a funny thing happened on the way to the stand
11-07-2012, 07:09 AM
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Nontypical Buck
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Vinton VA
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a funny thing happened on the way to the stand
yesterday morning I was walking to my stand and heard a deer jump up and run, or so I thought, another step and I saw a deer trying to get up. I figured someone had wounded it and it just couldn't get up. well I get closer and realize she is fine except that here foot is caught in the fence! I spent the next 10 min trying to get her free and dodging her other 3 feet. I was just about to give up and head back to the house for some bolt cutters when I decided to give it one last try. between my pulling and pushing and her pulling the fence finally popped and she was free. You just never know what you will have happen while hunting. That is one of my strangest for sure though. Maybe she will repay me by dragging a mature buck by the stand instead of the same spike and 4 pt I have been seeing?
11-08-2012, 07:50 AM
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Spike
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Northern VA
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5 shot, that is a great story. It will come back to you ten fold and that may a ten pointer 
Its always good to here about ethical hunting and hunters. Fantastic way to start a hunt. Good luck to you this season!!!
Its always good to here about ethical hunting and hunters. Fantastic way to start a hunt. Good luck to you this season!!!
11-08-2012, 08:28 PM
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Nontypical Buck
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Join Date: Feb 2003
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You know it was easy to let a doe go. In fact I never thought about anything else other than free her. I was thinking today though, what if it were a HUGE buck what would I have done. Of course my response would be the same, free him, but I am sure I would it would be tempting, but in the end I could never feel right about harming a trapped animal.
11-09-2012, 07:58 AM
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Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Virginia / West Virginia
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Nice. Been there done that, twice actually. Neither was while hunting, but while driving my car. We have alot of american wire fencing around here...its easy for them to go through the top level opening and get locked up. The last one I freed went about 20yds, turned around and looked at me...I guess maybe she was thanking me. Felt good to let them go, hate to see any animal suffer.
I've found several over the years on our hunting grounds that died hung in the fence...what a way to go.
I've found several over the years on our hunting grounds that died hung in the fence...what a way to go.
