I brought this back up because I think they caught the guy.
Heres a couple articles.What a scumbag.I wonder how many he shot that nobody knows about? Glad they caught him.
Kelso man investigated in elk poaching
By Andre Stepankowsky A 34-year-old Kelso man has been charged with poaching Toutle Valley elk and other violations as a result of an investigation that began in November, the state Department of Fish & Wildlife announced Friday.
The suspect is accused of killing a cow elk and a branch-antlered bull out of season and hunting with the aid of an artificial light.
He was cited Wednesday night along Spirit Lake Memorial Highway. The state is withholding the man's name pending the filing of formal charges in Cowlitz County District Court.
"We've had officers in the area since November when dead animals starting showing up alongside the road," Fish and Wildlife spokesman Craig Bartlett said Friday.
Officers have recovered evidence from seven elk and one deer that had been shot and left to rot along the highway, according to Bartlett.
Bartlett said additional charges may be forthcoming as the investigation continues.
The alleged wildlife violations are gross misdemeanors that carry a penalty of up to one year in jail or a fine of up to $5,000 or both. In addition, there is a criminal wildlife penalty assessment attached to each animal of $2,000.
Additional charges are also being filed against the man for having a loaded firearm in his vehicle, not having a license plate on his vehicle or a drivers license in his possession.
Fish & Wildlife is asking anyone who may have seen the suspect's white 1990 Mercury Cougar sedan along the Spirit Lake Memorial Highway on the night of Feb. 13 to call the Washington State Patrol at 360-449-7950 and ask to speak to the Fish and Wildlife officer. Anyone aware of poaching activity in the area of Mount St. Helens also should call that number.
Poaching probe expands after report of foul odor at storage unit
By Leslie Slape A Kelso man who was arrested Feb. 13 on suspicion of poaching elk in the Toutle Valley was arrested again last week when Kelso police checked out a report of a foul smell emanating from a storage unit.
Kenneth James Farmer, 34, told police Thursday the odor of decay came from elk antlers that he was removing from the unit due to complaints about the smell. Police said Farmer had loaded six branched elk antlers with meat and blood still on them, plus two sets of deer antlers, into the back of a friend's Nissan Pathfinder.
The friend, who was the renter of the storage unit, told police Farmer asked him two weeks ago if he could store the antlers in the unit.
The vehicle also contained two rifles that Farmer said were family heirlooms. Police confirmed that one of the rifles, a black powder muzzleloader, had been a Christmas gift from Farmer's father to Farmer's son. The other rifle, a Remington, was reported stolen in a Cowlitz County burglary in May 2007, but Farmer continued to insist it had been handed down through his family for generations, police said.
Because Farmer, a convicted felon, is not allowed to possess firearms, police seized both weapons.
Police said Farmer later admitted he poached the six elk but claimed he had already been charged with that. He said he took the antlers first and then the Department of Fish and Wildlife arrested him when he came back for the meat.
A Fish and Wildlife official told police that Farmer had been arrested in an investigation into elk poaching, but those elk were completely intact, the report said.
In that case, Farmer has been charged in Cowlitz County District Court with two counts of illegal hunting big game in the second degree, two counts of spotlighting big game in the second degree and one count of use or possession of a loaded firearm.
Thursday, Kelso police booked Farmer into jail in lieu of $20,000 bail on suspicion of possession of a stolen firearm and felon in possession of a firearm. The Department of Fish and Wildlife will investigate possible game violations, police said.
Farmer's criminal history includes a 2003 conviction for drug possession, felony eluding, unlawful possession of a firearm and obstructing an officer.
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Low life scum. 3 wasted cow elk.
Re: Low life scum. 3 wasted cow elk.
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