Slob hunter or poached deer?

[Jonathan_S]

   "faster horse, faster..."

[Pathfinder101]

I would bet that there is between 15 and 25 pounds of good meat left on that carcass...is that so little that it can be just thrown away?  I am pretty disappointed at some of the responses in this thread. When I found that deer I would have bet on it being about 4-8 hours old.  Meat was still good.  Today of course it's dark and sour.

It was good to meet you Jeep, hope you all did well today.

I think some of the responses were based on the first picture posted and that you said both front shoulders were shot through.  The second pic shows a lot more meat.  I know that my buck this year was shot straight through the front shoulder with a 168 gr Berger VLD.  The bullet hit the bone, shattering it.  I brought the deer out whole, but there was virtually no meat left on the lower 1/3 of the shoulder.  WHen I cut the skin, the leg literally fell off.  After trimming the part away that was hamburgered and had bone fragments in it, I was left with a little meat on the upper part near the spine, but that was it. 

[big J]

Isn't it in the regulations that the WDFW requires only 35 pounds of meat to be taken of a deer?   

Dang I need to shoot bigger deer I can barely get that off the doe's I normally shoot

[NOCK NOCK]

2 things I learned from this thread...

1. More hunters need to practice more often, shoot em in the vitals, not the front shoulder= less waste of meat.
2. A lot of "Hunters" waste meat.  Do you buy a pizza, case of beer, ribeye steak, etc. and instantly throw 1/2 of it in the garbage?
Hunting should always be about the meat, horns are an added bonus.
  Flame on

[billythekidrock]

2 things I learned from this thread...

1. More hunters need to practice more often, shoot em in the vitals, not the front shoulder= less waste of meat.
2. A lot of "Hunters" waste meat.  Do you buy a pizza, case of beer, ribeye steak, etc. and instantly throw 1/2 of it in the garbage?
Hunting should always be about the meat, horns are an added bonus.
  Flame on

 

[rtspring]

2 things I learned from this thread...

1. More hunters need to practice more often, shoot em in the vitals, not the front shoulder= less waste of meat.
2. A lot of "Hunters" waste meat.  Do you buy a pizza, case of beer, ribeye steak, etc. and instantly throw 1/2 of it in the garbage?
Hunting should always be about the meat, horns are an added bonus.
  Flame on

You missed the most important lesson! Huntwa is full of rent a cops quick to judge when they have no idea what went on!  Guilty before innocence seems to be the norm on here! And we wonder why so many have quit posting!

His tag! His deer! He took what he thought was usable.  Slob hunter? Nope! Come into my camp and tell me how to cut up my deer or elk and you will quickly be escorted out of camp. 

[Dhoey07]

100% slob hunter. You choose to pull the trigger and end an animals life, you sure as hell better use every ounce of meat on it!!!

[billythekidrock]

100% slob hunter. You choose to pull the trigger and end an animals life, you sure as hell better use every ounce of meat on it!!!

 

[bigtex]

This is why I wish WA had a specific wastage law like Alaska and other states. It eliminates the guessing game of what may be wastage and what isn't wastage. 

[NOCK NOCK]

2 things I learned from this thread...

1. More hunters need to practice more often, shoot em in the vitals, not the front shoulder= less waste of meat.
2. A lot of "Hunters" waste meat.  Do you buy a pizza, case of beer, ribeye steak, etc. and instantly throw 1/2 of it in the garbage?
Hunting should always be about the meat, horns are an added bonus.
  Flame on

You missed the most important lesson! Huntwa is full of rent a cops quick to judge when they have no idea what went on! Guilty before innocence seems to be the norm on here! And we wonder why so many have quit posting!

His tag! His deer! He took what he thought was usable.  Slob hunter? Nope! Come into my camp and tell me how to cut up my deer or elk and you will quickly be escorted out of camp.

Wow................Speechless...............Almost,
 
Lets see, I missed a lesson?? Maybe you should re-read the above bold of your post. I do believe you are the pot calling the kettle black.   
If you are not prepared/capable of correctly handling/processing a game animal, don't hunt.   PERIOD

[norsepete]

The worms and maggots have to eat too,Might help a weak bear survive the winter.

[sirmissalot]

I'll be sure and save the bloodshot and bone splintered rib meat for you meat hunters from now on. Then it won't go to waste. Problem solved!

[pianoman9701]

I'll be sure and save the bloodshot and bone splintered rib meat for you meat hunters from now on. Then it won't go to waste. Problem solved!

I don't think anyone is saying you have to keep the bruised and bone-chipped meat. There seemed to be at least a couple of lbs of usable meat in that picture that was wasted. When it comes right down to it, I'm sure that you strive to harvest as much usable meat as you can off of an animal you've killed, Sir. That's all that anyone's pointing out here.

[zike]

ID regs state you don't have to take the neck or rib meat, which surprises me. Maybe the hunter read that meat near the bullet wound could have tiny lead particles and rather then take a chance he discarded it.

[rtspring]

2 things I learned from this thread...

1. More hunters need to practice more often, shoot em in the vitals, not the front shoulder= less waste of meat.
2. A lot of "Hunters" waste meat.  Do you buy a pizza, case of beer, ribeye steak, etc. and instantly throw 1/2 of it in the garbage?
Hunting should always be about the meat, horns are an added bonus.
  Flame on

You missed the most important lesson! Huntwa is full of rent a cops quick to judge when they have no idea what went on! Guilty before innocence seems to be the norm on here! And we wonder why so many have quit posting!

His tag! His deer! He took what he thought was usable.  Slob hunter? Nope! Come into my camp and tell me how to cut up my deer or elk and you will quickly be escorted out of camp.

Wow................Speechless...............Almost,
 
Lets see, I missed a lesson?? Maybe you should re-read the above bold of your post. I do believe you are the pot calling the kettle black.   
If you are not prepared/capable of correctly handling/processing a game animal, don't hunt.   PERIOD

I think you are really questioning, a fellow hunters ethics and intelligence??? Your not standing over this carcass!!  How do you know its not covered in gut juice? Feces?  Bloodshot? Chipped bone?   YOU DONT!  So again keep up the rent a cop internet policework. 

I like to give benefit of doubt, until facts are facts..  To call this hunter a slob is absolutely yourself being ignorant of the facts.  But flame away its your right..   Dont forget that little string of meat around that deers butthole! You can make one piece of jerky out of it.. 

Im not missing anything, Im standing up for someone who isnt here to say what did or did not take place.