Dropped off in the middle of the night?

These guys aren't hunters!
They are thieves with criminal intent, operating under the cover of darkness,stealing valued resources, perhaps, even at the cost of violence.
My first question would be, "what else have you stolen, without being caught?"

I always tell my teenage children,"nothing good happens after ten o'clock at night."

Should vandals or trespassers lose their hunting and fishing rights?

Yes, while they are serving time in jail, they won't be able to hunt or fish,just time to think about their dastardly deed.

Then after serving their time, they should accompany a few conservation officers, and be made to work outside during the summer/winter,repairing, replacing and in general, making the parks a better place for the rest of the law abiding citizens ... free labor at it's best!

Always hard to catch these guys in the act out on the huge chunks of public ground in the Mountain West. Some of these guys may think twice though if they loose their hunting rights as opposed to just a fine.

No, they should be made to do community service at the sites they've vandalized. This way, they don't become resentful about losing their hunting/fishing privileges and they'll learn to have respect for the land and waters.

Yes, I think they should lose hunting and fishing privileges. But growing in Montana, most of the people vandalizing sites that I knew of (other high school students) weren't sportsmen... Obviously, the illegal antler hunters are, though.

Only if they are sportsman, if not, compensate for it on top of losing their licenses. Make them do community service by working in the park for the entire summer as partial restitution. Scumbags, like the people who do stuff like this, have been getting off to lightly for yeaars.

The vandals should be forced to work at the state park and repair any damage they have done, if they are not handy with tools then they can clean toilets and drain all of the rv septic tanks in the state park.

They should have to wear a sign that designates they destroyed something beautiful and now they are having to pay for their crimes.

Their rights to fish and hunt should be revoked, a lifetime ban is what is needed to send a clear message that if you damage or deface a state park you will suffer stiff penalties.

They should also be forced to go to local schools and admit their crimes to the children who are future outdoorsmen and women and face total humiliation for their crimes.

Hmm. Why should a vandal lose hunting and fishing privileges for defiling state park property if it had nothing to do with hunting or fishing? That would be like revoking my waterfowl stamp for a speeding ticket on the way to Safeway. If the damage or violation impacts fish and wildlife, revoke the license. If not, criminal penalties are appropriate. Revoke their driving privilegs; that way they can't drive out to the state land!

I don't understand the illegal antler hunting part of this, is there a antler hunting season? And is that season just on State lands or everywhere? Is it just as illegal to pick up a cool walking stick? I don't really understand how shed antler hunting is hurting the deer and elk, is it illegal to hike through these Public lands? Is there also a season on picking wild flowers? Wouldn't that be more detrimental to the wild life than antler hunting, seeming that Im sure that some animals use wild flowers as a source of food.

As for the bored vandals, slap them with a fine and some community service fixing thier mess and more. Hang a probation period over thier heads with some jail time attached. Hell even if they don't catch the vandals take it upon yourself to fix the problems, remember PUBLIC land is your land also, so take care of it, this will give us outdoors men more credibility. (Of course there is always the likely chance that painting over graffiti or fixing a broken picnic table or bench on your own accord would be looked at by the State as a crime so watch out for that)

Sorry for my ignorance on the shed antlers, but I got to think if your goin to get dropped off after dark and go find some shed antlers youve got some keen eyesight, cause I have a hard enough time finding them during the day, let alone at night using a flashlight. Hell I have a hard enough time finding a shot deer at night let alone just the antlers! I just don't get why theres a season on inanimate objects? Especially on public land.