Montana Poaching Busts

[ORCUS DEMENS]

I hope they lose hunting licenses for life.
https://www.fieldandstream.com/stor.../elk-and-mule-deer-poachers-busted-in-montana

 

[SDMF]

I'd think at least one of them had to be a landowner or family of someone who owns land. It's not like you stuff a bull elk under the front seat like a hen pheasant. Unless you're driving a panel van, someone's gonna see the elk antlers in the pickup.

 

[1lessdog]

I'd think at least one of them had to be a landowner or family of someone who owns land. It's not like you stuff a bull elk under the front seat like a hen pheasant. Unless you're driving a panel van, someone's gonna see the elk antlers in the pickup.

I always put the hens under the spare tire.

 

[CrappieHunter]

I'd think at least one of them had to be a landowner or family of someone who owns land. It's not like you stuff a bull elk under the front seat like a hen pheasant. Unless you're driving a panel van, someone's gonna see the elk antlers in the pickup.

I stuff the hens in my buddy’s vest, no chance of a ticket

 

[Rowdie]

I'm willing to wager that this activity happens a lot more than we'll ever know. Landowners in the remote areas have friends and family that will take advantage of the remoteness and I'm sure more than a few feel entitled to do what they please on their land. I'm curious as to the $1000 reward for an anynonimous tip. How would you collect if it's anynonimous?

 

[Allen]

https://www.facebook.com/fieldandst...t-with-nearly-120k-in-fines/1162768055884138/

A world wide hunting ban.

 

[CatDaddy]

A world wide hunting ban.

Here's the whole article on Allen's post. Different group of poachers.

https://www.outdoorlife.com/conservation/illinois-mississippi-trophy-buck-poaching-ring/

 

[Tinesdown]

I'm willing to wager that this activity happens a lot more than we'll ever know. Landowners in the remote areas have friends and family that will take advantage of the remoteness and I'm sure more than a few feel entitled to do what they please on their land. I'm curious as to the $1000 reward for an anynonimous tip. How would you collect if it's anynonimous?

Absolutely it happens in ND also

 

[double account removed]

landowner rights fellas

 

[Fritz the Cat]

www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/idaho-man-convicted-of-poaching-trophy-size-elk-that-had-long-eluded-ethical-hunters/ar-AA1Js4JZ?ocid=msedgntp&pc=DCTS&cvid=6eb4c92e54c44e5c805bfe7d4cf12c82&ei=19​

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Idaho man convicted of poaching trophy-size elk that had long eluded ethical hunters​

Conservation officer displays antlers of poached elk.© Idaho Fish and Game
An Idaho man has been convicted of a felony for poaching a trophy-size elk that had eluded ethical hunters for years.

Joel Rose, of Coeur d’Alene, was convicted for the unlawful killing, possession and wasting of wildlife after a two-day trial late last month.

Idaho Fish and Game announced Monday that Rose used a sophisticated distance rifle to kill the elk during an archery-only season on Sept. 10, 2024. He shot the elk, which boasted a unique antler configuration that made it easily identifiable, on private property in Kootenai County.

landowner rights fellas

Conservation officers, acting on a tip, searched Rose’s residence on Sept. 11 and discovered the elk carcass.

“The investigation revealed that the elk had been killed by two lethal shots from a rifle, and that an arrow had been inserted into the carcass after the animal was already dead,” Idaho Fish and Game explained in a news release.

The rifle Rose was said to have used was equipped with a silencer. The rifle, elk antlers and meat, and archery equipment were seized as evidence.

“Additional evidence revealed that Rose had been specifically targeting the trophy-class bull elk during the archery-only season, which overlaps the rutting period for elk in North Idaho,” Idaho Fish and Game stated. “After the elk was killed with a rifle, Rose posed in photos with the elk with an arrow protruding from the carcass.”

A sentencing hearing has been scheduled for August.

 

[Rowdie]

Absolutely it happens in ND also

Yes, I was referring to all the remote areas out in Western ND, SD WY, & MT but really any remote areas.