A Bad Experience with Tennessee Wildlife Enforcement.

[TN Whitetail Freak]

Recently, a situation that occurred last season was brought to my attention when a YouTube video dropped last week. Idk how this floated under my radar given I follow the group pretty regularly. I just have to say this a sad deal when the guys doing things right are rewarded with a 'tough yugo' response from a publicly paid employee on publicly paid ground in regards to what would have been an outdoorsmans biggest accomplishment to date. Anyone hear about this story?

 

[JCDEERMAN]

I watched this last night. Nothing surprises me anymore. I'll say this - he handled it a lot better than I would have.

 

[Pilchard]

Not doubting the hunter but I would like to hear the other side of the story before passing judgment.

 

[Pilchard]

I watched this last night. Nothing surprises me anymore. I'll say this - he handled it a lot better than I would have.

Link to watch?

 

[JCDEERMAN]

Link to watch?

He shoots the deer at the 9:40 mark...

 

[buckbstr_1]

Dang, what an rear end... I do not think I could have been that nice.

 

[backyardtndeer]

Bad deal, and a shame the deer was wasted. Being that close and not being able to retrieve it would burn me up. Would also begin to question the lines and the accuracy of them.

 

[Volbuck777]

That dude is a saint. I could deal with a lot but nobody is going to talk down to me when I know the truth. That guy might've carried an ass whippin from some fellers I know. State ranger or not.

 

[TN Whitetail Freak]

The guy it happened to is a non resident I believe and was gonna let it go but I refuse to let that happen as well as a few other guys I know. It appears our efforts have worked because the hunter has been contacted by Tennessee State Representatives.

 

[Andy S.]

Wanton waste at it's finest. Everyone has a boss, everyone! Assuming he was 100% legal, legit and transparent as he claimed, I would have continued elevating it until I got to head of the Agency, elected officials or the Governor.

 

[Specializedjon]

There's bad apples in every bunch. It's a shame he met one on THAT day. I think I would've ended up in cuffs over a deer like that. Good on'him.

 

[Roost 1]

Wanton waste at it's finest. Everyone has a boss, everyone! Assuming he was 100% legal, legit and transparent as he claimed, I would have continued elevating it until I got to head of the Agency, elected officials or the Governor.

Exactly

 

[bowhunterfanatic]

No reason for me to lie. About 2 a.m. that deer would have disappeared if the jackwagon ranger hadn't already come back and cut his horns off.

 

[rem270]

No reason for me to lie. About 2 a.m. that deer would have disappeared if the jackwagon ranger hadn't already come back and cut his horns off.

Dang right. He did it right the first time and asked permission. 2nd time I wouldn't make the first phone call and go retrieve my buck.

 

[Rakkin6]

What a tool that Ranger is/was. If I owned a large chunk of private land and someone's deer ran on my property there is no way I would deny them. Let alone a state agency that is supposed to be committed to conservation and ETHICS.

 

[tree_ghost]

Abram is a very good friend of mine. He was at my house this week while we finished modifying his hybrid saddle. There is a lot to this story and it has been elevated very high via the chain of command. It hopefully will change some things in the future but as of now there is no ground to stand on….

 

[Lost Lake]

Was this the Natchez Trace property that the buck ran onto?

 

[cbhunter]

Was this the Natchez Trace property that the buck ran onto?

I may be out of line but i'm going to say no because Natchez Trace does allow hunting

 

[Lost Lake]

I may be out of line but i'm going to say no because Natchez Trace does allow hunting

I meant to ask if the property butted up against the NT Parkway. I didn't mean to imply that he was hunting the wrong property!

Sorry for any confusion.

 

[rem270]

Abram is a very good friend of mine. He was at my house this week while we finished modifying his hybrid saddle. There is a lot to this story and it has been elevated very high via the chain of command. It hopefully will change some things in the future but as of now there is no ground to stand on….

So there's still no chance to retrieve the antlers given they're still there ?