He immediate turned into an instant a__hole over the phone. He told me "Tough s__t, sorry about your luck. If I see anyone on my property I will call the police." and then hung up on me.
A little hard to believe all those that advocate breaking the law. I for one do not wish to have laws followed only when one agrees with them.
SteveBNy: That's the difference between YOU and the property owner in this situation. You would give someone the benefit of the doubt to let them get their deer, if they had shot it honestly. This fella just said NO and hung up. He wasn't interested in anything else. In this case it would've been worth it for me to pay my fines for trespassing, and afterwards, I would feel good about retrieving my deer
before it spoiled. If I had followed the LAW and tried repeatedly to talk to the guy and he still said NO. Then I would feel terrible for letting a deer go to complete waste. BUT, I followed the law! That's all that matters! I didn't really feel like cleaning a deer anyway.
SteveBNy: I like the system that you use. I think it is very fair and I'm glad that the hunters around you are finally starting to respect your property. I hope other property owners use your method.
There
are times when
some laws needs to be broken. NO, it's not "right", but neither is letting a beautiful deer go to waste.
Fine me, jail me, do whatever you have to do to make yourself feel better, BUT as long as I didn't POACH the deer, at least let me get it before it spoils.
JeramyK: glad things worked out for you, your brother, your neighbor, AND the deer! Good Luck in the future!