MALLARDMAN21

I would have to do the ethical thing, and not shoot him. Its bad enough to be in that situation, what you could do is go to the landowner that the land is on and just ask him if you could hunt on his land. I pretty sure he would probably let you unless he knows that deer is there too. I would just let him be, and even if you hunt there gun season you could ask the land owner so you can hunt on it then too. That way you get the best of both worlds.

live2hunt009

Poaching is Poaching if i ever shoot a 180 class buck its goin on the wall and i wouldnt be able to look at the buck everyday and know that i didnt kill that deer fairly i poached it, so i wouldnt shoot.

Honna

I would shoot him. What other don't know it don't hurt them.

Trembow

No shot for me. That's bad karma!

A better twist to the question would be to say that the other side of the fence is posted. Too much gray area for some folks in some areas.

You play by the rules and you win or lose fair and square and you've got nothing to worry about.

swamp rooster

HA HA I KNEW WE WOULD FIND A HUNTER OUT THERE ,,,TAKE HIM OUT NICE GUYS FINISH LAST BABY....HONNA GONNA HAVE THAT BUCK ON HIS TAILGATE GOING THROUGH TOWN.AND NOBODY BUT HIM AND THAT DEER GONNA KNOW AND THE GOOD LORD..BUT THATS NOT A SIN..LAST I CHECKED..TRUTH KNOWN A WHOLE LOT OF THESE GUYS DO IT TO MIGHT NOT ADMIT IT BUT THEY KNOW WHO THEY ARE..PLAIN AND SIMPLE .

Dubbya

If that's what you consider a "hunter" you have some serious issues. You honestly think that gives the rest of us a good name? It's because of people like that some landowners don't allow hunting anymore, even to the people that follow the rules. That's pretty sorry man.

And so that makes is right huh? That's a pretty interesting view. The last time I checked, when a guyrobbed, mugged, or killedsomeone and nobody but him, and the Good Lord knew it... it was still wrong and illegal. You see where I'm goin here? Like many said earlier, circumstances don't change the situation.

cas

Been there... the biggest buck I've ever seen in my life, chasing does in the middle of a cut corn field, 60-70 yards away. A piece of cake shot with my Contender. Only it was my neighbors field, and I hadn't asked him about hunting on his land in a few years. We're fairly friendly, and he's always said "no problem" in the past, but since I hadn't asked in a while I didn't shoot. I did try my hardest to will him over to my side of the fence though.


As fate and irony would have it... The next year someone who DIDN'T have permission to hunt where they were, killed that buck monster right on the path that leads to my tree stand.

Gadeerslayer

Good point !!!

live2hunt009

All i have got to say isWOW Swamp rooster its people like you that i cant wait to arrest when i become a Conservation Officer. Do you have any morals?

Snook

Ethics trump the harvest in all situations.