Unethical Hunter episode????

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LongTatLaw:
Hey bear,

Besides my recent elk adventures...I had a situation in Georgia a few years ago. In GA you may hunt with a bow during rifle and black powder season. I choose to do so pretty often. Well, I was hunting on an active Duty Army base (FT Stewart) in December... 2 months after bow only season ended. Any way, one morning I heard a rifle shot not 150 yards from me (common on a very very over hunted piece of "public" land). Well, a few seconds after the shot a little bodied 6pt buck (thats a 3x3 to you...lol) came busting through... when he got into my little clearing I tried grunting at him but when that didnt work I yelled "hey you" at him...lol

He stopped at 35 yards and I let go an arrow that made a beautiful broadside heart pass through!!! It wasn't a monster buck but I had 9 deer tags left and only about two weeks to use em. (GA allows 10 does and 2 bucks per year :o :o :drool:)

Well, the buck went down in sight of my tree stand...I always love that! Well, as I climbing down out of the tree a hunter showed up. Probably a 50 year old male. He asked if I had seen a "MONSTER 6 PT buck" lol

I said yes I had seen "A" 6 pt. and shot it. Well there the argument started. He demanded I was trying to steal his monster buck. Well, I thought it would be easy to settle unless there was a bullet hole I didnt see before I shot. If there was...I was gonna hand over the MONSTER buck...

I asked where he shot it... RIGHT IN THE NECK! He said he could see blood pouring out as it ran off. He was using a 30'06.

Well, we walked up to the buck and the only hole was the heart shot but upon the inspection he demanded the one hole was his gun shot not my arrow... which was in my hand...dripping with blood from end to end.

Well, he grabbed the buck and started dragging. Well, although the deer wasn't a monster to me... the hunters attitude was bad start to finish and Ill tell ya if ya havent seen from my postings...attitude goes a LONG WAY with me!

So, i starting arguing with him and then we agreed to cut open the wound. He insisted it would be all destroyed inside and then Id know the truth...lol So I let him cut it open...clean beautiful arrow damage but no 30'06 hole...

He still wanted to argue until I offered to let him "earn" the buck by kicking my ass...lol he didnt want it that bad and he left. But, someone less confident would have back down from that bulley and gave up a deer they clearly killed.

PS- the MONSTER 6pt was weighed and measured at the deer check station by the GA DNR and his LIVE WEIGHT was 117 pounds and his massive 3x3 rack had nearly 14 inches of inside spread...lol
but he did taste fine!

As for your situation. I am months off of 30 years old but INFANTRY fuel still runs strong in me... So I probably would have made those 4 boys beat the hell out of me...lol

probably the exact same result as what you did... but its just the fact of the matter..and kicking my ass would have added to their hunting story...lol but I love that you got a bigger bull from the same area the same week!!

next time that happens...call me... Ill help with the 4 boys just for a look at this hunting spot of yours..lol

Lets Hunt:
I have a story that got me steamed. Last year during general season i spent all morning glassing and finaly spoted two three deer walking up a draw one about 20 yards behind the others. A very good sign. I start looking for the best way to intercept and get a better look at this group. when i spot a fourth deer coming out of the bottom of the draw alone. Another good sign. I start working my way towards them slowly stoping to glass often. By this time the deer following the firt two stopes and starts watching the fourth deer coming up. I'am getting very excited. I'am still not close enogh to see any points but i'am sure they are bucks (this reminds me i need better binocs). This is the point when i notice Three other hunters watching me sneeking along the ridge. I didn't worry much because i knew from where they where they count not see what i was lookin at so i continued on. The two bucks (i'am pretty sure now) are circling each other the other two have walked off about 50-60 yards and started eating. After about an hour or so i'am close enogh to see two nice bucks rattleing horns but need to get within range still. a take a look around and notice the hunters that where watching me are gone. I look around some more and see they are above me about 200 yards and closing fast. I pick up the pace a little but it's no use the Yahoos behind me kicked a rock and made enogh noise to wake the dead. Both bucks imediatly look up and see them coming and dart off. One of the other guys took a shot over my head had to be at least 800 to 900 yards @ a fast moving target. Of corse he missed and I'am pissed I tried to catch up with them later but never did find them again. While they did nothing illegal i have to say it was RUDE at the least. not just ruining my stock but shooting over my head. later that day a drove by them they waved i did not then they fliped me the bird (guess they though i was being rude). A$$h0!3S

Coasthunterjay:

--- Quote from: Wea300mag on September 27, 2007, 02:03:42 PM ---I almost took up bow hunting after that day.

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:chuckle: :bow: :chuckle:
ROFL

high country:
theese are exactly why I hunt where I do. If I am around people I tend to neck shoot and act all kind of goofy when they approach me......works good.

ICEMAN:
Carry a banjo, that will scare them off.....if not, it should scare you off... :chuckle:

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