Engraver99 365 Posted November 25, 2020 Didn't get out for bow except for last day saw momma and 2 little ones - passed em by. hunted opening day gun saw 3 does and 1 pretty good buck - no shots. Went out Sunday - walked out back door - 2 does in the yard under the apple trees. head to my stand shaking my head. Saw nothing while hunting. Come back - again 2 does in the yard. Monday rained all day. NOW Yesterday...worked in am and headed out to my stand about 1pm. Was still hunting my way up when i went around this pine tree and there in the opening was a dead 8 point deer with 1/2 its side skin blown off, innards intact. rolled him over, small bullet hole on entrance side. Called DEC and waited for them to come to file a report. They lopped the head off and gave me a tag so I could give the meat away to a guy i know thats out of work BUT the butcher said it was no good (Thought it was no good but gave it a try). Needless to say, the afternoon was shot and by the time DEC left it was about 10 after 4 - no hunting. In 40 years of hunting, I never came across a shot and left/lost deer. I'm guessing since no one really hunts by me (all private land) that one of our local road hunters/poacher shot it. the entrance wound was low, exit high meaning the deer was shot from downhill which would be the road most likely. Shame! 1 Quote NRA Life Member Buckmaster's Life Member Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mowin 3844 Posted November 25, 2020 Gut shot. Could have run a half mile or more. Looks like crows may have fed a little. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nytracker 2153 Posted November 25, 2020 (edited) There was some local guys here that were busted years ago for gut shooting bucks at night with a 22 mag . They would come back at day break and track the buck . Deerbwouldnt go far.. They would bed up and if not pushed they didn't go far Not sure about that buck but a critter could have started eating on the exit hole . This was steuben county. Edited November 25, 2020 by Nytracker Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeremy K 9974 Posted November 25, 2020 Why does the DEC get too keep the head? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wolc123 2983 Posted November 25, 2020 10 minutes ago, Jeremy K said: Why does the DEC get too keep the head? Maybe they wanted a decoration for their office. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
farmer 52 85 Posted November 25, 2020 What a shame, what makes people do things like this. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WNYTRPR 60 Posted November 25, 2020 8 minutes ago, wolc123 said: Maybe they wanted a decoration for their office. Should of been the persons who found it ,that’s kinda bogus IMO Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nyslowhand 1204 Posted November 25, 2020 (edited) 35 minutes ago, Jeremy K said: Why does the DEC get too keep the head? Years ago I shot a buck that had a couple of grossly infected wounds. Called an ECO to get a replacement tag due to "unfit for consumption". I was told the DEC would take the dead deer away & I could not keep the rack. If I wanted the rack, no replacement would be issued. Eventually the ECO apparently didn't want to deal with loading, hauling and finding a disposal site for the deer, so he asked if I had a place to dispose of the body and he'd give me a replacement tag anyways. So the rule is; if a replacement tag is issued, you can not keep any part of the deer unless....... Edited November 25, 2020 by nyslowhand 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeremy K 9974 Posted November 25, 2020 18 minutes ago, nyslowhand said: Years ago I shot a buck that had a couple of grossly infected wounds. Called an ECO to get a replacement tag due to "unfit for consumption". I was told the DEC would take the dead deer away & I could not keep the rack. If I wanted the rack, no replacement would be issued. Eventually the ECO apparently didn't want to deal with loading, hauling and finding a disposal site for the deer, so he asked if I had a place to dispose of the body and he'd give me a replacement tag anyways. So the rule is; if a replacement tag is issued, you can not keep any part of the deer unless....... Then i guess we know not to call the DEC if we want to keep any of the deer we find laying in the woods dead . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Engraver99 365 Posted November 25, 2020 it goes to the lab, gets aged, take brain samples, then goes in someone's office. i didn't care they took the head, i didn't shoot it. wasn't my trophy. I was more concerned about the meat going to waste...which it did anyway Quote NRA Life Member Buckmaster's Life Member Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cdbing 672 Posted November 26, 2020 Rather than think the worst, I am with Mowin, this might have been a poor shot by a well intentioned hunter, with little blood trail due to gut plugging the wound and the deer was not recovered. Sent from my SM-G970U using Tapatalk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Engraver99 365 Posted November 26, 2020 5 minutes ago, cdbing said: Rather than think the worst, I am with Mowin, this might have been a poor shot by a well intentioned hunter, with little blood trail due to gut plugging the wound and the deer was not recovered. Sent from my SM-G970U using Tapatalk that very well could be also Quote NRA Life Member Buckmaster's Life Member Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeremy K 9974 Posted November 26, 2020 2 hours ago, Engraver99 said: it goes to the lab, gets aged, take brain samples, then goes in someone's office. i didn't care they took the head, i didn't shoot it. wasn't my trophy. I was more concerned about the meat going to waste...which it did anyway If that picture is from the time when you found it i would have never thought for a second of eating that thing. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
