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December 7, 2009, 01:27 PM | #26 |
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Considering the hunter had no idea that what he was looking at was anything other than a deer ...
He must have thought "Holy moly! That is one humongous deer! This will top the record by 200 pounds!" His excitement at the prospect would be priceless. He will have a campfire story for a lifetime. The Day I Shot A Monster in Ohio.
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December 7, 2009, 01:48 PM | #27 | |
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We had a similar situation a few years ago in SW Va, guy shot an elk thinking it was a deer and was surprised when he got to it and found out it wasn't a deer. Same result as well. The Wardens let him keep the meat and there were no charges since, at that time, nobody knew there were elk in Va. Chris |
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December 7, 2009, 01:56 PM | #28 |
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You guys in VA and KY, are these newly appearing elk planted by the game department, escaped/let loose by priveate owners, or actually occurring naturally? That is really something to find elk that far east. Maybe we'll start seeing alligators in Oregon!
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December 7, 2009, 02:03 PM | #29 |
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I think the ones in KY are released by the game and wildlife folks there. The ones in Va have migrated from Ky.
At least that's what I've read... Chris |
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The Elk were planted in Kentucky to re-establish the herd in that state. There is no established herd in Virginia, so as MtnBiker said - they are treated as simply deer.
They put up a new page on Elk this last August - which was the first time they actually addressed it. Quote:
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December 7, 2009, 02:17 PM | #31 | |
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The Elk there are pretty tame. Went on a Grouse hunt in and around St. Mary's, PA in early November, and they had viewing ares for the wild elk, who were all pretty docile and used to being seen and aren't concerned with humans at all. |
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December 7, 2009, 04:24 PM | #32 |
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From a distance, this guy probably did think it was a huge deer. This was not a big elk, body or rack wise. We`ve got some 300lb.+ deer running around. Thats not the norm but they`re here.
ODNR spokeswoman said there have been deer taken here in Ohio that they believe where crossbred with elk due to the skeletal and rack makeup. As far as cougars being in Ohio, IMO, its very possble if not probable. I can remember as a kid, it was legal to spotlight deer at night with no weapon in the vehicle. Was down around Marrietta spotlighting and came across a blackbear sow with two cubs. ODNR refused to accept that two adults and three kids watched these bears in a cornfield planted by ODNR for wildlife. Couldn`t get them to come out and look at the tracks all over. They knew but didn`t want them poached. |
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Do whitetails crossbreed with any of the other deer subspecies; i.e. blacktails or mulies? I know that mulies and blacktails will interbreed on the Cascade divide. OK, I don't actually know that, I have just always been told that.
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Wished I knew the website to post as there`s a pic. of this bull elk in the pickup truck bed with the hunter. |
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December 7, 2009, 07:01 PM | #37 |
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He got the meat. Good deal...
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December 7, 2009, 07:29 PM | #38 |
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Had a lady here a few years ago shoot a moose with bow for a deer. She turned herself in explained she made a bad mistake, and was real sorry. They fined her ever which way but loose.
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December 7, 2009, 09:21 PM | #39 |
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I don't know bout the rest of yall...but that is awesome. Not the part about the guy not knowing what he was looking at. Or the part about sure about his target thing. But he just got to bag a bull Elk for free.
I would be tickled plum pink if that were me. I'm trying to scrimp and save enough for a good elk hunt. But this guy got to kill one and didn't have to pay anything.
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December 7, 2009, 09:26 PM | #40 |
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UGH
I hunt southern ohio. there are 0 NONE not any elk here preiod. so if i saw one i would shoot it as there are no laws regarding them as they arent here. so if you see one its a pen raised one. so why shouldnt he be able to keep it regardless of what he thought it was. i will however conceed if he didnt REALLY know what it was he is a retard
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December 8, 2009, 12:16 AM | #41 |
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Once owned property in Astabula Cty, Ohio...
went grouse hunting and ended up talking to neighbor next to me.
His son goes and a trophy mount of a PRONGHORN antelope. that two years before escaped from the Zoo @ Erie, Pa. Took it to the check station and the crew took info and some tissue and let him keep it. |
December 8, 2009, 02:48 AM | #42 |
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ok that guy needs to take his hunters safety course again. (they will be requiring that here in manitoba next year) but that aside. its good that the warden let him keep the meat. I am dead against poaching, but even when an animal is taken illegally, i feel that the meat/fur shouldnt be taken away. i bet alot of it gets thrown out.
about the species that "arent there" who would have thought that cougars would be in the southern prairies of manitoba. apparently green peace planted them there to manage the deer population they ended up killing more livestock than anything. And they have "mysteriously" disappeared.... and suddenly (except this year) we were allowed a second (antlerless) deer tag |
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