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Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: furiouzgeorge on December 03, 2012, 10:40:00 PM

Title: Quite a night.
Post by: furiouzgeorge on December 03, 2012, 10:40:00 PM: So today I was heading to a co-worker's house to hunt Blacktail on his property which he says is swarming with deer. As I pulled up to his driveway I saw another driver pulling something off the road. When he pulled away I stepped out to see what was going on. I found a Deer on the embankment that had obviously been gut-shot by an arrow. Probably someone hunting around the spot I was heading. She was sitting miserably there just shaking. I thought about moving on and going to my friend's house but I just couldn't bring myself to leave her sitting there. I didn't judge her as a big doe when I was standing there and was regretting having to fill my tag with her but I was convinced it was the right thing to do. I grabbed my Bow and an arrow and finished her off. All in all it was a really sad ordeal. I got my friend and he helped me load her in my truck (she was much bigger than I thought) and as we were doing so the County Sheriff stopped by to ask what we were up to. I explained what happened and he was appreciative that I took her because she could have made her way into the road again if I hadn't. I feel a bit guilty grabbing another hunter's Deer but I had no way of knowing if he was just around the corner and gave him about a half hour before I had her in the truck. She didn't bleed much at first and I found out it was because he knicked her kidneys as the arrow passed through and she had been bleeding internally. Before anyone gets worked up, she and I were NOT on the maintained portion of the road. Please don't flame the heck out of the hunter who lost her as it seemed like a relatively fresh shot as I don't think she'd have lived long with as much internal bleeding as she had. It was a bad shot and many people around here have put an arrow where they didn't mean to. If you're on here, thanks for dinner, it was good! :tup: Time to wash the blood off and go to bed, tag filled, season done, conscious clear. P.S. I have no pictures as it didn't really seem like a picture worthy event. :sry:
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Post by: deerslyr on December 03, 2012, 10:42:26 PM: Good on you.
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Post by: norsepeak on December 03, 2012, 10:43:55 PM: Good on ya!!! It's about respecting the animal not the hunter. Glad you were able to put her to good use and she'll feed your family nicely. :tup:
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Post by: ellensburgpo on December 03, 2012, 10:45:59 PM: Well done.
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Post by: JLS on December 03, 2012, 10:49:49 PM: Very classy and ethical move.
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Post by: hunting4sanity on December 03, 2012, 11:06:19 PM: :yeah:
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Post by: csaaphill on December 03, 2012, 11:07:11 PM: Ya really ethical thing to have done.
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Post by: janttihunter on December 03, 2012, 11:15:38 PM: When you do good things good things come to you.
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Post by: bobcat on December 03, 2012, 11:16:59 PM: Thank you! :bow:
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Post by: fish vacuum on December 04, 2012, 12:49:31 AM: Maybe not the hunt you were dreaming of, but you did the right thing. :tup: When the scores are tallied you got meat in the freezer and you ended an animal's suffering.
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Post by: borntoslay on December 04, 2012, 12:55:02 AM: awesome man, thats a pretty sad picture that poor doe shaking and suffering like that. I know it happens but it wouldn't happen near as much if people would practice more and take ethical shots. Alot of donkeys out there :(
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on December 04, 2012, 02:45:11 AM: No one will flame you, you did the right thing :tup: :tup:
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Post by: MikeWalking on December 04, 2012, 02:50:27 AM: Quote from: fish vacuum on December 04, 2012, 12:49:31 AM
Maybe not the hunt you were dreaming of, but you did the right thing. :tup: When the scores are tallied you got meat in the freezer and you ended an animal's suffering.

:yeah:
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Post by: RadSav on December 04, 2012, 04:07:19 AM: :tup: I think you deserve some goodies for that. Sending a PM ;)
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Post by: 3nails on December 04, 2012, 05:28:58 AM: You're the type of guy I'd hunt with. If you ever want to tag a bear in Whatcom Co., PM me.
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Post by: bwhntr350 on December 04, 2012, 05:43:25 AM: Good job and great decision. That would be a hard one for make. You did the right thing, for sure.
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Post by: boneaddict on December 04, 2012, 05:47:55 AM: I believe in hunting Karma. Thanks for making the right choice.
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Post by: ldjbuff on December 04, 2012, 05:57:59 AM: Great job!!!! You did the right thing. You will be blessed with a bigger deer in seasons to come
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Post by: Ridgerunner on December 04, 2012, 06:04:44 AM: Good choice that's a tough situation to be put into
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Post by: Russ McDonald on December 04, 2012, 06:27:18 AM: :tup: You did the right thing. :tup:

As far as making a good shot..don't you think with the winds we been having that the arrow could have easily been thrown off course? :dunno:
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Post by: coachcw on December 04, 2012, 06:30:28 AM: good choice on a general season tag . I'm glad to see that she wasn't wasted .
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Post by: blackveltbowhunter on December 04, 2012, 06:35:46 AM: Good show. WTG :tup:
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Post by: C-Money on December 04, 2012, 06:36:33 AM: :tup: Short drag, and a full freezer! You did a good thing. :cue:
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Post by: teamhughes2007 on December 04, 2012, 07:22:24 AM: Well done...we need more hunters like you. Thanks for the inspirational story...hopefully your actions will be contagious.
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Post by: littlemac on December 04, 2012, 07:45:36 AM: :tup: Great lesson in ethics. Thanks for posting.
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Post by: h20hunter on December 04, 2012, 07:49:33 AM: Heck....maintained road or not I think you did the right thing on all fronts. Well done.
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Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on December 04, 2012, 08:00:20 AM: :tup: :tup:
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Post by: seansfire on December 04, 2012, 08:06:13 AM: sounds like you are a stand up guy. good for you man. wish i lived up there i would buy ya a beer
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Post by: Arnbo on December 04, 2012, 08:08:19 AM: Good Man :tup:
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Post by: bullchaser on December 04, 2012, 08:20:45 AM: Nice Move
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Post by: coastie hunter on December 04, 2012, 09:08:00 AM: nice work :tup:
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Post by: Huntboy on December 04, 2012, 09:20:22 AM: Quote from: JLS on December 03, 2012, 10:49:49 PM
Very classy and ethical move.
:yeah:
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Post by: furiouzgeorge on December 04, 2012, 04:33:50 PM: Thanks a lot guys for all of the positive responses. I suppose I couldn't have earned more of your respect by bringing down a trophy buck. The biggest reward is getting to be a part of a community of hunters who share my values. After getting her all dressed out I found she was much meatier than I thought she'd be. No idea on weight but I suspect she might have been a non-productive doe who's been doing nothing but putting on pounds. My only regret was not preparing better and learning how to skin a deer to save hide. Her's was REALLY soft, not like a lot of buck hides I'd felt in the past. Would have been cool to keep as I don't really plan on hunting Doe for their skin in the future. Oh well, I'll learn.

RadSav, You'll be hearing from me soon ;-), thanks for the offer I appreciate it.

3nails, I will take you up on that offer when the season opens next year if it's still available. I had NO luck with Bear this year and could definitely use a few pointers. I have no hunters in my family so I'm very happy to meet new people and learn from them.

Russ_mcdonald, I absolutely think there can be a lot of factors to throw off a shot. I hope I didn't come across as too negative about the original hunter. It was evening, getting dark, and I could easily be in his or her shoes. Better to leave the judging to someone else. It's also a densely populated area and if a deer doesn't drop in thirty yards around here it's gonna jump a fence and be somewhere else quick.

h2ohunter, I agree, would have been worth it if she was on the white line! :tup:

A final note, I'm happy to announce that my most Anti-Hunting co-worker was appreciative of how things went down yesterday. It only took a couple of hours for him to regress and start calling me a filthy poacher again but that's ok because I had a couple of hours of peace.
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Post by: PlateauNDN on December 04, 2012, 04:38:05 PM: :tup:
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Post by: akirkland on December 04, 2012, 06:19:48 PM: Very respectable!
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Post by: BoomWhop on December 04, 2012, 06:32:46 PM: Quote from: Huntboy on December 04, 2012, 09:20:22 AM
Quote from: JLS on December 03, 2012, 10:49:49 PM
Very classy and ethical move.
:yeah:
:yeah:x2
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Post by: TriggerHappy on December 05, 2012, 04:14:42 PM: i agree your the type of hunter i would hunt with. I was helping a buddy on an elk hunt when we ran into a couple kids who told us they had a cow elk walk under their stands with an arrow hanging out with a bad limp. they didn't shoot because they wanted a bull. i guess its their tag to fill but i didn't like the decision. Good on you for taking the doe. congrats