I think I just found my Halloween buck!
#31
RE: I think I just found my Halloween buck!
ORIGINAL: GMMAT
Hey Kevin.....that's logical. Thanks.
_Dan.....I think he's mine, too (or...the one I shot).
I won't likely ever know, though.
I can see the ehtics police reigning down if I took another buck, though. Call me a skeptic.
I would do a euro on the antlers and tell the story as it happened.
_Dan.....I think he's mine, too (or...the one I shot).
I won't likely ever know, though.
I can see the ehtics police reigning down if I took another buck, though. Call me a skeptic.
You know what I would tell the ethics police.[8D]
#32
RE: I think I just found my Halloween buck!
ORIGINAL: GMMAT
I'd like to put some closure to this.
I'd like to put some closure to this.
Dan.....I think he's mine, too (or...the one I shot).
I do have a question though, did the wound appear to be a gaping Rage gash wound?
#33
RE: I think I just found my Halloween buck!
The wound appeared to be about a 3" gash. I could easily see it as a rage 2 blade wound. I tried sticking my knife down in it....but it honestly wouldn't go down in there, freely. I had to push a little to get it to go.
Just being honest.
Whether decomposurere had anything to do with this....I don't know. No expert.
Just being honest.
Whether decomposurere had anything to do with this....I don't know. No expert.
#34
RE: I think I just found my Halloween buck!
ORIGINAL: GMMAT
Why is it a can of worms? It's an honest question.
You inserted the can of worms into the openerwhen you asked what the correct protocol is.
I really don't care one way or the other what you do. Only you know if that deer is yours or not and only you can decide what the corrrect course of action is. It doesn't affect me either way.
#35
RE: I think I just found my Halloween buck!
I think the issue (if there is one) comes in whether or not I claim this deer as mine. How can I keep hunting for bucks if I claim I've taken two (the limit, here)?
That's my dilemma. If I killed it.....and I claim it.....I'm gonna tag it (unless someone tells me a legitimate reason why I shouldn't....AND why it's OK to keep hunting for a buck. I just don't see it being a choice (to keep hunting AND claim this deer as a bowkill).
That's my dilemma. If I killed it.....and I claim it.....I'm gonna tag it (unless someone tells me a legitimate reason why I shouldn't....AND why it's OK to keep hunting for a buck. I just don't see it being a choice (to keep hunting AND claim this deer as a bowkill).
#37
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Blossvale, New York
Posts: 21,199
RE: I think I just found my Halloween buck!
I look at it as you didn't take two, even if it's the one you shot. It got away, died, spoiled and you didn't recover it. Oh sure, you found the bones weeks later, but you lost this deer if it's yours. If the coyotes had been on the job you probably wouldn't have found anything. To me it's just like the biggest fish that always seems to get away. I don't care if he swallows the hook and dies, you didn't get him. And like I say, as far as keeping the rack, that becomes a legal thing state by state.
#38
RE: I think I just found my Halloween buck!
Would there be any difference if you found the buck in a couple more months when the season is over and you are not able to tag him? I say just do a nice euro mount and forget about the tag!!
#39
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Jefferson County, Missouri
Posts: 7,684
RE: I think I just found my Halloween buck!
Wow, I should have read the whole thread[&:]. Jeff, if I were you, and you are almost certain it's your buck (it seems to me like you are), I'd be tagging him, and hanging up the bow, or getting some more does for meat. That's just what I would do, and feel the right thing to do is. Let us know what you end up doing.
#40
RE: I think I just found my Halloween buck!
Would there be any difference if you found the buck in a couple more months when the season is over and you are not able to tag him? I say just do a nice euro mount and forget about the tag!!
I appreciate everyone's honest opinions. I'll clear my intentions with my GW and move on.