Boomwhop's 2014 Muzzy Hunt

[BoomWhop]

It was way too short of season.  Bitter sweet.  Perfect weather, some hunter 1st's and some great stories for the camp fire.  Does it count if you miss the deer but the flame from your muzzle hit him???  It was a weird season.  I will do as Bone did and just post the photo's.  I had a huge dilemma to start with and would love some input from our members.  WHO tags it....  Buck A is shot at and hit poorly... by hunter A...  Buck A runs off and Hunter B helps look for the Buck.  Hunter B finds Buck who is not moving but still standing but can not contact Hunter A.  Hunter B--shoot it before it hobbles away or into property you can not hunt?  If hunter B puts it down who tags it???
I will fill in the details after some discussion.

[bobcat]

I would say that's entirely up to the two hunters. Legally it would likely be the second hunter who would tag it, since he fired the fatal shot. But if I was hunter B, I wouldn't want a deer that had already been shot by somebody else. So if it were me, I would let the first guy tag the deer.

[h2ofowlr]

Gamies go with the person that killed it or dropped it on the ground dead.  This is a normal every year Yakima battle.

I like the gun.  Go cougs.

[n_mathews13]

Hunter A, if it wasn't for hunter B there would be a hurt buck out there still.

[elkoholic1]

congrats on the bucks!!!           id say if hunter B doesn't care if hunter A tags it since hunter A was original hunter to shoot and hit buck A and probably mortally wounded it and hunter A is ok that hunter B finished said buck A that hunter A should tag!!!     

[Miles]

I would say that's entirely up to the two hunters. Legally it would likely be the second hunter who would tag it, since he fired the fatal shot. But if I was hunter B, I wouldn't want a deer that had already been shot by somebody else. So if it were me, I would let the first guy tag the deer.

I have been "hunter B" before...  Deer jumps up wounded hobbling off and I finished it.  Hunter A shows up and says "well it's your buck now".  I said BS I just finished "YOUR" buck off so we didn't have to track it all over the damn mountain.  It turned into a back and forth argument, and needless to say I will never help anyone by finishing off there buck again.  What a *censored*ty way to end a hunting season for "hunter B".

[BULLBLASTER]

I think it depends on if a and b know each other or are hunting together. If i finished a animal that the original shooter wanted i would let them have it. If they didnt i would tag it. If it was a buddy of mine they would tag it since they shot it first.

[MarkyMark]

Like the rifle. Go Cougs!

[Jason]

Congrats on a nice buck and congrats on the ugliest ML I have ever seen!! but atleast you have the spirit

[HardCorpsHuntr]

Legally B.  Sportsmanship...B should give A first right of refusal.

[SeaRun1]

Why would you ruin a muzzleloader like that?

Nice pics though.  Hopefully things worked out between A and B.

SR1

[hollymaster]

If the ml in the first pic is hunter A's, I'd say he couged it. 

[kirkl]

If hunter A shot it through the hind quarters hes tagging it

[runamuk]

I dont have anything to say about the scenario just congrats on the dead bucks

[Yakirack]

Love it - Go Cougs!