The last of the tags

[Watimberghost]

Another one of these threads..... "I was part of an incredible hunt. Animal is dead. No story, no pics. Just wanted everyone to know that I was a part of it."

Congrats to the hunter. Thanks for some info got2hunt, sounds like the hunter had a great hunt

[jackelope]

Another one of these threads..... "I was part of an incredible hunt. Animal is dead. No story, no pics. Just wanted everyone to know that I was a part of it."

Congrats to the hunter. Thanks for some info got2hunt, sounds like the hunter had a great hunt

 

[idahohuntr]

Another one of these threads..... "I was part of an incredible hunt. Animal is dead. No story, no pics. Just wanted everyone to know that I was a part of it."

These continue to baffle me as well.  If you don't want people to see pics or know about the hunt don't post about it on the internet...

[Rainier10]

I love threads like these, takes me back to elementary school days of "I know something you don't know".

Congrats to the hunter, I am sure all the snow helped push deer down but probably also made for some tough hunting conditions.  Deep snow and fog can really hamper a good hunt.

[bobcat]

Maybe this was sort of an advertisement for guiding services if a person with an auction or raffle tag is still hunting.   

[Rainier10]

I know who I am calling if I ever draw one of those tags.  He knows his way around those units for sure.

[haugenna]

I know who I am calling if I ever draw one of those tags.  He knows his way around those units for sure.

[Dan-o]

Congrats to the hunter. kinda surprised he settled for a 150s main frame 3 point with a couple trash points with 2 weeks left. We're you guys struggling to find deer since all the bucks were down, or did the hunter run out of time to hunt? 

Wow. With posts like that it should be obvious why photos of these deer never get posted.

Exactly right, comments like this prevent the rest of us from enjoying topics about these hunts!

They seem like honest questions to me.
I guess I don't see anything negative in the questions that would keep someone from posting.

Nonsense.

Asking why someone "settled" for a particular score is negative and demeaning.

If the guy had a great hunt and took a buck he's happy with, why rain on his parade?

These kind of comments ARE why people don't post more about these hunts.....   If it was my hunt and I was happy with the result and then
some yahoo posts comments like that, I doubt I'd want to post more.

Poor form.

[DOUBLELUNG]

I find it denigrating to question any hunter's choice of legal animal to harvest.  Poor form indeed.  One of my favorite Swakane sheep hunters killed one of the smaller rams tagged in that hunt - maybe the smallest.  He had scouted quite a bit, knew what was out there, didn't care about numbers - he wanted a "pretty" bighorn ram with a smooth coat, no visible scars, and unchipped horns with intact lamb tips.  He got exactly what he wanted, and could care less it was 20-30" smaller than the biggest out there. 

I don't know what motivates the incentive tag hunter, but to imply that he must have "settled" for the buck he chose to harvest, and to imply the only reason he chose to harvest it must have been either a) he can't find deer, or b) was time-constrained - is at least condescending.  I can see why many successful hunters (even those who kill huge, high scoring, symmetrical specimens) choose not to subject their hunts to criticism and ridicule by sharing their success with internet heroes. 

[jackelope]

Congrats to the hunter. kinda surprised he settled for a 150s main frame 3 point with a couple trash points with 2 weeks left. We're you guys struggling to find deer since all the bucks were down, or did the hunter run out of time to hunt? 

Wow. With posts like that it should be obvious why photos of these deer never get posted.

Exactly right, comments like this prevent the rest of us from enjoying topics about these hunts!

They seem like honest questions to me.
I guess I don't see anything negative in the questions that would keep someone from posting.

Nonsense.

Asking why someone "settled" for a particular score is negative and demeaning.

If the guy had a great hunt and took a buck he's happy with, why rain on his parade?

These kind of comments ARE why people don't post more about these hunts.....   If it was my hunt and I was happy with the result and then
some yahoo posts comments like that, I doubt I'd want to post more.

Poor form.

Thank you.

I find it denigrating to question any hunter's choice of legal animal to harvest.  Poor form indeed.  One of my favorite Swakane sheep hunters killed one of the smaller rams tagged in that hunt - maybe the smallest.  He had scouted quite a bit, knew what was out there, didn't care about numbers - he wanted a "pretty" bighorn ram with a smooth coat, no visible scars, and unchipped horns with intact lamb tips.  He got exactly what he wanted, and could care less it was 20-30" smaller than the biggest out there. 

I don't know what motivates the incentive tag hunter, but to imply that he must have "settled" for the buck he chose to harvest, and to imply the only reason he chose to harvest it must have been either a) he can't find deer, or b) was time-constrained - is at least condescending.  I can see why many successful hunters (even those who kill huge, high scoring, symmetrical specimens) choose not to subject their hunts to criticism and ridicule by sharing their success with internet heroes. 

Thank you.

[Boss .300 winmag]

Theses threads are just bait for people who don't have the good comense to keep their mouth shut, the poster got what he wanted "DRAMA".
A pic was ever gonna get posted, it's like a kid with ice cream, I've got ice cream and you don't. 

[Rainier10]

Assuming we aren't going to see pic's here we can at least talk about the incentive tag and what you would do with it.

My guess is most of the time the winner of the incentive tag doesn't know it exists and if they do know about it have no idea what they would do with it if they ever drew it.  It's not like a raffle, auction or special permit that you have to pay money for.

I know if I drew it I would be super excited but wouldn't feel any pressure to shoot the biggest animal on the hill.  I would probably just hunt my regular spots during a better season and take an animal that I would be happy with during the general season.

I mean where would the pressure come from, it's a freebie.  It sounds like there might be some pressure or expectations from people on here but what the heck, it is my tag and I will fill it however I want.

[Boss .300 winmag]

Assuming we aren't going to see pic's here we can at least talk about the incentive tag and what you would do with it.

My guess is most of the time the winner of the incentive tag doesn't know it exists and if they do know about it have no idea what they would do with it if they ever drew it.  It's not like a raffle, auction or special permit that you have to pay money for.

I know if I drew it I would be super excited but wouldn't feel any pressure to shoot the biggest animal on the hill.  I would probably just hunt my regular spots during a better season and take an animal that I would be happy with during the general season.

I mean where would the pressure come from, it's a freebie.  It sounds like there might be some pressure or expectations from people on here but what the heck, it is my tag and I will fill it however I want.

That's exactly what I would do!  Maybe a little bigger. 

[Rainier10]

Any deer with a bow is a trophy and that is not just any deer.  I would have shot that deer just so my buddies believed me when I told them I saw a 27" wide 24" tall 2x3.  They would have called BS and I could have said "then put a tape on him".

Nice buck, congrats.

[Boss .300 winmag]

Any deer with a bow is a trophy and that is not just any deer.  I would have shot that deer just so my buddies believed me when I told them I saw a 27" wide 24" tall 2x3.  They would have called BS and I could have said "then put a tape on him".

Nice buck, congrats.

What buck, I haven't seen a buck yet.