Pissed Off!!!!!!!
 

So this morning Im sitting in my treestand and down comes a beautiful buck. I recognize him as one I have hunting all year. As he gets closer I notice half of his rack was gone. the right side is gone. All but a little nub where it used to sit beautifully on his head. At one point he was a massive 10 pointer. Now he is just a 5 and a nub. I think someone from the ORANGE ARMY got a shot on him and missed hitting only his antler. It is way too thick to have been broken off in a fight. I have been stalking this deer for since I caught him on a trail cam end of the summer. I hope he makes it to next year. I hate to see such a beautifull deer be disgraced by and IDIOT. Thanks for listening to me vent.





Trail Cam pics to some soon........I hope!

good luck!

Could be worse. The Orange Armyman could have killed the buck, giving you no chance at it. Ever.

Yea that sucks I have seen that happen on T.V. before on about a 200" buck!

whats the "orange army"?

I wouldn't count on it being shot. I've seen numerous deer with racks broken off, some before the season even opens.

Here's one that knocked off pretty much his entire right side on my place before he was even out of velvet. His nickname is Lefty. ;)



Here's his twin brother, Righty! ;)



Both of those pictures were taken before rifle season opened in Texas.

The more mature bucks you have around, the higher the likelyhood that some of them are going to get some antler points (or their entire main beams) knocked off.

Wow!!! Someone else saw YOUR deer and took a shot at it!!
The nerve of some hunters - what is the world coming to????

I bet if you wasnt out there chasing him around and set still for a day or 2 you might have already killed the buck,there is nothing wrong with the orange army I bow and gun hunt,most of the people that you call the orange army are out there to get deer meat just because they dont bow hunt all year like you or me doesnt make them idiots.

the antler could have been broken a hundred different ways,fighting,a car mirror (have seen this happen),or numerous other things.

yea I hate rifle hunting to, any idiot who can pull a trigger is in the woods. I agree with blackhawk it couldv been broken a thousand different ways, I had a massive 8 by my spot that snapped half his rack of and it seemed impossible but it does happen

2 years ago i had a similar experience, absolutely enormous buck for our area, good solid big bodied deer, first day of rifle season i was on stand and out he came i saw the one horn at first and usually i'm not a head hunter, i hunt for meet, but i got excited at the size and i was getting ready to squeeze when he turned his head and his other was broken off. It's just one of those things that happens, and i passed on the shot figuring if he survived another year he'd be a monster. Turns out after i passed on him someone shot him about 20 minutes later and i came to find he was a half rack six, upsetting, but still a hell of a deer.

i like orange army, i usually refer to them as the walking pumpkin patches.

So take it anyway, it's a deer..it's meat...it's food. Less antler to chew on? So what.

x2, no matter how long you cook an antler in a crockpot it will never be as good as a backstrap, or even front shoulder for that matter.

You should not "hate" any form of hunting as long as it is legal. I know a lot of rifle hunters, myself included that hunt with rifles, blackpowder rifles, and with archery equipment depending on what season it is.

To the OP, there is no way to know for sure what happened to the buck. Someone shooting his rack off is only one possibility. Maybe he is not the dominant buck in the woods????

I have killed over a dozen bucks in my lifetime (I know, not many for some of you) and have yet to get one that does not have a broken rack. The deer in my area must be some fightin' fools.

You should get down and kiss the gun hunters feet and thank him for keeping the population under control for you. Bow hunting does almost nothing to control the deer herd. This is why the herd stays health and you can still have big deer. My first love is bowhunting but it makes me sick everytime an elitist bashes someone else....if you shoot a crossbow or gun you are scum to some bowhunters. Grow up and see your world isnt the only one that turns.

I see nothing wrong with gun hunting. That is what I grew up doing. My family pretty much only hunts with rifles. We do not have the time to go out and hunt for 3 months. Who is to say it was a gun hunter who shot the rack? Like others have said, it could have been many other things. You are too quick to judge.

Lol
 

"Orange Army" <-- now thats funny!

Ifn it werent fer dem bow hunters scarin all the dear away before the orange army invaded the woods... us gun hunters would be killin and not huntin! Oh wait... what am I talkin about I hunt with a bow and a gun! :hit: LOL

And I agree.. the lopsided rack could be for a multitude of reasons....

looking for my monster
 

O,h crap I forgot, I ALREADY SHOT HIM.. :deer:

Yeah, what he sed, Im ona dem bow/gun hunters 2!!!!!!! And da pestol 2!!!!!

I probably should have respnded sooner. I too hunt with a bow and rifle. I was upset when I saw him lopsided. U guys are def right. He could have lost it many different ways. I had just come in the house and was venting. Thats all. Sorry if I offended anybody.

Any idiot who can use a computer can post a comment like that.

X2!!!!!!!!
BOO-HOO-HOO! Imagine that another hunter hunting YOUR woods and YOUR deer! Goofy gun-hunter, probably was so awe-struck that he aimed straight at the antlers! Theres a thousand ways for a buck to break his antlers off! Getting one shot off has to be one of the lowest percentage reasons!
BTW, I hunt with a bow also! But, without gun hunters and gun OWNERS in particular, hunting would not be legal! Furthermore, owning such a dangerous weapon as a bow would probably be illeagal, if not for the the gun lobby!:violin:

I love rifles.... I love shotguns... I love muzzleloaders... i love bows and arrows... I love hunting.... I love you all:wave:

Hahaha this is ****in helarious! I just fell outta my chair laughing!:lolabove:

x2. I agree. I will use any of the above to hunt with.

That was so beautiful that I'm actually starting to weep at my keyboard. Could someone hand me a tissue?

What, no pistols... :) :)

ur an idiot with a pompous attitude in this day of declining hunter numbers and antihunters assaulting our sport you put down other ethical hunters.let me guess your fred bear with your too.GROW U FOOL.

could have been hit by a car and it could have been broken on the road it happens alot in WI

Ur probably right. Like I said before. I had just got home when I wrote that. After I chilled out I realized there were many more ways he could have broken it. Also sorry if I offended anyone.

You think too deeply. It's a safer bet it was broke off fighting. You would be amazed at how big of a rack can be broken off in a fight.

Gosh, what a tough break.