KALISPELL — It was the rush of a lifetime for Kalispell resident Annie Crone on the opening day of hunting season on public lands north of Roy — two shots from 145 yards out bagged Crone a massive bull elk, a trophy elk hunters often dream of.
A car accident involving black ice left Crone paralyzed from the waist down in 2010. Since the accident, Crone remains an active hunter.
After drawing the tag, Crone and her husband Jason came up with a team effort to bag her elk. Due to unforeseen weather, Jason pulled Annie 1.5 miles miles on a sled over rough terrain to reach her target destination.
From there, Annie took control.
“After my first shot he just didn’t even flinch and I just turned to Jason and asked did I…
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Exposing the Big Game 
I still don’t understand why someone has to prove themselves by hunting. So she used to hunt before her accident, so what? Over time, everybody’s capabilities change. Everyone should accept their strong points, and also their limitations.
The fact remains that if she didn’t have her husband to drag her helpless ass on a sled to, and position her in front of the animal to shoot it, all she had to do was pull a trigger. Nothing to write home about.
I know this comment sounds cruel, but if people are needlessly cruel, thoughtless and uncaring towards wildlife, or look at them as only of use to humans, or that humans are the only life that matters, then I think they deserve a taste of their own medicine, and I am equal-opportunity in that way.
Ordinarily I would support anyone to do be the best they can be, except when it comes to killing and abusing wildlife.