trophymuley
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So here we are 3 weeks into the archery season. As always a few city deer end up disappearing. A malicious post has seemed to spike the amount of illegal city hunters in the area. For the past three years i have enjoyed watching two specific deer well within city limits and have been lucky enough to pick up sheds off of these deer. One of these deer has never set foot in property that is legal to hunt. The other has only gone into legal hunting area during the rut after all hunts are over. I have been able to watch them at least two to three times a week since sep of 2012. This is a picture I took of them a week before the hunt.
Seven days after the hunt I received a picture of one of these deer shot. The hunter claiming it was shot more than ten miles from where he lived. A deer that has not left a three block radius in over 5 months.
I had a buddy of mine call me up with the sad news that his partner was literally bedded on his mothers front porch oozing from a bad shot by another archer hunting in an area that is rendered illegal. Here is a photo of him wounded, shot high behind the lungs, standing at the back door of the hospital he lives by. the picture was taken with a phone at less than ten yards.
After calling the police to ask if something can be done to aid this buck before he dies of infection ( whether it be put him out of his misery or send him to a licensed vet) they told me the hunter had called in claiming he was shot out of city limits and if he was found dead to let him know so he could tag it. I told her the deer has not left city limits since it was born and all she had to say was "I'm not going to argue with you" What boggles My mind is since when are photos and personal whiteness of multiple people not enough evidence to prove that these deer were illegally shot? If they were killed legally then cudos to the guy that shot the pet at ten yards. But seriously? When you hustle a shot off in city limits and wound a deer and it goes bedding on people's from porches all you do is make a bad name for hunters. It is ridiculous and sad to see that the local deer that so many of us passionately watch are illegally killed.
The fish and game have limited resources and it is our job as ethical sportsman to put a stop to this crap! Just because its hunting season doesn't mean shooting a deer illegally in city limits isn't poaching. Make an effort to let the local fish and game get flooded with calls when you guys see this crap happening
More poaching happens under the disguise of hunting season. There is nothing wrong with asking a suspicious hunter to show you his hunting license and I D. on multiple occasions i have found myself on multiple occasions playing investigator and watching suspicious activity to protect wildlife If enough of us actually do this it would make a difference.
"I've hunted almost every day of my life, The rest have been waste
Seven days after the hunt I received a picture of one of these deer shot. The hunter claiming it was shot more than ten miles from where he lived. A deer that has not left a three block radius in over 5 months.
I had a buddy of mine call me up with the sad news that his partner was literally bedded on his mothers front porch oozing from a bad shot by another archer hunting in an area that is rendered illegal. Here is a photo of him wounded, shot high behind the lungs, standing at the back door of the hospital he lives by. the picture was taken with a phone at less than ten yards.
After calling the police to ask if something can be done to aid this buck before he dies of infection ( whether it be put him out of his misery or send him to a licensed vet) they told me the hunter had called in claiming he was shot out of city limits and if he was found dead to let him know so he could tag it. I told her the deer has not left city limits since it was born and all she had to say was "I'm not going to argue with you" What boggles My mind is since when are photos and personal whiteness of multiple people not enough evidence to prove that these deer were illegally shot? If they were killed legally then cudos to the guy that shot the pet at ten yards. But seriously? When you hustle a shot off in city limits and wound a deer and it goes bedding on people's from porches all you do is make a bad name for hunters. It is ridiculous and sad to see that the local deer that so many of us passionately watch are illegally killed.
The fish and game have limited resources and it is our job as ethical sportsman to put a stop to this crap! Just because its hunting season doesn't mean shooting a deer illegally in city limits isn't poaching. Make an effort to let the local fish and game get flooded with calls when you guys see this crap happening
More poaching happens under the disguise of hunting season. There is nothing wrong with asking a suspicious hunter to show you his hunting license and I D. on multiple occasions i have found myself on multiple occasions playing investigator and watching suspicious activity to protect wildlife If enough of us actually do this it would make a difference.
"I've hunted almost every day of my life, The rest have been waste