Montana..The Good Life

[oakranger]

My uncle Roy (Rest his soul) had that happen to him about 18-20 years ago. He went out with his brand new Marlin 30-30 rifle opening day of deer season and had his son along with him. Took a nice 10 point down. Walked up to the deer and grabbed it by the antlers, placed his new rifle in the rack, and had my cousin take a picture. Soon as the flash on the camera went off, so did the deer with my uncles new rifle tangled up in the antlers by the sling. They tried to track that deer for 4 hours but never found it.

My uncle in typical Roy fashion, had the picture blown up poster size, frammed it in a nice solid oak frame, with a big brass plauqe on the bottom that said "The one that got away"

Hearing his story taught me to never assume an animal I shot is dead. First thing I do when I get to a deer I've shot is gut it with my knife right then and there to make sure it's dead.

 

i wounder if another hunter shot that same deer and saw that he got a free Marlin 30-30 rifle. 

Kamori, what are the scores on them?

[boxboy28]

Kam WTG.  were you spawn camping?

now you can send me some of that venison and ill whoop ya up some Kick butt jerky!

[kamori]

Nice bucks. What did you both take them with and what was the range? Ground hunting or tree stands? Details.....need details.

Hornet...

Mine was taken at about 100 yards slight downhill behind the shoulder with a Remington Model 721 30-06 180 grain Nossler Partition

My daughters mulie was 75 yards down hill very steep terrain with a 270 Remington Model 721 150 grain out of the Box with iron sights on the rifle

Both on the ground we were Hunting Elk both times we came across theses..

Both guns were my Grand Dads

Kam

[kamori]

Oak I didnt score them but The Mulie is 23 3/4" spread and the Elk I got in 2005 was a 315 with deductions 327 without deductions...6 x 6




Kam

[john9001]

nice pets, do they eat much?

[SFCHONDO]

My God man you cut his legs off....LOL

[Masherbrum]

Hey Kam. 


Seriously on this, give your kid a WTFG for me.   My pop never hunted and it wasn't until 1999 I even took a Hunter Safety course.   My father-in-law and his good friend have taught me a lot.   I also enjoy the time that "Dad" and I don't get when the wife is present.   I got my first and only deer (6 point Buck) in 2000.   I had just purchased a Sig SHR-970 30-06 with a Redfield scope.   

WTFG can be whatever you want, hug, hi-5, just tell him "Jay" said congrats.   

[Rich46yo]

Very nice animals. Congrats to all.

[Tr1gg22]

Very nice..I live in Grangeville ID...

[wipass]

In all seriously you can't say they were hunted.

If you chased them down with a knife then maybe you could say they were hunted, but shooting them .... no way. It's not like there was a possibility they would fight back is there.

wipass

[themaj]

mmm...bbq deer chops 

[kamori]

In all seriously you can't say they were hunted.

If you chased them down with a knife then maybe you could say they were hunted, but shooting them .... no way. It's not like there was a possibility they would fight back is there.

wipass

Spoken with the ignorance of a NON-Hunter...LOL That elk I HUNTED him for 2 seasons to learn his patterns and habits. He Was hunted..Oh BTW look up the definition of Hunt. My Daughter and I spent 7 1/2 hours hiking on Saturday in very steep Mountainous terrain at 6,800 + Elev. No Tree stands or grain fields or deer scent or Calling them in. Clean Kill with Lots of skill involved. You want to run around in the forest with a rifle I'll Hunt you...

Kam

[Masherbrum]

In all seriously you can't say they were hunted.

If you chased them down with a knife then maybe you could say they were hunted, but shooting them .... no way. It's not like there was a possibility they would fight back is there.

wipass

You're ignorant.   

[Rich46yo]

In all seriously you can't say they were hunted.

If you chased them down with a knife then maybe you could say they were hunted, but shooting them .... no way. It's not like there was a possibility they would fight back is there.

wipass

"As he gobbles down the hamburger somebody made for him by hitting a helpless cow over the head with a hammer".

[kamori]

"As he gobbles down the hamburger somebody made for him by hitting a helpless cow over the head with a hammer".

OMG.....LMFAO  That is good <S> Bro Great Line

Kam