Dad's late entiat archery buck

[huntnut26]

Hats off to you and your dad for doing the right thing!! Sorry he did not get to finish his hunt with a buck that he really wanted. Hopefully he will be rewarded again next year for his good deeds. Still a great buck and should be very proud!!

[fish vacuum]

That's a dandy buck anyway. I probably would have taken it even if it hadn't been hit by someone else. Good on your dad for being a sportsman.

[elkoholic1]

 

[400out]

that's awesome what your dad did! I commend you for not searching out those hunters (if you can call them that) 

[wsucowboy]

Hat's off to your dad for doing the right thing 

[Pathfinder101]

Stand up guy...

[Dr. Death]

Good on him for doing that. 

[coachcw]

First off all you did say archery was a joke ! I call bs , many hunters in all groups wound animals not just archers , I've seen plenty of guys wound game and not folow up . The thing is often a deer will make it from a arrow wound and been seen by others . If your dad waited so long for his tag and had expectations for a throphy and not been happy with that deer then maybe he should have passed or tried to find the guy that wounded it and put them on it . He did a humane thing for sure but , with tribal hunting way out of control and poaching running wild he shouldn't have felt that he had to harvest that animal.

[sled]

First off all you did say archery was a joke ! I call bs , many hunters in all groups wound animals not just archers , I've seen plenty of guys wound game and not folow up . The thing is often a deer will make it from a arrow wound and been seen by others . If your dad waited so long for his tag and had expectations for a throphy and not been happy with that deer then maybe he should have passed or tried to find the guy that wounded it and put them on it . He did a humane thing for sure but , with tribal hunting way out of control and poaching running wild he shouldn't have felt that he had to harvest that animal.

?  Come on now.

[furiouzgeorge]

I think the OP said Archery hunting was a joke in his area. Maybe it's popular and therefore attracts many hunters and therefore by percentage more bad hunters! He did say they caught the boys in the act so I think his feelings about their hunting ethics are well founded. I'll let him be the judge. None the less, please don't get too worked up about what he had to say. I know what it's like to find a wounded animal (this week!!!) and for whatever reason the arrow didn't connect, it can be very disappointing and emotional. It took me hours to get happy about taking down that wounded Doe earlier this week. Not because I didn't want her, but because I was bummed for her before I found her. Good job guys and I hope next years' hunt is more of what you're after. He's a great buck none the less, thanks for the great pictures and thank you for doing the right thing!

[TVHunts]

I am not sure why anyone could or would take a negative attitude to this post.  No one has any reason to believe otherwise than his Dad spotted a wounded animal and chose to pursue it.  Whether it would or would not have made it is an unknown.

I too gave up archery years ago because I had wounded an animal I couldn't recover and it made me sick. That was in the early 80's.  I took up archery again in 2006 to get away from the crowds. Used properly it is a lethal as any other weapon known to mankind.

Wounding animals happens, period.  It doesn't matter which weapon is used, it can and will happen. Read Bearpaws posts about his outfitting service, they are pro's and animals can and will be lost.  I guess I don't understand why a guy's honor would be questioned or attacked for making this post on his adventure or hunt.

His Dad did the the honorable thing IMO.  Maybe the guy's who wounded it didn't, who knows, we weren't there.  If they did just fling arrows then shame on them. The only ones that know the truth is the person(s) behind the bow.  My .02 

[huntnphool]

Still a nice buck, good for him.

[Co]

 

[Wildsau]

To those who don't follow up on a shot 

To those, like your dad, who saw a wounded animal and did the honorable thing - 

We could  , but as many have said, stuff happens.  There could be a number of reasons why the initial shooters didn't folllow up, but I can't think of one.  I mean, when an Archer releases, there is, no less than, $15.00 flying down range.  At the very least, the shooter should want to recover the arrow.   I know I am no rich enough to not follow up to find the arrow.

Congratulations, to your dad, for making a great call.  The good part is, there was nothing wrong with the meat and the rack will look nice on the wall.

Good Luck on you Elk Hunt.

[Kioti]

Nice Muley...and with a crossbow at that...cool.  Going to be some nice steaks there....