Poaching / illegal kills / Montana

[Wildatheart]

How many Big Horns & Grizzlies do you guys think are poached in Montana each year? Just want to hear people’s thoughts on this.

 

[GSPHUNTER]

If it's one, it's one to many.

 

[snowymtnwolf]

People can’t keep secrets. Prob not many

People and G+F keep good tabs on Big Horns. And then people will talk.

Grizz - if shot and left for dead - who knows


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[TaperPin]

There are more than one B&C that was purchased from a poacher. I’m a fan of a DNA test requirement for all listings past and present. As a teenager I met a guy known for hunting big white tails on an Indian reservation - legally. The shady part was he never recorded the deer for himself, but sold them for big bucks and they were listed by the new owners (as the hunter). I had no idea this market existed, but he had photos of three amazing deer and seemed believable. For every legally sold rack, there are are probably just as many poached.