i was hunting one morning on lambshead ranch, with no success. after thanking watt at headquarters, i was heading towards albany and an afternoon at the office. i was in a hatchback toyota corolla. it was the last friday of the season. right beside the road a nice buck was hobbling along. he stopped right beside me at about 50 yards. i got my rifle out and piled him up in his tracks. i was running late, so i ran out to him and found he had dropped his right antler and had a very recent small caliber wound in his right front leg. i drug him ungutted to the wife's car and somehow got him loaded. i planned to let him hang as it was cool enough, til i got off work. about half way home on the 30 minute drive, i heard the sound of hoofs coming alive in the back area. by the time i pulled into my drive way, i was thankful he hadn't wanted to drive. i unsheathed my knife, opened the trunk and the deer crawled out. he must have been a little under the weather, after getting shot twice in one day, as he allowed me to lead him into the garage where he was dispatched, finally. my rifle wound was high on the neck causing a stunning but unfatal wound. i hope to never experience this situation again. it could have been much worse/dangerous.
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I dont remember the whole story but my in laws were hunting together and and my mother in law shot a deer. Well its picture time so she gets ready and my father in law is behind the camera and the deer starts trying to get away and rolled on the gun she was posing with. I dont remember the rest of how it went down.Well short story is mother in law ended up with a black eye from the ordeal.Comment
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Now that's funny. Honest, it happened!Originally posted by dragonsdaddy View Post
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my dad told of shooting a buck, which went down in a pile. he laid his gun down beside the deer, and when he touched his horns the deer came alive, fully. he couldn't reach the rifle without letting go of the deer, which he deemed was a terrible idea. he had 2 good hand holds of antler and needed a third hand to get his knife. he claims they danced that way for several minutes, but admitted it might have been seconds or hours. he finally got the deer off his feet and was able to use his knife effecting the kill. he was very lucky.Comment
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my wife didn't think it was very funny, as her car was at risk. and she's a tad squeamish besides.Originally posted by GypsyPoolman View PostComment
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seems like I want to put another arrow in critters just because now..... thanks yall
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One time my friend and I were driving around the Midwest trying to sell as many auto parts as we could because there was a major auto parts distributor from Chicago who was trying to put my friend's family's auto parts factory out of business. We were driving along singing along with the radio and didn't see this whitetail buck standing in the middle of the road until we hit it. We were running late, but I got really sad and decided to put the deer in the backseat of my blue convertible until we could lay him to rest. Later that night I was driving along when all of the sudden I looked in my rearview mirror and the buck was staring right back at me! I slammed on the brakes and me and my buddy ran out of the car. The deer started freaking out, kicked the glass out of all the windows, tore up all of the upholstery and stuck a huge gash in the convertible top. He finally thrashed his way through the convertible top, jumped out onto the hood of my car and ran off into the woods. My friend and I couldn't believe what just happened!
True story, there were a lot of other crazy hijinks on that road trip, someday I'll share the rest of the stories...
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one of my oldest hunting buddy's dad shot a buck right at dark. it hopped the fence onto the neighbors place. he was uncomfortable taking his gun so he headed after him unarmed. and when i say unarmed, i mean without even his knife, as he had absent-mindedly left it at camp. he didn't discover this until he had grabbed the antlers and the deer came to. he reached for his sheathe and found it empty. so his deer wrestling career began that night. he and that buck rolled into a dusty wash where my friends dad realized that a deer doesn't breathe very well with his mouth and nose stuffed into a dirt bank. it took several tries and many minutes to cause his demise. it sounds too unlikely for belief but after knowing him for 35 years and having hunted with him an several occasions, it makes perfect sense.Comment
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They made a movie about that. Dude, you are famous!!!!!!Originally posted by The Crippler View PostOne time my friend and I were driving around the Midwest trying to sell as many auto parts as we could because there was a major auto parts distributor from Chicago who was trying to put my friend's family's auto parts factory out of business. We were driving along singing along with the radio and didn't see this whitetail buck standing in the middle of the road until we hit it. We were running late, but I got really sad and decided to put the deer in the backseat of my blue convertible until we could lay him to rest. Later that night I was driving along when all of the sudden I looked in my rearview mirror and the buck was staring right back at me! I slammed on the brakes and me and my buddy ran out of the car. The deer started freaking out, kicked the glass out of all the windows, tore up all of the upholstery and stuck a huge gash in the convertible top. He finally thrashed his way through the convertible top, jumped out onto the hood of my car and ran off into the woods. My friend and I couldn't believe what just happened!
True story, there were a lot of other crazy hijinks on that road trip, someday I'll share the rest of the stories...
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your experience was what i was expecting any minute.Originally posted by The Crippler View PostOne time my friend and I were driving around the Midwest trying to sell as many auto parts as we could because there was a major auto parts distributor from Chicago who was trying to put my friend's family's auto parts factory out of business. We were driving along singing along with the radio and didn't see this whitetail buck standing in the middle of the road until we hit it. We were running late, but I got really sad and decided to put the deer in the backseat of my blue convertible until we could lay him to rest. Later that night I was driving along when all of the sudden I looked in my rearview mirror and the buck was staring right back at me! I slammed on the brakes and me and my buddy ran out of the car. The deer started freaking out, kicked the glass out of all the windows, tore up all of the upholstery and stuck a huge gash in the convertible top. He finally thrashed his way through the convertible top, jumped out onto the hood of my car and ran off into the woods. My friend and I couldn't believe what just happened!
True story, there were a lot of other crazy hijinks on that road trip, someday I'll share the rest of the stories...Comment
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Ever have a squirrel come back alive in the back pouch of a vest? Not fun.
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He wasn't goin no place, so I got the pistol out of the truck.Originally posted by quickstrike View PostComment
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no, but i've had quail and doves fly off when i was unloading them from a game bag.Originally posted by Goldeneagle View PostEver have a squirrel come back alive in the back pouch of a vest? Not fun.Comment
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On cervids, eyes CLOSED... STILL ALIVE.
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Richard Hayden: No way that just happened. My car is completely destroyed.
Tommy: I swear I've seen a lot of stuff in my life, but that... was... *awesome*.
[bursts out laughing]
Tommy: ... but, sorry about your car, man. That... That sucks.Comment
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