#2009363 - 07/28/10 07:11 AM
Re: Locked Horns
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my buddy shot a 181" 16pt at LBL as it was dragging a dead 142" 9pt thru the woods. I'd say that was definitely a mercy killing. Game warden let him keep both deer after taking bunches of pics and calling all his buddies. This was about 10 years ago.
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#2009396 - 07/28/10 07:53 AM
Re: Locked Horns
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my buddy shot a 181" 16pt at LBL as it was dragging a dead 142" 9pt thru the woods. I'd say that was definitely a mercy killing. Game warden let him keep both deer after taking bunches of pics and calling all his buddies. This was about 10 years ago.
I saw those buck when he was checking it in at Crutchers. The 16 pt had palmated antlers awesome buck!
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#2009416 - 07/28/10 08:06 AM
Re: Locked Horns
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In most instances where the outcome was known, locked bucks physically separated by Man, or released by removing the antlers, were so physically stressed by the entire process that they died later.
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#2009733 - 07/28/10 11:08 AM
Re: Locked Horns
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I'd call up one of my pathetic hunting buddies and we would shoot both of them. In accordance with the pithy platitude in your signature line?
Whats cheap about hunting 13 weekends 12 with a bow. Most were 3 and 4 day weekends, normally one week straight. Around 45 days in a stand, Id say a fair average of 10 hours a day in the weather. Doubt I hunted a time that I didnt walk a mile to my stand up hill both ways LOL. Sleeping in my truck many nights if I sleep at all. Did I mention its a 4 hour drive to where I hunt each way?
I look at it as an opportunity. Would you shoot a B&C buck with 3 legs or blind how about one that was jumped up out of a corn field by a combine. Right place right time thats all, no differet in my mind. Yeah the buck would have an * beside it but, it would most certainly get shot.
Ill add, I rely on mature buck to slip up when he does Im gonna be there and take full advantage of it.
Edited by TN RDG RNR (07/28/10 11:19 AM)
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#2010119 - 07/28/10 05:32 PM
Re: Locked Horns
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Take pictures and leave them alone. Your chances of getting injured trying to "help" are high.
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#2010171 - 07/28/10 06:36 PM
Re: Locked Horns
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Take pictures and leave them alone. Your chances of getting injured trying to "help" are high.
Really?So if a B&C,and a P&Y come up from behind you,start fighting,and get locked up,your gonna take pics?,I would too,a little later.
If they aren't locked up yet, I'm shooting. But if I walk up on locked up bucks, why would I kill one? Where is the sportmanship? Where is the pursuit of game in a fair manner?
A buck killed that way would mean nothing to me, no matter how big he was.
Again, I guess I've been doing this too long and already accomplished too many goals. I'm way beyond wanting a trophy buck so badly I would do anything to get one. I'm at the point in my life and my hunting career that how I kill a buck is more important than the buck's "stats." I know some find this hard to believe, but that's just the way it is.
Don't get me wrong; I would be thrilled to kill a record-book buck. But only on my terms. Anything less would be devoid of meaning.
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#2010226 - 07/28/10 07:23 PM
Re: Locked Horns
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Depends on the nature of the bucks. if one looked injured thats the one I'd shoot.I almost went to jail trying to do the right thing once. Ever since I'll let the law offcials sort it out.
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#2010356 - 07/28/10 09:05 PM
Re: Locked Horns
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Take pictures and leave them alone. Your chances of getting injured trying to "help" are high.
Really?So if a B&C,and a P&Y come up from behind you,start fighting,and get locked up,your gonna take pics?,I would too,a little later. If they aren't locked up yet, I'm shooting. But if I walk up on locked up bucks, why would I kill one? Where is the sportmanship? Where is the pursuit of game in a fair manner? A buck killed that way would mean nothing to me, no matter how big he was. Again, I guess I've been doing this too long and already accomplished too many goals. I'm way beyond wanting a trophy buck so badly I would do anything to get one. I'm at the point in my life and my hunting career that how I kill a buck is more important than the buck's "stats." I know some find this hard to believe, but that's just the way it is. Don't get me wrong; I would be thrilled to kill a record-book buck. But only on my terms. Anything less would be devoid of meaning.
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I'd shoot whichever one I chose b/c that's what I'm out there for in the first place. It's not like they don't fight anyway and lock up from time to time. Who wouldn't shoot their choice of two bucks while they were fighting W/O being locked up?
