A while back I was archery hunting mule deer here in Eastern Oregon. The 4th day I came across a nice 4X4. 40 yards broadside. I shot, he jumped at the string and hit him in the butt. I tracked him for two days when I finally him. Spoiled I decided to cut the head off, tag him and keep the horns.
The head stunk bad so I put him under a tree about 100 yards from camp. That night our horses started going wild, only to find out the next morning that a bear came and took the head. ( Traks found )
The next year a family member came across a hunter in the same area. They started talking about things and my buck came up in conversation. The guy while scounting a month prior found my rack about 3/4 mile from camp. The guy came back to camp, I showed him a picture of the buck and sure enough it was the same buck. He told me I could come to him house and pick it up, but the problem is he lives about 9 hours from me.
Has a "stolen animal" situation ever happened to you or anyone you know???
muleyman
The head stunk bad so I put him under a tree about 100 yards from camp. That night our horses started going wild, only to find out the next morning that a bear came and took the head. ( Traks found )
The next year a family member came across a hunter in the same area. They started talking about things and my buck came up in conversation. The guy while scounting a month prior found my rack about 3/4 mile from camp. The guy came back to camp, I showed him a picture of the buck and sure enough it was the same buck. He told me I could come to him house and pick it up, but the problem is he lives about 9 hours from me.
Has a "stolen animal" situation ever happened to you or anyone you know???
muleyman