Trophy bull and a trespass charge

[3325]

He killed the bull of a lifetime and crossed private land to do it.

Link: https://cowboystatedaily.com/2025/0...kr7dXEtTF91zx4Ga4__aem_ZkPeykLUnn_vVWTwXboDiA

 

[Wheels]

Another case of the landowner owning the game. I’d like to see where the carcass was found in relation to the private land.

 

[MuleyFever]

So the ranch is managing the elk on public land as theirs.

 

[HairyScandinavian]

I saw him fly in on a hot air balloon, and I'll testify to that.

 

[Slickhill]

Kinda odd that the ranch manager smelled a rotten carcass the same day as the bull was shot. At least that’s how I read it seeing as how he was ticketed the same day as he killed the bull.

 

[realunlucky]

Another case of the landowner owning the game. I’d like to see where the carcass was found in relation to the private land.

If it was truly landlocked public land than accessing across private land without permission is criminal trespass and he should be held accountable.

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[HairyScandinavian]

So the ranch is managing the elk on public land as theirs.

Sure is worded that way:
"Handy said the ranch is highly selective about who it allows to hunt there. The ranch owner allows only a select few bull elk to be shot to preserve the herd’s genetics.

With the death of the bull that Monger allegedly shot, “that tag has been filled for this year,” so the opportunity has been taken away from hunters who have permission to cross ranch property, Handy said."

 

[Wheels]

If it was truly landlocked public land than accessing across private land without permission is criminal trespass and he should be held accountable.

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I agree, but right now it’s a he says/he says. That’s why I asked about where it was shot exactly, which we will probably never know.

 

[cnelk]

Here's the first story about the bull and hunt...

After Four Years Of Trying, Gillette Hunter Bags Gigantic Bull Elk On Public Land

Four years ago, Gillette elk hunter Terrance Monger spotted a gigantic bull elk in a public land hunting area in northeastern Wyoming. After hunting for…

cowboystatedaily.com

 

[wind gypsy]

Seems to be some folks picking sides without much for details in the article. Are we villainizing private land owners for wanting to manage game on their land in lieu of shooting the piss out of everything?

If the guy trespassed, shame on him. If not, shame on the rancher/warden.

 

[Q_Sertorius]

Does the same ranch own all the access? That doesn’t appear to be the case from the story.

 

[Flymost]

Not sure if this is applicable here, but isn’t there a law requiring that the public has access to public land? So how does that work with public that is surrounded by private?

 

[MuleyFever]

Not sure if this is applicable here, but isn’t there a law requiring that the public has access to public land?

No

 

[idelkslayer]

Not enough information is provided in either article to form an opinion.

 

[cnelk]

I bet your YouTube influencer will see this and use a helicopter to get dropped off in there next year….

 

[z987k]

Is it illegal to use fixed wing or rotorcraft as transportation in WY? A quick google search turned up a law that's not really clear on transportation to and from a hunt. It says the same about automobiles, so I assume that law does not apply to transportation.

Pretty sure me and a friend can afford a 6 mile R44 flight. No trespass required.

 

[DAOutfitters208]

I bet your YouTube influencer will see this and use a helicopter to get dropped off in there next year….

I bet its cheaper than the access fee to cross the ranch land.

 

[z987k]

I bet your YouTube influencer will see this and use a helicopter to get dropped off in there next year….

Haha beat me to it. Really short helicopter flights to get around the private land aren't very expensive.

Piss off enough people and they'll target the public land you think you own around your ranch on purpose.

 

[HairyScandinavian]

Wouldn't be anything new, didn't Newberg do it in Montana or am I getting confused with something else?

 

[Q_Sertorius]

Unless the hunter was really stupid and admitted to the trespass, is caught via cell phone triangulation, or is just an unlikeable person, I’d be curious to see how this played out in a trial. Where I come from, people seem to dislike large landowners a bit more than [local] trespassers.