Coach Report post Posted October 25, 2015 Got this email from G&F. PINETOP, Ariz. — The Arizona Game and Fish Department is asking for the public’s help in finding the person or persons responsible for the illegal killing of a bull elk on, or close to, Monday, Oct. 19.The bull elk was located in Game Management Unit 27 on Forest Road 37 near mile post 6 on Middle Mountain. The meat was left to waste. There was an antlerless elk hunt taking place at this time.“We need assistance from the public to help find the poacher(s) who left this animal to waste,” said Nancy Huser, law enforcement specialist for the department. “If you heard someone talking about this or you were in the area about this time, it’s possible that you have information that can help solve this case.”Anyone with information about this case can call the department’s Operation Game Thief hotline at (800) 352-0700 or visit www.azgfd.gov/thief and refer to case #15-003431. Callers may be eligible for a reward of up to $750 in this case. All calls may remain confidential upon request. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eagle mountain ranch Report post Posted October 25, 2015 fu@king ... idiots I hope they burn them at the stake if caught !!!!!! Thieves !!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BeardownAZ Report post Posted October 26, 2015 Don't under stand the whole shooting it just to leave it. If your gonna shoot it illegally, at least do it cause your after the meat. Not saying it's right but at least take it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sjvcon Report post Posted October 26, 2015 What a shame. Hope they find the person(s) responsible. Wonder if it was shot by accident ... you know ... someone shooting at one and hitting the one behind it, or something like that. Not that such occurrences are okay ... KNOW YOUR TARGET AND BEYOND and all ... but it would lack the intent of a true poacher. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coach Report post Posted October 28, 2015 sjvcon, that's pretty much what I thought was the most likely scenario too. I absolutely love the youth hunts, but it seems so many want to drive roads with their youth hunters and take a lot of off-hand running shots from the road. I don't know what happened on this particular hunt that lead to the dead bull left to waste, but on my youngest son's first cow elk hunt we heard a lot of shots from the road and it was always multiple shots. Shooting at a running herd leads to wounded animals that sometimes the hunter didn't even know they hit. Good news is, on Josh's hunt we did a lot of stalking, getting in position and he put one shot perfectly on the lead cow in a group of bulls, cows and calves. I hope the mentors on here hunt like you do, and teach the ethics of when not to shoot. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sandman38y Report post Posted October 28, 2015 I think it was a general antlerless hunt going on at the time, not a youth hunt, probably elk fever, someone shot without first clarifying bull/cow. I would like to know how big the bull was, in my opinion it might show level or iresponsability, not that any level is a acceptable! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Matt Meyer Report post Posted October 28, 2015 I agree with sandman. Someone probably didn't see the antlers. Hope they get them Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
