goatboy said:
R.I.P Spidey
Shot by the governors tag holder hunting with Mossback, goes 500.
White collar poaching is what this auctioned tag crap is becoming.
These auction tags put big money directly back into G&F and wildlife programs that would not otherwise be available. Game can help pay it's own way, if we let it.
By using the word "poaching", you imply this bull was shot illegally.
From what I can see, the guy won an auction for a highly sought after legal tag, this bull was wild, and was probably shot on private land. All of this is legal.
So what is your real bellyache, that you can't afford to compete for these type of tags (I can't either, but if a guy has the money I say more power to him)? Tell me, if you had drawn a tag in the unit and had a crack at this behemoth, would you have passed on him?...
To say this guy poached the bull is sour grapes internet horse manure of the highest order...
Don't know if you are from ND, but even here where if a resident draws a tag it runs him $20, elk hunting costs. Landowners keep close track of big bulls, and the trespass fee to get on some land where a big bull is known to be is well beyond the average guy. Although raghorns & cows can be taken on public land, very few really big bulls are shot there...