NMPaul
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Myself and the family went on a hike the other night scouting about 45 minutes from where we live. About 1 mile off the road on the top of a mountain we startled about 15 turkey vultures and crows.
What we found was a bull elk that had been dead less than a week. He Had been in velvet and the varmints had been chewing on his tines. While i was looking at that one my 9 year old son yelled that there was another dead bull and upon looking around more we found a 3rd bull.
These were all within 50 yards or so of each other in a wooded area.
Stranger still i was not convinced they all died at the same time. One had its face already chewed off and another looked like it may have only been dead a couple of days and had all of its hide on its head.
I marked the spot on my GPS and called NM game and fish and gave them all the info.
Also from where these dead bulls were we saw 2 bulls other bulls grazing in an opening. These bulls were all mature being 5 point or better, though, all under 300 inches.
How could all of these bulls died within 50 yards of each other even if poached? Were others shot and died further off? Could something else taken them out?
Also, this was at least a mile from where anyone could have parked their car and a uphill hike. Not the typical MO of a poacher. Antlers were all there.
I asked the Game and Fish guy to let me know what they thought but not sure he will call me back.
Anyone have any thoughts on this.
What we found was a bull elk that had been dead less than a week. He Had been in velvet and the varmints had been chewing on his tines. While i was looking at that one my 9 year old son yelled that there was another dead bull and upon looking around more we found a 3rd bull.
These were all within 50 yards or so of each other in a wooded area.
Stranger still i was not convinced they all died at the same time. One had its face already chewed off and another looked like it may have only been dead a couple of days and had all of its hide on its head.
I marked the spot on my GPS and called NM game and fish and gave them all the info.
Also from where these dead bulls were we saw 2 bulls other bulls grazing in an opening. These bulls were all mature being 5 point or better, though, all under 300 inches.
How could all of these bulls died within 50 yards of each other even if poached? Were others shot and died further off? Could something else taken them out?
Also, this was at least a mile from where anyone could have parked their car and a uphill hike. Not the typical MO of a poacher. Antlers were all there.
I asked the Game and Fish guy to let me know what they thought but not sure he will call me back.
Anyone have any thoughts on this.