Well yesterday sucked.
First we I went duck hunting with my uncle. We got there really early so we could get the spot we wanted, right where the creek runs into the river. We beat one group of guys, who were cool and moved down the river. THen, at about 5 min after opening, some idiot walked right up to us. He said he saw the docoys but didn't know if anyone was hunting. He said he'd just be hunting up the creek with the wife and kid. Well OK, but you just ruined the first 15 minutes of shooting. After that, we saw a few ducks but couldn't get a shot. It slowed down really fast as it got light. Eventually, we see a duck coming from the creek behind us. Suddenly it gets shot. The moron is sitting 20 yards around the bend from us. We tell him he should really move because he is hunting right on top of us. Later we notice he is just standing further up the creek on the other side. He's right in the open. Ok it's not that bad, they're just stretching or whatever. A half hour later, they're still standing there, and we watched him for a while and they wouldn't sit down. somehow, a flock of geese somehow doesn't see him and flies right over him into our spread. Well he shoots at them and misses. Idiot. Eventually we just get pissed and leave. We didn't say anything because his wife and kid were with him.
I'm pretty sure every duck or we could have seen or shot was scared away by him. At first, he was probably moving around and not very well hidden. After he moved, they were just standing/sitting in the open and turning everything away probably. On top of it all, his goose call was terrible and he wouldn't shut up all day. Well later we notice the guy is just standing in the open across the creek.
Sorry for the rant, I just hate idiots like that.
Here comes the worst part:
It looks like it was shot. It didn't look like it was hurting or anything. It wasn't acting too strange when my dad saw it. He didn't even realize it until after he had a shot. I saw it too, but it was dark and I couldn't see the wound. I didn't have a shot. I wouldn't normally shoot a doe with it's fawn. Im know that by now fawns will survive, but still. Plus I know that the bucks are gonna come because of the does. I feel really bad for the deer, but it didn't seem like it was suffering. I wonder if it will survive. Should I shoot it if it's still alive next weekend, or will it make it? I know that Deer and Deer Hunter show disspelled the myth of the no man's zone, but Im a believer for now.
People who are irresponsible and don't practive enough and make poor shots shouldn't hunt. But i guess it happens. Or maybe the arrow hit a stick or something. A buddy of mine shot one earlier this year. He said he hit it high and trailed it for a long time but the blood stoped and he never found the deer. and I know he is a good shot and practices a lot. So I won't judge the guy that shot this yet. It's sad.
Last year I saw a deer that had a broadhead cut in the hair along the side. It seemed like it must have been a shot from like ten yards from a treestand with the deer facing directly toward or away from the shooter. Now that's irresponsible and a terrible lucky miss (again, assuming it actually was from a broadhead).