Found this head in the scrub last week that had been left. Just a little soft on a couple of tips.
Almost made me cry. Such a waste.
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Found this head in the scrub last week that had been left. Just a little soft on a couple of tips.
Almost made me cry. Such a waste.
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Fuck me.....more than double my PB.....?????
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In your shed now @Tahr I hope.
Maybe they planned to come back and grab it one meat had rotted off? Or maybe they harvest meat not bone? Unless you found an entire carcass is it wasted?
It was laying on the ground near to the carcass. I hung it in a scrub bush.
One leg, shoulder and back steaks taken.
Private land or public, maybe they got spooked off?
@Gibo private land. No they didn't get spooked.
I have since found out that it was probably an inexperienced hunter who didn't appreciate what he had shot.
Bugger, you'd think to an inexperienced hunter that thing would be a world record :D
I know how you feel for the last 6 years on a place i work i have been trying to educate the hunters that come here they don't seem to realize why they are seeing the animals they are seeing and appreciate it.
gutted - such a waste. You're a lucky chap @Tahr to have access to areas with this quality of genetics.
@Kudu
Nah. The cockie has told me the hunter told him he "shot a great big one", but he (the cockie) never imaged it was so big until I sent him the pic. While the cockie refers to deer as vermin, he also appreciates having them around and he likes the way that I hunt - lots of walking and lots of pics. I do try to shoot one each time though because he likes the numbers kept in check.
@chainsaw Yes I am very lucky, and there is an area of the station that the cockie only lets me hunt - I guess its the result of building a relationship for over 40 years. The head was in an area that others are allowed to hunt sometimes and I was just checking it out.
Bloody hell what a waste, plenty of outfits that can preserve the velvet these days.
I am divided. On the one hand not a waste to a meat hunter and on the other a fine animal taken to soon.
Do you think it may have been the 'tangled wire' stag? @Tahr
What a shame, such a waste.
Nice head, I was surprised the stag I shot on the 8th Dec when we took Josan for a hunt was able to be stripped and stained and the points were all hard to the tips. That was real early I thought. Shame you didn't get it but it may not have been quite long enough for you to shoot, definitely plenty of points. Hopefully the fella that shot it comes back for it as it seems such a waste. Some good venison was wasted also as he would have been in good condition at the time.
Moral of the story
Stop shooting farmed Deer
It has become like - "spearing fish in a barrel" I am afraid to say
If I (or any other "hunter" - yes "hunter" not shooter) had of shot this 20-40 years ago - it sure the f~~cking hell would not have been discarded/left to rot !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@Mooseman Get this. It was the underside legs left - he told the cocky it was too heavy to roll over??
Sounds like an excuse to leave most the meat, I am sure he could have gutted the animal and maybe got help to move it. The stag I shot weighted in at 125 kg gutted and it took Beeman and I about 2hours to drag it 600-700 meters to the road. We are starting to feel our age to but there was no way we would leave it behind, we could have cut it up at a pinch to get it out if need be.
That scene is hilarious. A beginners debacle rarer than a 17 point stag. Mate shot a huge 12 in velvet, it was hard underneath and the old guy who took him out told him to carry it out. Not light obviously, plus meat. What the old guy did not know is he was late home from work and too shy to say he had not eaten before he was picked up. They had crossed two ridges and as I understand it, the head still remains somewhere between the two ridges where his legs gave out.
I have had the pleasure of accompaning Tahr on a hunt on this property, i can assure you they are not farmed deer, standard 7 wire boundry fences. There is however some very big bodied wild deer with good genes in the general area tho, the whole area has been known for this for many decades.
Personally I never did understand you bone collectors..
I would and have done the same, although I wouldnt leave a scrap of good meet in the bush even if it means multiple trips in and out. The head means nothing to me.
The word trophy is not one I associate with.. its quality wild food. Im sure there are plenty like me that only hunt to fill the freezer but not so many that would proudly say it to a bunch of guys who think lugging a bunch of pointy bones out of the bush instead of all the meat is going to make them some how more manly or feel like they won a trophy for something amazing they just did.
I have seen the the opposite many times.. deer missing heads with the entire carcass left in the bush, sometimes untouched other times only missing back straps.. you tell me which is more respectful and moral.
Let the debate begin.. :yaeh am not durnk:
Thats an open ended question... Ive taken lots of photos ..
Photo of what?
Most hunting photos I have document various bullet tests and bullet effectiveness v/s shot placement.
I could also tell you that I'll shoot a hind or a young spiker over a big stag standing right next to them.. guess which ones taste better..
Im not bagging anyone.. people will do what they will do whether others understand it or not. My point to make is there are just as many of us that will leave a head in the bush as this thread and photo shows, as the guys who leave meat in the bush which Im sure is just as cringe worthy to people like minded to myself.
The question in debate is which is more ethical, moral and respectful?
Please keep it insult free and respectful to both parties (except vegans because they are not real people):pacman:
From my perspective it doesn't matter if you view deer as a commodity made of meat or a magnificent game animal - they should be treated with respect in any event.
To me, it is as disrespectful to leave a magnificent head in the bush to rot as it is to leave meat to do the same. Both are the essence of a great animal and should be appreciated as such.
You have missed the point - sorry !!
This is NOTHING to do with Bruce - it is to do with many (some I know of personally) who poach and shoot these "farms" regularly
If Bruce has access to such a great spot with deer in open farmland - good on him - wish I had something similar close to where I live - where a camera would be used more than a rifle - especially in Roar as those places go ballistic then.
You will probably find this animal in Q was shot via push bike Bow hunter - maybe not
If farmer knows (as indicated above who it is ) kick his arse all the way back to retrieve it
one thing i love about private land is there's not all these muppets running around shooting at every think that moves and when i get back to my truck i know its going to have all its tires still up and not been broken in to.
Thats why I said to you @Tahr, I hope its now in your shed. I personally would have retrieved that head out of respect for the animal, not for any personal gain but just to give it a better place of rest.
so hopefully the stag had serviced a heap of hinds last roar so has passed on great genes.....and hopefully the young person you shot it either reads this thread and realises what a muppet he is and changes his ways or B never gets to service anything other than his own hand and doesnt get to pass on genes.