The case of the missing game bag - What say you?

[CRJR45]

OP chit like that irks me, the not knowing .
You never know , there might’ve been someone else involved and you never saw them .
Just because you met the two guides doesn't mean they were involved .

 

[HairyScandinavian]

Also most guides I know are covered up in elk meat… from clients and their own hunting they aren’t taking a tired ass elk shoulder that someone else shot and butchered and lawd knows how long it sat out ect… none of them are that hard up for elk meat

I think the speculation would be it's more of a harassment to discourage others from hunting their area. I dunno, normally wouldn't even think about it being them except who walks off down the road when a truck is coming to pick you up? It's just strange.
Also just tossing it removes any possibility of getting busted with illegal meat.

 

[HairyScandinavian]

OP, were they done packing meat? Maybe they were just gonna take your's and save themselves a bunch of packing.

 

[280 A.llen I.verson]

Sure I guess, but what is novel to you, a Non resident, is pretty routine to a lot of us residents.

For example, would guides in the Midwest steal a whitetail quarter? Doubt it.

Elk meat is fine, if you had a corn finished steer I’d be more likely to believe you. Glad you solved the mystery and had some fun, come on back, hopefully you don’t encounter another Colorado caper!!!

Idk man, I have a freezer with elk and beef for comparison. I’m reaching for an elk steak every time over a beef steak.

I don’t remember naming any states. Who’s to say I wasn’t t a couple 1000 miles north/west of you?

 

[280 A.llen I.verson]

OP, were they done packing meat? Maybe they were just gonna take your's and save themselves a bunch of packing.

They were packing out a skull from another bull. Their clients meat was headed out on horses I believe.

 

[Poser]

I'm not sure what their thinking was, but those guys 100% hid that game bag. You know it, I know it, we all know it. Its akin to finding text messages on your spouses phone detailing hotel meetups and trying to deny that there is an affair going on.

 

[Pulleye16]

If a betting man, they tried to steal it....either to eat or to pizz you off. Guides don't like other hunters, generally speaking. You would have easily noticed if a bear took it...and the bear wouldn't have dropped it 40 yards away. And if some funny chance it did, it would have come back and grabbed it that night. Bears don't leave food.

 

[Jmoore]

Glad you got it back, but I'm thinking bear.

Reminds me of a similar issue I had many years ago.
Me and a buddy were fishing a bass tournament. He swung through mcdonalds on the way and grabbed us breakfast and coffee.
I threw my stuff in his boat including the mcdonalds sacks.
We talked to a couple other guys for a couple minutes then I got in his truck to back it down and put the boat in.
He was sitting in the boat and started yelling stop, stop and flashing his flashlight.
I thought we forgot the plug or something so I stopped and took off to see what the issue was.
On my way back to the boat a couple racoons jumped out of the boat and had our freaking mcdonalds sacks in their mouth.
I chased and came up with one hashbrown where the sack tore as they made their getaway.

In the time we had put our stuff in the boat and talked to the other guys these little bastards got in the boat and hijacked our breakfast.

 

[Indian Summer]

You would know if it was a bear.

Elk front shoulders make fantastic burgers, and the flat iron steaks are some of my favorites. A shoulder is also much less likely to be missed than a hind.

Don't leave your meat in easily accessible spots. People are rotten in general.

This! People are always the most likely culprits. I’m sure they came back looking for it and realized that it was obvious what happened and away they went.

 

[Svivian]

I doubt they were doing it to steal your shoulder meat. However, I think they did do it to mess with you/deter you, possibly by grabbing the least noticeable bag to hide. I dont think they would care about wasting a front shoulder.

Someone will notice the backstraps or the hind quarters missing, especially the one with the evidence of sex. Front shoulder maybe not so much.

This is all hypothetical of course since we have nothing to go off of.

 

[Scotto]

Buddy shot a bull late afternoon. We took out first load and it was going to be very dark by the time we were ready to go back up. Made the decision to head back to camp and go back up first thing in morning. Arrived at meat stash nest morning early to find one front quarter missing. On the hike back down, slightly different angle out then up, we walked into the bagged quarter. Teeth marks were present but at least we found it. What were the odds? Bear most likely for us and possible for you. Glad you also found it.

 

[Nickofthewoods]

I think we need to some pics of your bull and the game bag to allow for a more detailed analysis of the situation.

 

[Dos Perros]

Who would you pick to solve this case, and why?

Columbo?


Dirty Harry?


The Mentalist?



Clarice Starling?


I got my freezer meats on Special Agent Utah.


Anyone else?

 

[Hnthrdr]

I think the speculation would be it's more of a harassment to discourage others from hunting their area. I dunno, normally wouldn't even think about it being them except who walks off down the road when a truck is coming to pick you up? It's just strange.
Also just tossing it removes any possibility of getting busted with illegal meat.

It could be. I mean I have also met a few guides who thought they “owned” an area. Yet they have been assjoles from the jump, very gruff and aggressive, they lightened up a bit when they find out I live in the damn area haha but have never tried to head fake me with being overly friendly from the start those types , are seemingly friendly dudes and I’ve shared info with them vice versa

the whole pretending to have high stoke and excitement to check his bull out, seems pretty hard to fake… who knows maybe they were playing 4D chess? Haha

 

[Hnthrdr]

Who would you pick to solve this case, and why?

Columbo?
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Dirty Harry?
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The Mentalist?

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Clarice Starling?
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I got my freezer meats on Special Agent Utah.
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Anyone else?

How about scooby doo and the whole gang?

Or magnum PI?

It it was me I’m hiring
Columbo would crack this baby wide open!!! And then say… “one more thing” and unravel the whole plot for us!

 

[Ross]

Dirty Harry, make my day and admit you took it

 

[Ross]

No doubt someone and not the bear took and stashed it…

 

[Poser]

Who would you pick to solve this case, and why?

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"Listen up! We’re not talking about a couple of ribeyes lifted from a grocery cart here. This is an entire elk. Quartered. Packed out of the high country on a guy's back, sweat and blood, only to get ripped off right out of his truck bed.

This isn't an amateur crime. It's too clean.

You think your perp is some local raccoon or a bear? No way. Bears leave a mess. They shred the bag, they leave hair, they leave saliva. This was a tactical strike. Fast. Precise. They knew the hunter was exhausted. They knew exactly how much window they had before that meat hit the freezer.
We need to look at who was watching the trailheads with binoculars."

 

[CRJR45]

Who would you pick to solve this case, and why?

Columbo?
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Dirty Harry?
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The Mentalist?

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Clarice Starling?
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I got my freezer meats on Special Agent Utah.
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Anyone else?

He knows how to ride a horse , big plus !

 

[CRJR45]

Who would you pick to solve this case, and why?

Columbo?
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Dirty Harry?
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The Mentalist?

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Clarice Starling?
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I got my freezer meats on Special Agent Utah.
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Anyone else?

No , I think these two would be my first choice!