Wickedwrench
Stubborn and opinionated
C-Murda said:The rewards of killin a dumb animal, with a high powered rifle, you should be pround.
No, the reward is eating said dumb animal after you shoot it with the high powered rifle.
C-Murda said:The rewards of killin a dumb animal, with a high powered rifle, you should be pround.
We've had one of those in our area for a few years. She seems to be getting along ok, but it's sad to watch.huntr1 said:I did not get one this weekend. Passed up a shot on a nice big buck. Too much underbrush and too far away for me to feel comfortable with the shot. Would rather watch one walk away than wound it.
My buddy was huntig for me (need the meat) on Saturday and Sunday. He let some little ones go by both days. He mercy shot a doe last night, right before end of time. She had 1 leg up while walking, he figured she had been wounded, so he shot her. Since she was close enough, he took a head shot. Absolutely PERFECT shot. I'd post the picture, except I KNOW there'd be pizzed off PETA people. He shot her in the head, straight on, took the top of her head clean off. Literally blew her brains out. As in, her skull was almost completely empty. Talk about a painless death for her. She was dead before her legs buckled. When we butchered he, we opened up the wound on her leg. It looks like she was hit by a car last year. Joint was frozen with her leg folded up. Her hoof was a good 5" long due to not being worn down by walking.
This one was shot in Croom. There was a huge difference in muscle size between the two front legs due to non use of the crippled one. Yes, she was surviving, but not well. Definately a mercy killing.desertrat said:We've had one of those in our area for a few years. She seems to be getting along ok, but it's sad to watch.
I've been tempted to perform one myself.huntr1 said:This one was shot in Croom. There was a huge difference in muscle size between the two front legs due to non use of the crippled one. Yes, she was surviving, but not well. Definately a mercy killing.
Be glad you missed the second buck. Can't shoot a second buck until you take a pair of does.gumby said:True story. I have never hunted deer in my life. Ever. I have always been a bird hunter and have always enjoyed it. I hooked up with a friend with 600 acres and he asked me this spring, to care for the property. Just make sure there weren't people all over the place breaking up stuff. It's not much of a working farm. They plant maybe 50 acres in beans but that's it. I checked the place almost daily and noticed many fat dove flying and laying everywhere. He told me to have a ball and I did. Took 30 some birds over the season. The farm also has prolly a half mile of riverfront. My buddy and I talked him into licensing the shore for duck blinds and we have had much success. He asked me last week if I'd come down and help him police the property on opening day. Of course I agreed. I told him that I would police as I hunted and he was fine with that. Got there around 5 AM. Don't laugh but I sat in a goose blind by the field till sunlight. I saw a big doe coming to me but she didn't want to help, so I moved a little closer to the shore where I'd seen a doe from the duck blind the day before. Sure enough, a half hour later a spike buck came running thru the field around 30 yards from me. I hit him in the upper front shoulder at a dead run. The slug went thru both front shoulders and he dropped. I look and here comes a 8 point about 60 yards out so I shoot and miss. Next came the ten point at a gallop. I shot but of course missed. Hey, I'm new to this stuff. I'm shocked I hit the first one. Sorry, but I didn't take any pics. I did take some pics in the blind on Friday.
That is one BEAUTIFUL rack. Nice and thick, good color. I'd definately be proud to have that on my wall. Congrats to your cousin.Ponytail said:I went last Monday and tuesday and saw one deer while walking into the woods in the dark on monday, and that was the last. Thinsg are definitely changing up there. time to find new hunting grounds right?
Well, my cousin went back up there this past Saturday and got the biggest 8 point I have ever seen. Dunn what teh spread is yet or what the monster weighed in yet, but it's by far the biggest one gotten in at least 50 years of my family hunting that area.
Ponytail said:I went last Monday and Tuesday and saw one deer while walking into the woods in the dark on Monday, and that was the last. Things are definitely changing up there. Time to find new hunting grounds, right?
It always has seemed to me, you do not need new grounds but just put in your time. They will show up.
Nice buck!
I going in the morning and tomorrow afternoon. I hope I will have a story for everyone.
C-Murda said:I hit one in the Escalade the other night, I was mad as hell, I got blood all over my crome. You know how hard that crap is to get off. he wasn't dead yet, so I busted a cap in his ass.