Registered: May 2007 Location: Baton Rouge, La. Posts: 25
I shot this 9 point on a Wed PM and tracked deer for 3 hours and couldn't find it. On the following Sat, 2 1/2 days later, I was hunting a different stand in the same area and heard dogs barking and growling in the creek behind me. I got out of the stand and two black labs ran away. I saw something in the creek that looked red and white in color. Put my scope on it and it was the rear end of a 9 point the dogs had been eating on . The deer was still alive. I finished it off and called for help to get it to the skinning shed. The deer weighed 200 pounds, had a 15 1/4 inside spread and 5 inch bases. Because the deer didn't meet the club criteris of 18 inches, it cost me a $500 fine. I could have sworn it was 18 inches, but I misjudged.
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Registered: November 2006 Location: Tennessee Posts: 2,311
July 25, 2007 11:49am
Rating: 10.00
im glad you were able to find it and put it out of its misery. that stinks about the $500 fine though.
BruceBruce1959 Moderator
Registered: January 2007 Location: Vermont Posts: 1,343
August 24, 2007 7:02am
Rating: 10.00
Nice Rack... but I'm afraid The "Club" made a poor choice to fine you on doing the right thing, I mean you could have just left it to the dogs. would they have preferred you do that?
personally I'd opt out of that club and find one more fitting for an Ethical hunter like yourself.
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Registered: October 2007 Location: alabama Posts: 66
October 28, 2007 12:14am
Great deer... I would have thought that was plenty big enough.. Congrats
timberghost Moderator
Registered: October 2007 Location: western new york Posts: 1,130
December 19, 2007 9:19pm
Rating: 10.00
That stinks man, hows anybody going to know the measurement off hand. If I ran that club I'd reward you for doing the right thing. You have ethics and that says alot.
