ORIGINAL: Beezer
ORIGINAL: dhunterinla
After getting back to my camp, I put my atv with the deer strapped to it in the back of my truck, and left for home, which is about a 50 mile drive.
If I load my Rancher in the back of my Quad Cab Dakota it's riding on the open tailgate. I wouldn't have anywhere to put the deer in the bed either. He can ride the seat, ride the rack or be stuffed underneath, but he's not riding in the cab. I don't know what kind of truck or what kind of ATV, but in some cases there's no choice. I don't think there was any intent to "parade" a dead deer around for the public to see. Just a guy getting his deer home the best way he knew how to.
Depending on my mood, I'd have stopped and explained to the woman.......
Good mood- "This is the only way I have to transport it miss, I apologize if my legal harvest of an animal offends you."
Bad mood- "Here miss, allow me to hold it's head up so you can get a good clear photo....by the way, can you send me a copy of it?"
That was the only way I had to transport the deer. I wasn't trying show off my deer, I have more respect for the animal than that. I have a Ram 1500 and it's not an extended cab. My atv and the ramp takes up the entire cargo space and I have no room other than what was on the atv. I know that with all the anti hunter sentiment out there, I certainly wouldn't have done anything intentionally to give one more ammo against us.