ORIGINAL: NEW61375
I had a buddy of mine call me today to tell me he was going on a "hunting" trip Thur.-Sat. at a "ranch". He proceeded to tell me that the deer are guaranteed at that he could get 1 buck for $3000 or 2 $1500 dollar bucks that would not be as big. He said that the place ships its does off to a plant where they collect the urine every couple of days and that the bucks that are not the best breeder bucks are the ones they get to shoot(but these are still some nice bucks). You can shoot the breeder bucks but they are way more expensive, for example thetwo best bucks on the place are worth about $15,000 each.
I asked him why he doesn't just get the guy to e-mail pictures of the bucks, he could pick one and just send him the moneywith a little extra for the mount and the guy could just ship him a finished mount(hey at least he would save on gas, and the cost of 2 bullets). I told him that maybe for an extra $20 the "ranch"would include a BS story to tell all of his hunting buddiesand anyone else that sees the mount. His uncle and 5 of his friends just got back from 2 similiar places and spent over $30,000 and then want to try to tell me their "hunting" tales. It is sad and funny all at the same time, the only thing bigger than the racks are their ego's but to each their own, I guess. I don't know if this is "unethical" like the guy stabbing the deer but it sure isn't for me.
I know this is true but I still can't believe that someone would pay to shoot a deer like that. How do you tell the story and keep a straight face!!??[:-]