RE: When does a Kill become a Pickup?
Rack-Attack, you have some very good points.
BUT, did your deer still have YOUR ARROW and YOUR BROADHEAD in it? Zaft couldn't show that as proof. That is one thing that I found odd. From what I have heard, he couldn't come up with the arrow or broadhead, but, wouldn't the broadhead and broken part of the be in the deer meat? I am pretty sure that the coyotes wouldn't eat a razor sharp broadhead. I never said that this deer was definetly shot out of season, it just seems strange that there is that much velvet on the antlers. When you think of archery hunting, you thinking of getting ready, waiting for a deer, standing up and waiting for the perfect shot, shooting, looking for the deer, and FINDING IT by yourself, or with your hunting partners help. That is what I think archery hunting is, the FACT is that Zaft didn't find this deer. Here is something that HE PERSONALLY said. He said that "if he wouldn't have heard about the deer from the farmer, he would NEVER have found that buck". So, why should he get the credit for this buck? He was INCREDIBLY lucky. Thats it. PURE LUCK. Zaft's website is another joke. He is selling mounts of his buck. I have had a post on here about that before. He is in it for the money, thats all. His web site makes him out to look like the best archer on this earth. They show him in his "full draw pose". It is a joke. This guy is a joke, him "recovering" the deer is a joke, and him having the possible world record is a joke.
TxCowboy, this is the only buck that I have EVER questioned and that is simply because there is barely any proof that his arrow was what killed this deer. Here is a little situation for you, in the middle of archery season you shoot a HUGE buck, maybe 180 class typical, you loose track of him, you search for a couple days and can't find him. Well, about a week or so later you find it laying on the side of the road. Do you pick it up and claim it? It is the same situation.
Good Luck This Season: Buck Magnet
P.S. Only Chuck Adams can sit at home and see deer so get into the woods. =;^)