After hunting the day before yesterday, I ventured into a local pub/pizza joint to pick up a pizza to take home and have a beer in the meantime. During my stay, a couple of guys started talking to me. Not having a chance or desire to change clothes, they obviously knew I had hunted that day, so the topic of the converstation was easily established.

In the course of the conversation, I learned that these two guys were hunting together on a farm owned by another friend of theirs. This "third" friend didn't have time to hunt since he was busy with the farm, but bought a tag, gave it to these two guys, and asked them to harvest a deer for him. They accepted and had since been able to harvest a deer for their friend. During the course of the conversation, I didn't make my opinion known, but walking away, I couldn't help but feel what they did was wrong. I say "wrong" from the mere fact that what they did violates the established rules of hunting in my area.

After getting home and thinking about it more, I became confused as to whether what they did was really that wrong (with the exception of being illegal). The deer was tagged, registered and recorded. The only thing was the person that registered it didn't kill it.

At this point, this issue has really started to bother me and question my position. I believe I have come to a conclusion on this, but would be interested in any other opinions.

So, in an extremely longwinded manner, what is your opinion of harvesting a deer for another person.

Cheers