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Re: What would you do???
[Re: mzzy]
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04/03/17 03:52 PM
04/03/17 03:52 PM
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mman
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8 point
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Ask yourself this. if you had shot the deer? what would you want the guy to do that found it? Pretty simple if you ask me. Yep, that certainly played into my decision. When he said he was going to get it shoulder mounted, that let me know how much he cared about that deer. When he received it he told me that it was as big as he remembered. He looked and looked for it but thought it had gone off the property based on some loose dropping he thought had blood in them. Yep, it all worked out.
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Re: What would you do???
[Re: mman]
#2078330
04/03/17 04:24 PM
04/03/17 04:24 PM
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Posts: 24,832
Buc-ee’s Beach Express
leroycnbucks
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Freak of Nature
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 24,832
Buc-ee’s Beach Express
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Ok, the rest of the story:
A lot of things went through my mind, but I texted his friend right away, after I found it, then told the other members in the club that I found the guy's deer. I took it home and restored it, the best I could.
My plan was to put it in the clubhouse and then maybe after a few years either give it to the guy or just forget it. A week or so ago, I got a text from the guy and he nicely asked if he could have it and offered to pay for it. I made him confirm it was the deer he shot, which I already knew it was. He sent me game camera pics of the deer.
He said he wanted to get it shoulder mounted. That was the turning point in my mind. He paid to have it shipped to him and he said that was about the nicest thing anyone had ever done for him. He got it a couple days ago and was so excited. He told me he had stopped drinking and he seemed like a different person. I always got along with him and didn't have any issues with him.
I knew it would mean much more to him than anyone else. He explained why he got out of the club and apologized for the way it happened (long story).
I knew if the roles were reversed, that's what I would want someone to do for me. I did not pursue contacting him directly since I knew his friend would tell him. I also knew if the deer was that important, he would make the effort to contact me.
In the end, I'm happy with the way it turned out, even though I was planning to nail it to the clubhouse wall. Good deal! 
Proud Army and ALNG veteran
God Bless America!
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Re: What would you do???
[Re: mman]
#2078419
04/03/17 05:21 PM
04/03/17 05:21 PM
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Joined: Mar 2016
Posts: 2,021
AL
therealhojo
8 point
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8 point
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Posts: 2,021
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Ok, the rest of the story:
A lot of things went through my mind, but I texted his friend right away, after I found it, then told the other members in the club that I found the guy's deer. I took it home and restored it, the best I could.
My plan was to put it in the clubhouse and then maybe after a few years either give it to the guy or just forget it. A week or so ago, I got a text from the guy and he nicely asked if he could have it and offered to pay for it. I made him confirm it was the deer he shot, which I already knew it was. He sent me game camera pics of the deer.
He said he wanted to get it shoulder mounted. That was the turning point in my mind. He paid to have it shipped to him and he said that was about the nicest thing anyone had ever done for him. He got it a couple days ago and was so excited. He told me he had stopped drinking and he seemed like a different person. I always got along with him and didn't have any issues with him.
I knew it would mean much more to him than anyone else. He explained why he got out of the club and apologized for the way it happened (long story).
I knew if the roles were reversed, that's what I would want someone to do for me. I did not pursue contacting him directly since I knew his friend would tell him. I also knew if the deer was that important, he would make the effort to contact me.
In the end, I'm happy with the way it turned out, even though I was planning to nail it to the clubhouse wall. That's why you do good things for people.
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Re: What would you do???
[Re: outdoors1]
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04/04/17 01:02 AM
04/04/17 01:02 AM
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Posts: 1,361
mman
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Way to go! Maybe a big buck will come your way as a reward for doing the right thing. I had 2 pretty good ones come by me during the season, before this all happened, so maybe it was pre-paid  . One scored almost identical to this one and the other one was a few inches bigger, being a 9 point (which is what this deer was the year before it was killed. Wow, I just made that connection). This could have turned out much differently, and I didn't know how it was going to play out. I had come to the conclusion that the deer was the club's deer and it would be displayed as such...but now y'all know the rest of the story.
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Re: What would you do???
[Re: mman]
#2078604
04/04/17 03:06 AM
04/04/17 03:06 AM
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Tennessee
Bait57
8 point
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8 point
Joined: Nov 2015
Posts: 2,021
Tennessee
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Good job. I too would have reached out to him.
I would rather be tried by 12, than carried by 6.
Famous redneck last words -- Hey y'all watch this... Hold my beer.
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Re: What would you do???
[Re: mman]
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04/04/17 06:19 AM
04/04/17 06:19 AM
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Posts: 2,763
Lincoln
bmc77
10 point
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10 point
Joined: Dec 2013
Posts: 2,763
Lincoln
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Re: What would you do???
[Re: mman]
#2078806
04/04/17 06:33 AM
04/04/17 06:33 AM
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Joined: Aug 2001
Posts: 17
Montgomery, AL, USA
Ken Piper
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Posts: 17
Montgomery, AL, USA
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Problems like this aren't about what the other person did or didn't do. This is about what you do and how you feel about what you decide. Nothing more, nothing less.
Personally, I would take reasonable action to let the guy know the skull is available. If he wants it, then he can come and get it. You don't have to be his buddy or approve of his ethics.
Besides, I'd hate to see it hanging at the clubhouse as a reminder how a jackwagon boogered up a good deer. I'd get mad every time I looked at it.
Oops, saw this had been resolved after I posted. Sounds like it worked out for the best all around. Good job.
Last edited by Ken Piper; 04/04/17 06:35 AM. Reason: Saw the outcome
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Re: What would you do???
[Re: mman]
#2079017
04/04/17 10:36 AM
04/04/17 10:36 AM
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Posts: 1,188
Milton, FL
pcola4
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6 point
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Posts: 1,188
Milton, FL
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The only thing wrong other than the end of the nose missing was a rodent had chewed in a couple small places on the back of one of the tines. When I found the head, the tips of the antlers were stuck in the ground with the teeth pointing skyward. About 15yrs ago I found an 11pt in the ground the same way. Saw the teeth sticking up and when I got closer realized almost the entire rack was in the ground. Mine had been there for some time and was bleached out with a couple tines broken. No one in the club claimed it so it sits in my shed. Pretty cool to find one like that. I have to assume they flipped over while running to drive the racks in the ground like that.
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Re: What would you do???
[Re: mman]
#2079366
04/04/17 03:44 PM
04/04/17 03:44 PM
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Joined: Jan 2001
Posts: 25,758
Fayetteville TN Via Selma
jawbone
Freak of Nature
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Freak of Nature
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Posts: 25,758
Fayetteville TN Via Selma
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Glad he is happy and I'm truly not knocking him, but I just can't see myself mounting a deer that took three years for someone else to find. Euro mount, sure, but not a shoulder mount for me. But if he's happy, great for him.
You did an honorable thing and I hope he is worthy of it, from a hunting effort aspect.
Lord, please help us get our nation straightened out.
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