I-90 Car top Buck

[stw]

Good for him. For not  hiding it. When I pack
My truck to come home from hunting camp
the last thing gos in is the head right on top so
Every tree and wolf hugger can see it. Its a sad day for hunters
when you have to hide the fact that you hunt
not this hunter mines right on top for all my fellow hunters
To see

[Spuddieselwwu]

Hopefully he did not drive into Bellevue... SPUD got pulled over for a rack hanging out of his truck... legally taken, legally tagged but the Bellevue officer just didn't think it was good to be driving in Bellevue with horns sticking out of his truck.  No joke.  I think this was a year ago - maybe 2 tops.

Did he get a ticket?  I would have called that in if I was stopped for some BS by a cop.

No Ticket... but the cop wanted to.  He called into the state double checking the season, checked him for warrants, etc.  He was actually pulled over for the game but did not get a ticket no matter how hard the copper tried.

SPUD should chime in for the details, I don't want to muck anything up.

Yeah I was driving home from an elk hunt.  Didn't even have the rack hanging out, it was a single hoof from one of the quarters.  I made very sure to get most of the animal out of sight, since I live in the most retarded area of the state - I didn't really feel like getting my car keyed or anything.  I look back, saw LEO flip a u-turn and put his lights on.  I was sure he was going to pass me as I was going 33 in a 35 - he pulls me over.  Asks why I have a dead animal in the bed of my truck.  I said I shot it this afternoon - he tells me it's not deer season, I responded with - 'well good thing it's an elk'...  He didn't like that.  He checked my license, asked if I had any felonies, etc.

He calls WDFW to run my info, claimed that it wasn't elk season - WDFW told him to look at my tag, and if it's tagged correctly and everything adds up, then there is no problem.  He requested a WDFW officer come and check it out since he was unsure what a correct tag should look like.  They declined as there were none in the area  (go figure).   

He said "today is my lucky day" and I responded "for what?" He just giggled and walked away.  I was heated, but didn't want to start any issues.

[PolarBear]

I don't see a problem with it.  I usually have my canopy on my truck and when I don't, I keep it hidden.  A buddy of mine shot a nice buck in Republic a couple of years back and was headed home to Kent.  While on the way to the Keller Ferry he shot a coyote.  While waiting for the Ferry he strapped the buck's head and the coyote to the racks on his quad.  He got honks and thumbs up all the way until he got to about Cle Elum, then it turned to the middle finger and being cut off.  By the time he got to Kent he was almost run into a half dozen times by people pissed off at his display. I have been flipped off before for having dead critters in my rig but cutting someone off is deplorable.

[briancorneal]

We need a Hunter Pride parade! 

The vehicle was a suburban style SUV with plenty of empty space in the back for the deer.  :sry

Did the dead carcass have tics?

and I am beginning to agree that hunters maybe should follow suit and come out of the closet and be recognized.  I used to think it was best to be quiet and not draw attention...older I get less I friggin care about everyone else their opinion doesnt matter as much as it used to.   

[Johnb317]

I try to be courteous of others sensitivities if at all possible, but when I get that Elk where the horns won't fit in the truck they're going on the roof for all to see!  Living in the land of the Liberal.. I don't hide the fact that I hunt, and I advertise it when at all possible so I can erase the many myths that non-hunters  believe.  You'd be surprised at the number of people who think trophy hunters don't eat what they kill, or that Wolves are big furry dogs that only kill for sustenance. 
I see it as a responsibility to future generations to be an ambassador for hunting.... and hopefully prevent the ban of hunting by popular vote. 

Let's not give the anti-hunters any ammunition when at all possible.

[mdbuck5x5]

Hopefully he did not drive into Bellevue... SPUD got pulled over for a rack hanging out of his truck... legally taken, legally tagged but the Bellevue officer just didn't think it was good to be driving in Bellevue with horns sticking out of his truck.  No joke.  I think this was a year ago - maybe 2 tops.

Did he get a ticket?  I would have called that in if I was stopped for some BS by a cop.

No Ticket... but the cop wanted to.  He called into the state double checking the season, checked him for warrants, etc.  He was actually pulled over for the game but did not get a ticket no matter how hard the copper tried.

SPUD should chime in for the details, I don't want to muck anything up.

Yeah I was driving home from an elk hunt.  Didn't even have the rack hanging out, it was a single hoof from one of the quarters.  I made very sure to get most of the animal out of sight, since I live in the most retarded area of the state - I didn't really feel like getting my car keyed or anything.  I look back, saw LEO flip a u-turn and put his lights on.  I was sure he was going to pass me as I was going 33 in a 35 - he pulls me over.  Asks why I have a dead animal in the bed of my truck.  I said I shot it this afternoon - he tells me it's not deer season, I responded with - 'well good thing it's an elk'...  He didn't like that.  He checked my license, asked if I had any felonies, etc.

He calls WDFW to run my info, claimed that it wasn't elk season - WDFW told him to look at my tag, and if it's tagged correctly and everything adds up, then there is no problem.  He requested a WDFW officer come and check it out since he was unsure what a correct tag should look like.  They declined as there were none in the area  (go figure).   

He said "today is my lucky day" and I responded "for what?" He just giggled and walked away.  I was heated, but didn't want to start any issues.

   Would have loved to seen the look on his face!

[pianoman9701]

The anger in some of these reactions is astounding. Yelm, you might think about meditation, or sleeping in a pyramid, or a puppy, or some Paxil. Where the heck did that come from? 

There are two issues here and some are lumping them into one. One issue is whether you should be proud of your kill. Of course you should, especially if it took a lot of work and skill to accomplish. Secondly, should you have your kill displayed on top of your car. Some people are saying, "I don't give a crap who thinks what. I'll tie it to the front bumper if I feel like it." Some are saying that they're more sensitive to the tastes of others by not throwing it up on the roof. Someone very astutely pointed out we lost our privileges to hound and bait hunt due to bad press. I believe that this is the crux of the matter.

You don't have a God-given right to hunt in WA. It's a privilege and it's one we can easily lose, as we did with hounding. As stated in previous threads on the subject of hunter's rights and privileges, less than 4% of our population hunts. So, if you don't give a crap about what the non-hunters think, you're basically pitting yourself against a whopping 96% of the state's voters. I don't think a single hunter is implying you should be ashamed of your kill. However, the antis do whatever they have to to appeal to the mainstream. If we just thumb our noses at everyone and act as if we don't give a damn what anyone thinks, we'll lose more of our privileges. My 

[deerhunter_98520]

Heres a few of mine....bring them home on top of the lucky bronco every time...my dad won't get rid of the bronco because of the deer we get with it  ...I don't want to throw them inside and get ticks and blood all over...also it keeps the meat cool on top 

[Blackjaw]

It would be interesting to do this and document the trip with a dash cam and/or go pro.

[pianoman9701]

Heres a few of mine....bring them home on top of the lucky bronco every time...my dad won't get rid of the bronco because of the deer we get with it  ...I don't want to throw them inside and get ticks and blood all over...also it keeps the meat cool on top 

I had one up on top of a Bronco II back in the 80s. 

[deerhunter_98520]

The first pic I posted was a priceless drive home....I pulled up next to this car and the husband gave me thumbs up and hell yeah then his wife flipped me off and started smacking him while he laughed at her  then farther down the road I pulled up behind a school bus and the back window got filled with faces and got lots of  it was pretty cool....then stopped at my work at the time and showed a couple co workers that were hunting and when I came out of the store there were people surrounding the bronco..not one complaint...bucks like these are not that common around here.

[nw_bowhunter]

Really? what the differences if someone puts the deer in the back of a truck...people can see that most times and besides typically after a week long hunt its loaded on top of gear anyways. I have an FJ and not going to  put an elk or deer in my rig its going on top in game bags or on the hitch rack. You would totally stink up a vehicle with a dead deer or elk inside..

[Spuddieselwwu]

Really? what the differences if someone puts the deer in the back of a truck...people can see that most times and besides typically after a week long hunt its loaded on top of gear anyways. I have an FJ and not going to  put an elk or deer in my rig its going on top in game bags or on the hitch rack. You would totally stink up a vehicle with a dead deer or elk inside..

Did it.  It's gross and I will not do it again.  I had an TRD FJ and had a deer in the back. It was a long 3 hour drive with the windows down.  It got pretty smelly.

[Bob33]

If carrying a dead animal on the hood or roof is the only viable option, then so be it. If it's done simply to show off (including to the 96% of the population that doesn't hunt), it is not a respectful way to display a dead animal and will turn off more non-hunters than it will appeal to.

[wafisherman]

I loaded mine in the back of the truck.  But for some reason, I just couldn't manage to get the tail gate to close.  So I left it down.  Since I left the hunting area in the N. Central Cascades around 8pm, I only had one or 2 cars get close enough behind me to actually see it.  One guy zoomed up pretty close to check it out.   Almost considered cruising I5, but would have been a bit out of my way back to Monroe.  I did stop in town (the hunter headquarters of the area over there) and filled up with gas right in the middle of the 'strip'.  Was funny to see the mix of hunters and tourists reactions 

I live in an older residential area with about 3/4 of an acre.  But it is kind a rural (just outside city limits of Monroe), and I have a little backyard farm.  On any given day you may drive pass my place and see us out there, with the kids, plucking the turkey in the driveway, the hog butcher hanging and skinning a hog in the driveway, salmon and steelhead being cleaned, and so forth.  Fun to see the different looks as folks slow down and get an education...  Luckily my neighbors are supportive.  I had to put down a wounded duck the other day and fired off 3 fast shots from my 22.  Neighbor sees me a few seconds later from across the street "hog day?"  "nope, just an injured duck".  And life goes on as usual.  We skinned and quartered that deer in my driveway too.  Some people forget where meat comes from.  Or just refuse to think about it.  I am proud to be able to provide my family meat that wasn't raised on some huge corporate farm and full of who knows what kind of steroids and antibiotics.  Wild game or home raised!