Author Topic: Deer stealers (Read 13092 times)

cwebsterdeerhunter · « **on:** October 11, 2014, 07:59:02 PM »

So at about 8 this morning I was stalking these two bucks fired 2 rounds into this really great 4x4 Muley after that I went about a half mile up a trail to grab my pack I dropped and then took off on the blood trail
About 300 yards from where I shot the deer at the end of the blood trail nothing other than a gut pile. Some low life *censored* decided to steal my deer and I know for a fact there was no shots in that direction. Knowing that it was only about an hour after I shot this guy must have worked very quickly
Gotta love the blue mountains😡😡

Sandberm · « **Reply #1 on:** October 11, 2014, 08:01:13 PM »

Thats bold.

yajsab · « **Reply #2 on:** October 11, 2014, 08:11:19 PM »

Wow! Sorry about your deer. Why do people do that??

elkhunter1977 · « **Reply #3 on:** October 11, 2014, 08:14:52 PM »

Happened to me last year... It does suck.

JJB11B · « **Reply #4 on:** October 11, 2014, 08:14:58 PM »

Next time don't hit it in both quarters, aim for the sweet spot. I'm gonna have a hell of a time grinding this burger with all that crap to clean up....Just kidding
Crap like that is why I quit hunting modern firearm

Backstrap · « **Reply #5 on:** October 11, 2014, 09:01:32 PM »

You should have tagged it. The thief may have thought you lost it.

cwebsterdeerhunter · « **Reply #6 on:** October 11, 2014, 09:06:55 PM »

Never got to see the deer dead

MtnMuley · « **Reply #7 on:** October 11, 2014, 09:25:19 PM »

There isn't a person alive that could get a deer out from under me that fast unless it was within 100 yds of a road and beings your pack was a half mile away, I'm figuring it wasn't near a road.

PolarBear · « **Reply #8 on:** October 11, 2014, 09:29:51 PM »

Did you at least follow where they drug it out and try to catch up to them?

BOWHUNTER45 · « **Reply #9 on:** October 11, 2014, 09:38:58 PM »

Crazy how some hunters act ...most likely he or she or whoever never killed many deer .

cwebsterdeerhunter · « **Reply #10 on:** October 11, 2014, 10:20:10 PM »

The road was about 400 yards down this skid road and the deer was at a bottom of a ravine what had happened was the deer took off and I saw them go into the ravine so I went back to grab my pack which was at the top of another ravine and by the time I got to the ravine the deer were all gone and just a gut pile was left with no shots in the area all morning

one shot kill · « **Reply #11 on:** October 12, 2014, 07:27:45 AM »

That sucks. Like you said, gotta love the blues. I call it combat hunting up there.

boneaddict · « **Reply #12 on:** October 12, 2014, 07:37:46 AM »

I am guessing they watched you shoot and leave and figured you were like many others out there who don't follow up on their shots. They probably thought they were doing a good thing by tagging a "wasted" deer.

I have had a deer stolen, so I can understand the anger.

elkinrutdrivemenuts · « **Reply #13 on:** October 12, 2014, 07:57:44 AM »

They were able to gut and pack your deer out before you got to it? I don't think they stole it, I bet they thought someone left it or didn't track it and they were not going to let it go to waste.

R2Rcoulee · « **Reply #14 on:** October 12, 2014, 08:12:17 AM »

maybe go tag the deer first before going to retrieve your gear.

bobdog86 · « **Reply #15 on:** October 12, 2014, 09:29:46 AM »

Quote from: R2Rcoulee on October 12, 2014, 08:12:17 AM

maybe go tag the deer first before going to retrieve your gear.

Yeppers, don't think i've ever shot a deer without going to it, confirming it's death, and making sure there's no question by anyone around that it's mine. Sorry this happened, blows, like some folks said, maybe they thought you had abandoned it for whatever reason. Sucks for sure.

Jonathan_S · « **Reply #16 on:** October 12, 2014, 09:55:36 AM »

I understand your frustration. That really sucks.

What I don't understand is turning around and walking 1/2 mile back to get your pack.

If I witnessed somebody shoot a deer that ran 300 yards and then the shooter turned around to get their pack and (more than likely) went back out of sight, I probably would have done the same thing??

I hope you can understand that this might not be as cut and dried as you see it.

MountainWalk · « **Reply #17 on:** October 12, 2014, 01:33:47 PM »

I thought the first thing the law asks is immediatly after harvest, tag animal after filling it out. Next time keep your pack where it belongs. On your back. Sorry man, but common sense.

bowhunterwa87 · « **Reply #18 on:** October 12, 2014, 02:12:05 PM »

I always hunt with my pack on my back. No way am I walking back to my rig to get it.

buckfvr · « **Reply #19 on:** October 12, 2014, 02:21:55 PM »

Quote from: elkinrutdrivemenuts on October 12, 2014, 07:57:44 AM

They were able to gut and pack your deer out before you got to it? I don't think they stole it, I bet they thought someone left it or didn't track it and they were not going to let it go to waste.

X2.............thats my thought, however having hunted the Blues in the 90's, my imagination runs wild.............

pilebuck · « **Reply #20 on:** October 12, 2014, 03:10:46 PM »

My self I would of stayed with that deer I hunt with a pack always bags and everything I need to get that deer out and stay the night if I have to.A few years ago I shot a 4 by 3 he was hit hard but got up and ran somebody else finished him off I was very

but not worth a fight or worse we hopefully learn from our mistakes to bad

elkoholic1 · « **Reply #21 on:** October 12, 2014, 06:16:53 PM »

some people just don't get what being a sportsman is hope karma finds this low life wow what a deer he gets to brag about that he stole......

Thehowler · « **Reply #22 on:** October 12, 2014, 08:18:54 PM »

Sorry to hear of this missfortune, but you still have a tag!

huntnnw · « **Reply #23 on:** October 12, 2014, 09:24:39 PM »

learned a long time ago to never drop your pack....another reason to not leave it

huntingbaldguy · « **Reply #24 on:** October 13, 2014, 02:00:03 AM »

As uncomfortable and burdensome as my pack is at times, i don't leave it. Sorry this happened to you but it's important to tag your animal immediately imo.

Thehowler · « **Reply #25 on:** October 13, 2014, 07:16:56 AM »

I think if someone has the guts to still anothers animal, they would have no problem removing a tag.

boneaddict · « **Reply #26 on:** October 13, 2014, 07:24:46 AM »

I am still contending they probably thought they were doing a good thing. If they witnessed him walking away as he did. They probably burned one of their tags. Heck we have a thread on here for someone reporting to the WDFW a skeleton with two gunshot shoulders left behind.

CAMPMEAT · « **Reply #27 on:** October 13, 2014, 07:43:43 AM »

..............those darn unethical hunters at it again.

TopOfTheFoodChain · « **Reply #28 on:** October 13, 2014, 07:43:57 AM »

Quote from: boneaddict on October 12, 2014, 07:37:46 AM

I am guessing they watched you shoot and leave and figured you were like many others out there who don't follow up on their shots. They probably thought they were doing a good thing by tagging a "wasted" deer.

Rainier10 · « **Reply #29 on:** October 13, 2014, 07:51:05 AM »

I feel for you that sucks but I am leaning towards what others have said. Someone probably thought they were doing a good thing by tagging it. I saw two different guys shoot bucks and not follow them over the next ridge because it was too far. I would have gone but I was hunting with my daughter and she wouldn't have made the hike. Hopefully you lost the deer to someone that was thinking they were doing a good thing. There are bad apples out there but I am hoping this was not one of those incidents.

Again sorry about you not getting the deer that is frustrating for sure. I am guessing you will do things differently next time. Tough lesson to learn for sure.

HUNTINCOUPLE · « **Reply #30 on:** October 13, 2014, 07:54:24 AM »

Quote from: CAMPMEAT on October 13, 2014, 07:43:43 AM

..............those darn unethical hunters at it again.

wapiti hunter2 · « **Reply #31 on:** October 13, 2014, 08:21:52 AM »

Quote from: boneaddict on October 13, 2014, 07:24:46 AM

I am still contending they probably thought they were doing a good thing. If they witnessed him walking away as he did. They probably burned one of their tags. Heck we have a thread on here for someone reporting to the WDFW a skeleton with two gunshot shoulders left behind.

My thoughts exactly. Exactly what I would have done too.

elkfins · « **Reply #32 on:** October 13, 2014, 08:40:52 AM »

I'm not so certain they thought they were doing a good thing... I'd put money they knew what they were doing and had you tagged the animal first then left for the pack, the likelyhood of them taking your tag off the animal and putting thiers on it is probably pretty high.
Having said that... you shouldn't have dropped the pack. Mine stays on my back and/or comes with me when I move.

GameHunter1959 · « **Reply #33 on:** October 13, 2014, 04:00:38 PM »

My dad made a 450 yard shot on a big 5 point several years ago. It ran 200 yards down hill and dropped above the road along the fence line. A truck full of Mexicans got out and drug it under the fence to their truck. Speed off and gone!
They watched it drop and flat out stole it.

archeroutlet · « **Reply #34 on:** October 13, 2014, 04:25:33 PM »

I would be so mad

Thehowler · « **Reply #35 on:** October 13, 2014, 05:12:15 PM »

Those darn Mexicans.

Nick 139 · « **Reply #36 on:** October 13, 2014, 06:22:55 PM »

I would bet that somewhere there is a guy posting about some Dick that shot a buck and then turned around and walked away... go tag your deer or elk as soon as you shoot it... its the law! and don't take it so seriously hell it just a deer.

pashok23 · « **Reply #37 on:** October 13, 2014, 06:54:09 PM »

Quote from: MountainWalk on October 12, 2014, 01:33:47 PM

I thought the first thing the law asks is immediately after harvest, tag animal after filling it out. Next time keep your pack where it belongs. On your back. Sorry man, but common sense.

GameHunter1959 · « **Reply #38 on:** October 15, 2014, 09:39:04 AM »

Quote from: Nick 139 on October 13, 2014, 06:22:55 PM

I would bet that somewhere there is a guy posting about some Dick that shot a buck and then turned around and walked away... go tag your deer or elk as soon as you shoot it... its the law! and don't take it so seriously hell it just a deer.

I believe the forum members are saying...

They shot a deer and were on their way to tag it, or were attempting to find it; but it was stolen. You would be surprised what happens in Eastern Wa when you have deer and people running around everywhere. I don't believe anyone was attempting to break any laws; my friend. Unfortunately it is one if the negative things that happen during hunting season annually.

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