“I don’t want you hunting this outfit.”

[Dakotakid]

Where did you see the illegal use of a suppressor charge was dropped?

ClearCreek

Hunter In Helicopter Whose Elk Head Was Stolen By Rancher Busted For Trespassing

An elk hunter who helicoptered into a section of public land surrounded by private land in Johnson County, and later accused the rancher of trying to…

cowboystatedaily.com

Not just influencers. Elk make hunters lose their minds.

 

[cgasner1]

The rancher doesn’t think it was a one man trespass.

Questioning The Trespass Story​

DeLapp said he wonders whether McKean and the other hunters didn’t realize they’d trespassed at the time the bull was shot.

The bull died on a hillside and was apparently dragged about 25 yards onto a flat section of public land before it was quartered up, he said.

Given the sheer size of a bull elk carcass, DeLapp said it seems like a lot of work to drag it, even for multiple people.

So, he wonders if it wasn’t dragged to quickly get it off private property.

If McKean wants to “do the right thing” in response to trespassing, that should include naming who, if anyone, helped him drag the carcass, DeLapp said. https://cowboystatedaily.com/2026/0...opter-hunters-says-he-received-death-threats/

I’ve kicked elk and had them roll farther than 25 yards had to even begin to speculate how hard it would be to drag a elk 25 yards I’ve pushed dragged and pulled multiple bulls farther than that to get them to a better spot to quarter them up

 

[rookieforever33]

The landowner acted illegally and childish by trying to take the trophy away from the hunters. If he believed it was taken illegally he should document, and call the law enforcement for the violation.
The hunter acted childish by brazenly hunting close to the property line inside the land locked public land to prove a point. Then illegaly when an opportunity arose for the trophy.
It sound like neither one acted appropriately to represent their side of the argument for this rule change. Anyone else who has an interest in this rule change now has egg on their face.

 

[Thx1138]

I’ve kicked elk and had them roll farther than 25 yards had to even begin to speculate how hard it would be to drag a elk 25 yards I’ve pushed dragged and pulled multiple bulls farther than that to get them to a better spot to quarter them up

Yeah pulling an elk uphill to a flat public spot 25-35 yards away of an 800 pound bull elk when 4 other friends are nearby, all well versed in how to utilize Onx maps. They should do the right thing and admit who helped him drag that bull 25-35 yards and trespassed. He had the bull confiscated anyways….

 

[sclancy27]

I’ve kicked elk and had them roll farther than 25 yards had to even begin to speculate how hard it would be to drag a elk 25 yards I’ve pushed dragged and pulled multiple bulls farther than that to get them to a better spot to quarter them up

You're built like Grug from the "Croods", McKean is built like Flint Lockwood from "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs".

 

[ClearCreek]

Hunter In Helicopter Whose Elk Head Was Stolen By Rancher Busted For Trespassing

An elk hunter who helicoptered into a section of public land surrounded by private land in Johnson County, and later accused the rancher of trying to…

cowboystatedaily.com

Not just influencers. Elk make hunters lose their minds.

The article you linked does NOT indicate the suppressor charges were dropped, rather just the opposite; that McKean was, in fact, charged with using a suppressor in this case.

ClearCreek

 

[Rack Daniels]

Yeah pulling an elk uphill to a flat public spot 25-35 yards away of an 800 pound bull elk when 4 other friends are nearby, all well versed in how to utilize Onx maps. They should do the right thing and admit who helped him drag that bull 25-35 yards and trespassed. He had the bull confiscated anyways….

You already took it on the chin, why would you throw your friends under the bus too?!!

 

[Carl 9.3x62]

The article you linked does NOT indicate the suppressor charges were dropped, rather just the opposite; that McKean was, in fact, charged with using a suppressor in this case.

ClearCreek

Any idea why he was charged for using a suppressor?

 

[sclancy27]

Any idea why he was charged for using a suppressor?

I think you can be charged anytime you commit a crime while using a suppressor.

Obviously, the intent of this is violent crime, I didn't realize it literally meant anything.

 

[ClearCreek]

Any idea why he was charged for using a suppressor?

In Wyoming there are four instances when a person can get charged for using a suppressor while "hunting":

1. Wanton Detruction
2. Waste
3. Out of Season
4. Trespass

So, if a person violates any of those four laws while using a suppressor there can be an added fine.

ClearCreek

 

[Carl 9.3x62]

In Wyoming there are four instances when a person can get charged for using a suppressor while "hunting":

1. Wanton Detruction
2. Waste
3. Out of Season
4. Trespass

So, if a person violates any of those four laws while using a suppressor there can be an added fine.

ClearCreek

Huh, didn't know that.

 

[thomas89]

AND ANOTHER THING

You mean to tell me these guys all stood around after shooting that bull, and not a single one looked at their OnX to see how close they were to private? Or that, oh snap, we crossed the line to get him to this point. Just gross all around. Their entire intention was to flirt with public and private that trip, that OnX info would have been constantly looked at. I'm voting they knew they screwed up and tried to keep it hush hush.

 

[Carl 9.3x62]

AND ANOTHER THING

You mean to tell me these guys all stood around after shooting that bull, and not a single one looked at their OnX to see how close they were to private? Or that, oh snap, we crossed the line to get him to this point. Just gross all around. Their entire intention was to flirt with public and private that trip, that OnX info would have been constantly looked at. I'm voting they knew they screwed up and tried to keep it hush hush.

I agree. Although I do wonder if the boundary on onx could have been off that much? Doesn't appear that way though from the articles.

 

[BuzzH]

I agree. Although I do wonder if the boundary on onx could have been off that much? Doesn't appear that way though from the articles.

It's really hard to say. I know that through a lot of hunting and a lot of working with GPS, ONX, and other mapping software, things are not always as clear cut as they seem. Fencelines are very seldom correct, posted signs are often very unclear, etc. etc. etc. Unmarked boundaries are even worse trying to line up topographic features to determine boundaries. Distance becomes a pain in the ass too, so much difference between slope distance and horizontal distance.

I mean, through surveys, there are often errors found where buildings are on public land due to unclear boundaries and assumed property lines.

While I accept the law that a hunter must always know where they are at all times, I also feel like at times, on every issue, the burden is always on the hunter and never the landowner. Even in cases where landowners harass hunters, very seldom is a ticket issued, very seldom it's even investigated. Yet, even a whisper from a landowner, proof or not, that a hunter MAY be trespassing, and wardens arrive immediately.

IMO/E, there is a clear double standard.

 

[thomas89]

I agree. Although I do wonder if the boundary on onx could have been off that much? Doesn't appear that way though from the articles.

I really didn't get the vibe this was a mistake like the wandering dot isn't exactly over you. Or a boundary is so far off in relation to OnX.

IMO/E, there is a clear double standard.

I hear that, I just think sometimes if you go looking for a fight (hard to reach public access, hunting tight to the boundary), you just might find one. These guys did. Hard to feel bad for them.

 

[BuzzH]

I really didn't get the vibe this was a mistake like the wandering dot isn't exactly over you. Or a boundary is so far off in relation to OnX.

I hear that, I just think sometimes if you go looking for a fight (hard to reach public access, hunting tight to the boundary), you just might find one. These guys did. Hard to feel bad for them.

Totally agree.

But, don't you find it odd that stealing a set of antlers from a legally killed elk...that no hunter harassment ticket was issued? Or better yet, how much more clear does hunter harassment have to be before a citation is issued?

Yet, every possible charge was given to the hunter...not that I'm disagreeing.

Like I said, double standard is getting to the point of being ridiculous.