckle:
Post by: huntnnw on December 18, 2011, 09:48:40 PM
I see these people who intentionally feed deer who think they are helping the deer..little do they know they are killing them if theres a nearby highway! :bash:
Post by: True Sportsman on December 18, 2011, 10:04:49 PM
Where abouts in PO county was this bad boy hit.. North or south? I'm from Ione, I wanna know if that sucker was hit up in my area.. I saw a deer larger than this bad boy one time up smackout road back about...12 years ago lol.
Ione huh? You are in the thick of it. Some nice country up there. I love it up there...
Post by: sled on December 18, 2011, 10:10:07 PM
Post by: Sitka_Blacktail on December 18, 2011, 11:48:47 PM
Post by: fishngamereaper on December 19, 2011, 07:13:36 AM
I thought all roadkills belong to the State?
Its up to the gammies. If you have a valid tag and its during your tag season most of the time they will let you take it.
Thats a toad of a whitey..
Post by: Cleve on December 19, 2011, 08:42:00 AM
That was the same story I heard Elkslayer. They told me that the game officer let the kid take his picture with it and then took the deer into custody.got that in a text, from a buddy who knows the guy who was allowed to tag it. He'd been hunting it for most of the season. It was coming into his hay pile from across a major road. My buddy joked the other day that the buck would probably get hit by a car coming to his hay pile....well, guess what happened. The guy was at the buck when the gammie arrived and asked if he could use his archery tag on the buck and was granted permission, so at least it won't go to waste...nice buck.
Not the story I heard norsepeak. I heard that the buck ended up going with the fish and game officer. Whoever found it was getting ready to cut the head off when a state trooper showed up. The state trooper then called fish and game and they came out and picked it up. I will do some checking and see what I can find out. I am in law enforcement as well so give me a few days but I will find out.
Post by: bloodhound on December 19, 2011, 01:00:37 PM
Post by: 400out on December 20, 2011, 08:58:11 AM
Post by: TopOfTheFoodChain on December 20, 2011, 02:33:15 PM
:yike: I can't wait to see the story the hunter comes up with on this one :chuckle:
:chuckle: :chuckle: :yeah:
Post by: Harborhunter on December 20, 2011, 06:03:37 PM
Post by: ANDERWAGON on December 20, 2011, 06:30:50 PM
Spotted this buck in the middle of a blacktop clear-cut. Hit it with 5,500lbs of energy at 65MPH using 31” rubber bullets. He didn’t go down right away so it took a back up shot at 25MPH. He’s a good eater, super tender.
All kidding aside it’s great to see it didn’t go to waste. :tup:
Post by: blacktailer on December 20, 2011, 06:32:53 PM
Post by: ICEMAN on December 20, 2011, 06:36:03 PM
Post by: ANDERWAGON on December 20, 2011, 06:41:08 PM
2 pages in and not a "Why would anyone want a rack that they didn't kill themself" or "I would never want a set of antlers that I didn't kill myself" Great looking buck. It is great to see what the NE corner of this state continues to produce. A real shame someone couldn't have taken him with a gun or bow.
I’m with you but as long as the story is told honestly. What would be wrong with pasting the rack on the wall?
Post by: mdbuck5x5 on December 20, 2011, 07:07:02 PM
That was the same story I heard Elkslayer. They told me that the game officer let the kid take his picture with it and then took the deer into custody.got that in a text, from a buddy who knows the guy who was allowed to tag it. He'd been hunting it for most of the season. It was coming into his hay pile from across a major road. My buddy joked the other day that the buck would probably get hit by a car coming to his hay pile....well, guess what happened. The guy was at the buck when the gammie arrived and asked if he could use his archery tag on the buck and was granted permission, so at least it won't go to waste...nice buck.
Not the story I heard norsepeak. I heard that the buck ended up going with the fish and game officer. Whoever found it was getting ready to cut the head off when a state trooper showed up. The state trooper then called fish and game and they came out and picked it up. I will do some checking and see what I can find out. I am in law enforcement as well so give me a few days but I will find out.
You guys that heard the story on this buck, was it mentioned where abouts in PO county?
Post by: dscubame on December 20, 2011, 07:09:24 PM
Post by: bigbucks1985 on December 20, 2011, 07:56:16 PM
Post by: walt on December 20, 2011, 08:17:34 PM
Post by: dscubame on December 20, 2011, 08:25:39 PM
See the WA plates on the car in the background?
Compelling but I still say no way! I am an old salt and claim photoshop or something fishy. If so great and I hope to run across the same blood lines but doubt it.
Post by: mdbuck5x5 on December 20, 2011, 09:18:28 PM
I got basically the same story as Norse except that the kid that hit it was allowed to tag it. I also saw a pic from a few days before his demise. No way in hell I would say where. I wouldn't have even put up the county on the internet. Come to think of it I heard it was down by Colfax. All the big bucks are down south.
Yeah cause its such a huge secret where big whitetails are in this state! :rolleyes:
Post by: predatorpro on December 20, 2011, 09:27:07 PM
yeh you wouldnt think the game warden would allow him to illegally tag a buck unless he doesnt want his job anymoregot that in a text, from a buddy who knows the guy who was allowed to tag it. He'd been hunting it for most of the season. It was coming into his hay pile from across a major road. My buddy joked the other day that the buck would probably get hit by a car coming to his hay pile....well, guess what happened. The guy was at the buck when the gammie arrived and asked if he could use his archery tag on the buck and was granted permission, so at least it won't go to waste...nice buck.
Not the story I heard norsepeak. I heard that the buck ended up going with the fish and game officer. Whoever found it was getting ready to cut the head off when a state trooper showed up. The state trooper then called fish and game and they came out and picked it up. I will do some checking and see what I can find out. I am in law enforcement as well so give me a few days but I will find out.
Post by: dscubame on December 20, 2011, 09:27:48 PM
got that in a text, from a buddy who knows the guy who was allowed to tag it. He'd been hunting it for most of the season. It was coming into his hay pile from across a major road. My buddy joked the other day that the buck would probably get hit by a car coming to his hay pile....well, guess what happened. The guy was at the buck when the gammie arrived and asked if he could use his archery tag on the buck and was granted permission, so at least it won't go to waste...nice buck.
Now that I looked closer at this thread and see this post by norsepeak I buy into it. Norse is always very good on here and if he says it is a friend of a friend than good by me until proven otherwise.
Post by: wsucowboy on December 20, 2011, 10:23:35 PM
Post by: jackelope on December 20, 2011, 10:33:05 PM
See the WA plates on the car in the background?
Dude...it's the internet. That guy with the WA plates was obviously on vacation in Kansas when he hit this buck.
:chuckle:
Post by: Sitka_Blacktail on December 20, 2011, 10:36:23 PM
yeh you wouldnt think the game warden would allow him to illegally tag a buck unless he doesnt want his job anymore
Exactly.
I don't think an auto qualifies as a legal weapon during an archery only season. And besides, It was shot on and from the road so there's another ticket. :chuckle:
Post by: bobcat on December 20, 2011, 10:38:53 PM
yeh you wouldnt think the game warden would allow him to illegally tag a buck unless he doesnt want his job anymore
Exactly.
I don't think an auto qualifies as a legal weapon during an archery only season. And besides, It was shot on and from the road so there's another ticket. :chuckle:
Probably was taken after hours as well..........
Post by: TheHunt on December 21, 2011, 09:34:05 AM
BTW, Darn nice buck...
Post by: 10thmountainarcher on December 21, 2011, 10:51:34 AM
Post by: Elkslayer on December 21, 2011, 11:29:07 AM
This could get interesting!
Post by: Dhoey07 on December 21, 2011, 11:45:28 AM
2 pages in and not a "Why would anyone want a rack that they didn't kill themself" or "I would never want a set of antlers that I didn't kill myself" Great looking buck. It is great to see what the NE corner of this state continues to produce. A real shame someone couldn't have taken him with a gun or bow.
Because it's a giant rack and a good story piece. I don't "kill" sheds when i pick them up :dunno:
Post by: Camp David on December 21, 2011, 11:47:06 AM
Post by: Sitka_Blacktail on December 21, 2011, 02:28:56 PM
Shouldn't be too hard to find. Officer at the scene should have a pretty good description of him and that could be him in the picture. Along with that could be his license plate in the picture.
Never ceases to amaze me how quick people are to believe that an individual LEO can tell you it's OK to break the law with the logic being, "Hey we don't want it to go to waste". Think of it from another point of view. If it had been poached, do you think the officer would tell you it's OK to tag it and take it so it wouldn't get wasted?
Not saying LEO's don't make mistakes tho. Recently two Alaska State Troopers asked a young man to accompany them on his quad to help pack out a caribou one of them had shot in the new part of Denali Park. Turns out only qualified subsistence users are allowed to ride their quads in the park and this young man wasn't and he got written up by the Park Service. The Troopers who did qualify were not written up.
Post by: blacktailer on December 22, 2011, 10:38:48 AM
2 pages in and not a "Why would anyone want a rack that they didn't kill themself" or "I would never want a set of antlers that I didn't kill myself" Great looking buck. It is great to see what the NE corner of this state continues to produce. A real shame someone couldn't have taken him with a gun or bow.
Because it's a giant rack and a good story piece. I don't "kill" sheds when i pick them up :dunno:
That was sarcasm. I have lots of antlers and mounts that I have collected over the years. I appreciate them for what they are like any other piece of art. I agree, it is a great buck
Post by: boneaddict on December 22, 2011, 06:44:21 PM