First buck....Feeling guilty
10-23-2007, 02:13 PM
#33
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: land of the Lilliputians, In the state of insanity
Posts: 26,274
RE: First buck....Feeling guilty
Any deer with a bow, that you are happy with, is a trophy.
Dont worry about you shooting all the deer in your dads blind. Believe me, there are plenty more there. And if you took a small buck, you saved him the big boy that will be running those grounds when the rut sets in.
No need to worry about anything. My favorite blind usually produces several quallity deer each year. I shot some, my brother, and friends will shot some from it as well.
Dont worry about you shooting all the deer in your dads blind. Believe me, there are plenty more there. And if you took a small buck, you saved him the big boy that will be running those grounds when the rut sets in.
No need to worry about anything. My favorite blind usually produces several quallity deer each year. I shot some, my brother, and friends will shot some from it as well.
10-23-2007, 02:17 PM
#34
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 6,867
RE: First buck....Feeling guilty
i would not feel guilty neither should you if you did not have permisson to hunt that stand then i wouldsay yes you should but you had the right to be there and the right to shot that buck
what if you were in your stand 200 yards away and shot him
i would feel guilty if i was your dad and you did not shoot him
what if you were in your stand 200 yards away and shot him
i would feel guilty if i was your dad and you did not shoot him
10-23-2007, 02:21 PM
#35
Fork Horn
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: South Dakota
Posts: 153
RE: First buck....Feeling guilty
I can kinda relate to ya. I set up a buddy of mine from out of town in a stand of mine last season. He ended up taking a nice buck from it and then felt really bad about it because he thought he had taken my buck. I didnt care at all taht he shot it. I was probably more excited about him getting it than he was. Im sure your dad will be proud of you for getting the buck
10-23-2007, 02:34 PM
#36
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: NY, Finger Lakes Area
Posts: 272
RE: First buck....Feeling guilty
i know the point of me setting up was to shoot at a deer. I would just like to see my dad get a deer too. So, like i said, I'll try to get him set up on something.
10-23-2007, 06:15 PM
#39
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 3,236
RE: First buck....Feeling guilty
Between my Dad and two brothers, we have quite a few stands out in the woods. We consider the stands community property and any of us can hunt any unoccupied stand at any given time and shoot any deer we choose. I'm a Dad too and can assure you that you are not the happiest person about your kill. Your Pops is.
10-23-2007, 06:27 PM
#40
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: NY, Finger Lakes Area
Posts: 272
RE: First buck....Feeling guilty
Yes, you are right, he is proud. And we also treat our stands as "community" stands.
And Jim, I always have my harness on in the tree. I actually used it todrag the deer out of the woods. Strapped it right around his neck and started pulling like a mule. I had a hill that was relatively steep and about 45 yards to the top. I thought I was gonna die. LOL
You can see in this pic that one point is broken off, and another is less than an inch long. But like I said he was really old. Only the bottom front teeth, and you can see how gray his face and muzzle is.
And Jim, I always have my harness on in the tree. I actually used it todrag the deer out of the woods. Strapped it right around his neck and started pulling like a mule. I had a hill that was relatively steep and about 45 yards to the top. I thought I was gonna die. LOL
You can see in this pic that one point is broken off, and another is less than an inch long. But like I said he was really old. Only the bottom front teeth, and you can see how gray his face and muzzle is.