Dad & son own up to illegal elk take

[Orygun]

From this months State Police newsletter

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[Speckmisser]

Sounds like it worked out the way it's supposed to. They did the right thing, and clearly didn't have to.

Sure, it may have been a real bad call on the dad's part, but it can happen.

I dang near stuck an arrow in a spike in CO back in September. If he hadn't moved his head just right, we'd have both been in for a world of pain.

 

[weto]

Sure is good to see both sides doing the right thing there.

 

[richardoutwest]

This really makes me happy that the father is teaching his son the right thing to do. I am also glad to see the state went easy on them. I know that in some states, the citations would be issued with loss of licenses for three to five.

 

[Litch]

That is a great story and a huge lesson on doing the right thing for the youth hunter. Sure glad OSP took all that into consideration in making the decision to not issue a citation.

 

[wmidbrook]

I could see this being more of a problem with button elk. When I dropped out of the hills back to my FJ in a cow/spike archery unit, an aquaintance was back in camp with a button elk--he thought it was a cow. Until you looked at the head real hard you couldn't tell the diff....literally, they were just slight bumps. So, be careful on those cow hunts for sure. Best to check for cojones before squeezing the trigger or release.