Who should get the deer???

[werner.reiche]

I like the way the CO resolved it.

....but in the eyes of the law, the first guy to the dead deer owns it.
If Mr. Vermont would have slapped his tag on the deer, it would have been his.

The 'first blood' rule used in camps to decide who owns bragging rights for the deer has no basis in law.

[waltman]

Ask yourself this, who would want Mr. Vermont hunting in their group? Not me.

[Camp Red Maple]

This should be nominated as the dumbest hunting thread of 2015....guys just look after your business...unless anyone on here was there who the hell knows...maybe I should have read it through but really wtf

[smitty55]

This should be nominated as the dumbest hunting thread of 2015....guys just look after your business...unless anyone on here was there who the hell knows...maybe I should have read it through but really wtf

Umm...I think the OP was there for most of it except the actual shooting. Not sure how long it took after Chris got the call.

For a dumb thread it's doing ok I think.

Cheers

[chris lavoie]

Attachment 31399Shot this doe today off the same site. Died on the spot. Brady, who is a guide, dragged it about 150 yards to the atv trail. When he got to the trail, there was Vermont guy 100 yards away, watching. He was still hunting the deer trail into the site.

It's crown land so he can hunt anywhere he wishes.

I was able to get a hold of the CO yesterday because I have his truck #.

[Camp Red Maple]

Nothing against the OP apologies for any offence and dumb might be the wrong word but jeez it kinda puts me back a little here...talk about putting hunters in a bad light... it is just a bloody deer...

[Fox]

I like the way the CO resolved it.

....but in the eyes of the law, the first guy to the dead deer owns it.
If Mr. Vermont would have slapped his tag on the deer, it would have been his.

The 'first blood' rule used in camps to decide who owns bragging rights for the deer has no basis in law.

If the first blood rule were law then I would have 2 less deer notches, one that I shot last year had been hit about an hour before, it was blood but a nick in the leg is not a kill shot.

You can never assume a deer is down until it is down and as you say whom ever puts the tag on it takes ownership of it.

We had numerous deer shot at by our gang then chanced over the ridges to the neighbouring gang, if we had hit it before them we would have never considered it our deer.

[terrym]

This mentality is why you see the television "stars" pound 150lb bucks with 300 mags and 150g bullets right in the shoulder. They want to crush the deer on the spot so it doesn't run 50 yds and get claimed by some loser. The fact that they ruin 50% of the meat doesn't seem to matter. Hunters will eventually slit their own throats. Sad.

[chris lavoie]

I agree with the childish part of. CO said to Vermont that if he argues, both loose deer and both looses their tags. CO from Dryden was VERY professional in the way he handled the issue.