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Online ctom

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Sad side of hunting
« on: 11/12/13 09:42 UTC »
Two days before our firearms deer season opened the animal wearing this rack was found dead only twenty five yards from one of our stands.



The 220 pound deer had been arrowed with a killing hit, a double lung shoot-thru. There is no way the deer didn't leave a blood trail of major proportions based on the size and placement of the exit wound. I know things happen but this is almost inexcusable. We had some snow fall here early Monday morning so today I got up early and went to hunt a couple hours in the new white, but I also took a saw along to get the antlers..... after I spooked every deer within a six mile radius with my crunch, crunch, crunch, approach to my stand. It was a short hunt but at least this rack won't be wasted like the meat and feeding mice all winter.
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Offline pjmcla

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Re: Sad side of hunting
« Reply #1 on: 11/12/13 10:55 UTC »
What a shame.  Tracking skills and proper follow-up are essential.       
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Offline Blackhawk19

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Re: Sad side of hunting
« Reply #2 on: 11/12/13 13:16 UTC »
That's a shame, what a waste!
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Re: Sad side of hunting
« Reply #3 on: 11/12/13 20:03 UTC »
  I've seen this way to much and the reason I will never bow hunt again. The truth is every bow hunter has hit and couldn't find a deer at one time or another if they hunt long enough. Part of the sport ? Not in my book. I just don't feel I can be part of that. Just my opinion but it's just not me.
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Offline MO QWACK

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« Reply #4 on: 11/12/13 22:22 UTC »
I'm a die hard bow hunter and I have not recovered 2 deer I've shot. It sucks bad I still think of it all the time. Those two deer I have no doubt lived. I fallowed the blood trail till it went from q tip drops then just ran out and I looked for 2 days. I think no ,matter what weapon you  use you owe it to the animal to practice practice practice and when your lucky enough to get a shot do everything in your power to recover the animal.
   A bow doesn't wound animals... a bad bow hunter does and I was a bad shot twice but I caused me to get that much better but it happens spear, bow, and guns it happens. Would you stop fishing if you gill hooked a bass? I say just do the best you can because you owe it to the animal. Shame he went out like that but at lest you found him Mr ctom
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« Reply #5 on: 11/14/13 06:58 UTC »
I hate when an animal is not found but all is not wasted. The buzzards, coyotes and tons of other animals will profit from this hunters loss. I'm not a bow hunter and not saying you shouldn't do everything possible to recover your kill but nature does provide for other critters.

In 2014 Mississippi will have a two week bow season and no primitive weapon season. You'll be able to use the gun of your choice after bow season. Our state is over run with deer. Our season already last from Oct thru Jan but the hunters are not taking enough out. You can kill a doe per day up to six total I think. Three bucks per year. One survey said that most hunter will harvest only three deer per year, that's all the room they have in their freezers.
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