Shooting someone else's injured buck - etiquette question

[Bullkllr]

I know this topic had me looking for an injured animal today.
Found some blood,while taking my wife hunting.
Couldn't figure it out , anybody ever find blood from a doe in heat.
It was strange, hopefully not the buck my wife has been looking for.

So I'm saying this topic sucks.,sure hope I'm not finding one .

I killed a buck by following a blood trail I found in the snow. Blood was from a fresh muzzle-loader ball in the hindquarter. No other hunters in the area.

Can't imagine a doe in heat leaving a trail.

[fishngamereaper]

No right or wrong answer necessarily....

But this thread reinforces why I avoid general season public land hunts....

[OutHouse]

This is a really interesting and thought provoking thread!

It really is, good learning opportunity. I learned a lot from another recent thread that discussed having a loaded magazine in a vehicle (but not inserted into the rifle) and whether that was a violation. A few weeks later that came up as a buddy and I were driving up to where we hunt elk.

Exactly. I read that one as well and had to re-think some things. The best threads are ones where upon first read you have to contemplate the issues and consider competing sides/arguments to formulate your own opinion. I love this site!