WI elk shot illegally from the road
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For those wondering how the Wisconsin elk hunt has been going... https://www.outdoornews.com/2018/10/26/h...shot-illegally/ The shooter apparently didn't think it was illegal to shoot the elk from the gravel road, and the "guide" bought his guide permits only days before the season started. Both attended the required elk information class prior to the hunt where regulations were covered, including information on road hunting. Didn't think I'd hear about on of the non-natives causing a stir with the elk harvest. Not good when 20% of the tag winners get cited!
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Re: WI elk shot illegally from the road
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Is that like going 60 in a 55 ?
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Re: WI elk shot illegally from the road
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Re: WI elk shot illegally from the road
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He won the raffle tag from RMEF, I didn't see anywhere how many tickets he bought. This wasn't an auction item or anything like that, RMEF was selling tickets at $10 each, any WI resident could by as many tickets as they wanted. ahhh, my bad, I confused auction and raffle.
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Re: WI elk shot illegally from the road
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Re: WI elk shot illegally from the road
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10/31/18 10:03 AM
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Just because he shot It off the road doesn't mean he didn't sneack down the road on foot and kill that elk. I killed a few critters walking down the road and I considered It fair chase. It's not like he shot It from the truck. I think the biologist was a dick.
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Re: WI elk shot illegally from the road
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I guess the phrase "fair chase" eluded this guy... He's not an elk hunter - he's an elk killer. Big diff... The entire Wisconsin herd in that area is as dumb as a box of rocks, they are used to people stopping and taking their pictures etc. It was never going to be much of a "hunt", not to take away from the guys who did it.
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Re: WI elk shot illegally from the road
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10/31/18 11:18 AM
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I don't think there was any sneaking down the road involved. The story in the paper had much more detail than the link I provided, but it said they were driving down the road and a cow and calf crossed in front of them on the road, followed by the bull. The "guide" stopped the truck and the shooter got out and opened fire.
He's charged with shooting across a road in violation of State Statute 167, which carries a penalty of $217.90. He's also charged with hunting within 50 feet of the road center, which carries a penalty of $222.90. The $2,000 is a restitution charge for illegally killing an elk.
Not sure how anyone can condone this type of behavior, let alone compare someone to PETA for wishing they'd throw the book at this guy. Who cares how they found out, if he broke the laws, he should pay the fine and lose the animal, along with hunting privileges revoked for a few years.
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