A friend of mine called me Sunday evening about 7:30 to tell me he hit a doe and was tracking it (not sure why he called while tracking). Anyway, when I got in from hunting (about 8:30) I called his cell phone to see if the doe had been found but he didn't answer the phone. About 30 minutes later he calls me back on his way home saying that he couldn't find it. I asked him if he needed me to come and help him, he said "no, I gotta work tomorrow and IT WAS JUST A DOE". Now, I've only hunted with him a couple of times and never seen how he reacted when he killed/wounded something... but I was in shock. The result of this is that 1) I lost TONS of respect for him 2) I won't hunt with him again and 3) he just lost the chance at ever getting to hunt on my land.

Now, I know its your dad and you can't react the way I did, but he must know that the way he handled the situation is a slap in the face to EVERY hunter who does the "right" thing.

BTW, this is one reason I prefer morning hunts... much more daylight with which to track...