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a sad story
headzilla97
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I just read on the achery talk forums about a guy in illinois who shot a 200 class buck. he shot it on his own land the night before gun season opened. well some gun hunters who had there sights set on bagging this deer found out about it. they called the DNR agaent ans said he poached it. well the guy who shot it trailed it onto another guys unmarked property by a few yards where it fell dead. the gun hunters told the farmer he poached it from his property and how much the buck was worth. well it was confiscated and the poor guy is in all sorts of trouble. how messed up is that
My old man's backhand used to land,
Hard on the side of my head.
I just learned to stay out of his way.
There's been streetfights, blue lights,
Long nights with the world sittin' on my chest:
It just showed me how much I could take.
Hard times, bad luck.
Sometimes, life sucks.
That's all right, I'm ok.
It ain't nothin' but another day.
My old man's backhand used to land,
Hard on the side of my head.
I just learned to stay out of his way.
There's been streetfights, blue lights,
Long nights with the world sittin' on my chest:
It just showed me how much I could take.
Hard times, bad luck.
Sometimes, life sucks.
That's all right, I'm ok.
It ain't nothin' but another day.
Comments
Why do they make it taste so good and put it in them little bitty cans- Dad
At times, days in the field are more than sport, more than adventure. They are nothing less than a gift to the soul.- John L. Moore Buckmaster magazine
My old man's backhand used to land,
Hard on the side of my head.
I just learned to stay out of his way.
There's been streetfights, blue lights,
Long nights with the world sittin' on my chest:
It just showed me how much I could take.
Hard times, bad luck.
Sometimes, life sucks.
That's all right, I'm ok.
It ain't nothin' but another day.
Better to be dead and cool than alive and uncool!!
NRA Life Member ---"A pocket knife, a clean hankey, and a pistol... things I can use." - Ted Nugent
Why do they make it taste so good and put it in them little bitty cans- Dad
At times, days in the field are more than sport, more than adventure. They are nothing less than a gift to the soul.- John L. Moore Buckmaster magazine
"Waiting tables is what you know, making cheese is what I know-lets stick with what we know!"
-Jimmy the cheese man
But really, the bottom line is, he did not have permission to go on that man's land. The law says that the man was required to ask permission to get his buck off of the landowners property. I will be very suprised if the hunter gets it back.
Oh and guys....I've seen pictures of this deer. It is beyond phenomenal. Mark my words: You will be reading about it in your hunting magazines very very soon. Whether the guy gets it back or not, was right or wrong...I look forward to hearing about his hunt.
Oh and also, there is supposedly already a bidding war on this rack. It is sounding like its value is going to far exceed anything to date.
Ben
"The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing at the right time, but also to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment."
Salzo: There is no rifle season in Illinois--just bow and shotgun/muzz/pistol
I know the law says you cannot go on someones land without permission but what about this?
About 10 years ago I was bow hunting a property that I thought had major deer activity, well it ended up the farm across the rode had all the deer. This farm was near 200 acres and owned by two old woman, the woman had lived there their entire lives, and the farm house was not much to right home about. Surprised me they lived there, I picked them up a few times walking from town carring their groceries home, it's probably 8 or 10 miles from town. Anyway, they both told me no I couldn't have permission. That's fine, I never picked them up again, just kidding [:D] I still gave them rides.
I continued to hunt across the rode, one morning a decent size buck comes through I throw a little majic out his way and he runs down the hollow, crosses the rode, and heads up into their open field. I watched him crest the top of the hill and it appeared he layed down but I wasn't sure. I walked out got my truck and headed to town for some rest and a change of clothes. Went back out a couple hours later and drove to those ladies house. I told them what happened and asked if I could go look for the deer. Nope. I asked if they would go with me in case they didn't want me up there alone. Nope. I asked if there was anything I could do because I did not want that deer to go to waste up there. Nope. I tried all I could think of, but they wouldn't budge so I left. The next weekend I told the landowner I was hunting on what happened, he laughed and told me I gave them a deer. He saw those ladies take their horse and wagon up in that very same field that very same day after my truck left their farm. No doubt I would have given them any or all the meat they wanted, but I was still a little po'd at the way they went about it.
People don't own deer, but they can own the trees, crops, and whatever else THEIR land produces, if a deer dies on their property I'd say it's theirs. Keep in mind that most landowners I know would let you retrieve a deer from their property that you shot and it went on their land to die.
The amount of trouble land owners have to go through with dealing with people who trespass/hunt without permission is ridiculous. I think landowners have the right to protect their land with force. Bet people would start checking land maps and knowing where they are at then.
NRA Life Member ---"A pocket knife, a clean hankey, and a pistol... things I can use." - Ted Nugent
Myself, I'd let Buckey go get it, but I'd make sure he knew how I felt and what all I put into that deer.
PS: the names were totally random
Thanks Buckey
They carry guns huh, how cool would that be...[:D] I think I wanta be a DEM and go onto anyones land and hunt all I want and fish all I want, oops, am I getting carried away again? [:D][;)]
I was joking about owning deer the other day....but check out in General Discussion about the "MILLION DOLLAR DEER" post....you really can own deer! I want one....no no two!
I've always felt I should ind a deer farm to hunt at, what better place could there be? [:D] That thing was pretty ugly, it's rack was more deformed than anything. Musta had a buncha steroids shot to him if he was only like 4 years old, don't ya figure?
What exactly is the purpose of a deer farm anyway?
Deer farms raise deer to sell mainly to hunting outfits I believe. I need one that will let me hunt their property. [:D]
NRA Life Member ---"A pocket knife, a clean hankey, and a pistol... things I can use." - Ted Nugent
He got his deer back w/ a $500 fine for trespassing.
Ben
BAG IT. TAG IT. EAT. SLEEP. REPEAT..
Buckley, I would let the guy get his deer.