High Country, I am glad that you recovered your deer. I am sorry that you feel the need to run off. Yes these guys can be rough on ya if they think you have done wrong. All They are intending is for you to learn, not run you off. <font size=3>Anyone that is trying to do that, needs to leave themselves.</font id=size3> But I don't believe that is the case. We all have our bad days, no one can deny that. And we all take a bad shot now and then. We need to recover from our mistakes, learn, grow, and go on.

Most all of the replies are toward your ethics and decisions used in your morning of hunting.

I know that none of us were there in your particular situation. From your original post:
Your buddy shoots at a 4 pt and thinks he misses, because...??? You find no blood!! You find no arrow!! The deer is gone!! Need to find that arrow!!
You shoot a doe as does your buddy, which you have yet to retrieve before you both are ready to shoot at more deer. And the tactics used in attemting to retrieve your deer. Then you are planning the next hunt wothout finding the deer previously shot. Even you have to admit, that without you telling us that you two were going back out after lunch, that it would lead anyone reading your post to believe differantly. As has been stated: your states game laws allow only one kill per day. This is the poor ethics that everyone is trying to point out.

We are all subject to make poor decisions in the excitement of the hunt, but this is what we have to fight not to do. If for no other reason, to not give fuel to the Anti's.

Once again, good job on your retrieval and I for one would prefer that you hang around, which you seem to be doing. There are a lot of good folks here, with good information and you know that, they are only trying to protect their sport. Not trying to run you off!!!

Best of luck to you on your future hunts!! Now post your pics.. <img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>

The best of luck in all your hunting endeavors!!!

God Bless,
Dave