Montana Bighorn Poached

[runningmt]

Do any of you "the sky is falling " hunters have any proof that the dead head law has resulted in a poaching incident. Other than this one

Unfortunately it’s the ones we don’t hear about that worry us the most

 

[BWALKER77]

Unfortunately it’s the ones we don’t hear about that worry us the most

Exactly. A smart guy could poach a big horn and get the head signed off on by FWP.

 

[sschultz]

Conspiracy theories abound here

 

[shrapnel]

When the Governor’s tag sells for nearly 1/2 million dollars, that is a prime indicator of what trophies mean to people. Of course, not everyone can afford a tag like that, but it is a baseline of the value of what a Bighorn sheep can be worth.

How do you fine someone in accordance to what they have taken from the rest of the hunting population, which isn’t restricted to Montanans only.

I don’t know how much the fine should be, but I know it should hurt. We also need to recognize that the fine shouldn’t only exist because this guy poached, but to be enough that others wouldn’t poach.

 

[AvidIndoorsman]

Colorado allows only plugged rams to be sold. You may legally pick up a deadhead in Colorado, but CPW will only plug legally harvested rams. I think Wyoming's law is similar to Montana's. Is sheep poaching a big problem there? I haven't heard much on the subject.

I have 2 old sheep mount... like OLD... 50s maybe. Neither is plugged, can I legally sell them?

 

[mdeerjunkie]

I have 2 old sheep mount... like OLD... 50s maybe. Neither is plugged, can I legally sell them?

No, at least that's what I heard from the biologist when I brought my ewe in.