If I see a legal elk with a tracking collar, sorry, I'm dropping it right there. An animal having a tracking collar isn't a get out of jail free card (hands up, don't shoot) for them. There is no law against shooting an animal with a tracking collar in Washington. WDFW just wants the collar back. It isn't like it is a pet's collar. Not sure if there is a law against that wherever this hunt was.

Shot a banded duck. Buddies have shot collared geese. Oh yeah, I also shot a handful of banded pigeons back in the day while clearing barns of barn pigeons. Contacted the owners, some appreciated it, others were hostile. Now we're bad because we shot an animal with a tag/collar/band on it? Better not let people know you killed a salmon with an implanted tag.

Sorry, this whole social justice via social media is a bunch of bullsh1t. Now MSN is doing an article, "Why are dentists so rich?" as a follow up.