Going out after dark and chasing down local poachers after dark here is suicide--unless you do it like the South African game police with air support and a QRF in back up.
Better off to talk to the guys dads and uncles if you are in good with them.
If you aren't in good, a few elk taken on your land isn't worth your life...
If you aren't in good, a few elk taken on your land isn't worth your life... Is the matter of just whose land it is still a matter of contention?