A Coeur d’Alene man, Joel Rose, was convicted of a felony for unlawfully killing a trophy-class bull elk with a rifle during the archery-only season in September 2024 on private property in the Wolf Lodge area.
Key points:
Sentencing is scheduled for August 2025.
Rose used a 6.5mm Creedmoor rifle, which was seized as evidence.
The elk was classified as a trophy animal, with a damage assessment of $5,000.
The act violated Idaho’s archery-only rules, which coincide with the elk rut.
Conviction: felony for unlawful killing, possession, or wasting of wildlife with damages over $1,000.
