When the deer don't want to play, and you go down to the lake shore to watch the waterfowl spiral down to open water, out of range, and you start to explore a bit.....
Kansas requires one to obtain a salvage tag to pick up deadheads. I knew this, so I left him laying just as I saw him. I called the KDWPT office, and was forwarded to the county sheriff's office, where a weary deputy explained that he couldn't just issue a tag over the phone, but I would need to meet him so that he could investigate the circumstances of the buck's death before issuing a salvage tag. As this buck is laying in a foot of water, and is a 3/4 mile walk from the nearest public road, I will wait to call for a deputy to come for another day, and allow nature's maceration process continue.
When the deer don't want to play, and the waterfowl returning to the lake are out of range, sometimes, you just wanna bring something home with you.
Kansas requires one to obtain a salvage tag to pick up deadheads. I knew this, so I left him laying just as I saw him. I called the KDWPT office, and was forwarded to the county sheriff's office, where a weary deputy explained that he couldn't just issue a tag over the phone, but I would need to meet him so that he could investigate the circumstances of the buck's death before issuing a salvage tag. As this buck is laying in a foot of water, and is a 3/4 mile walk from the nearest public road, I will wait to call for a deputy to come for another day, and allow nature's maceration process continue.
When the deer don't want to play, and the waterfowl returning to the lake are out of range, sometimes, you just wanna bring something home with you.
tim81212
Member
Bambistew
Well-known member
AlaskaHunter
Well-known member
Call this bull up to dry land, shot him at 25 yards, and he stumbled down into the marsh.
I had waders, a rope-winch, and plenty of time to deal with him. I love early morning butchering...
BrentD
Well-known member
You are a well equipped Alaskan. Nice bull. Mine, I was loading and shooting as fast as I could to get him down before he hit the water.
I'm with you on that morning thing. Butchering by headlamp loses its luster pretty quick.
Congratulations on a nice bull and a lot of good dinners. I sure miss moose meat on my plate.
I'm with you on that morning thing. Butchering by headlamp loses its luster pretty quick.
Congratulations on a nice bull and a lot of good dinners. I sure miss moose meat on my plate.
An update to the water logged buck.
Friday afternoon I went out to see if he was still in the lake before calling the authorities to get a salvage tag. The area game officer was just finishing up for the day after an afternoon of chainsaw action on a nearby prairiefication project (is that even a word??) when I flagged him down. I explained that I was going down to the lake to see if he was still there. He told me to call him when I brought the head out and he would issue a salvage tag.
Walking down to the lake, flock after flock of geese were leaving the roost to go get their feedbag on, and I was able to be in the right place at the right time and knocked down a small Canada goose. Getting down to the lake's edge, I started to search for the buck. Another flock of geese took off, and I knocked down one more. Bouncing off a tree, a much larger Canada would be going home with me.
The north breeze told my nose that I needed to go uplake to find his putrefying body. Peeking around the corner, I could see his driver side antler and some of his body sticking up out of the ice.
I called the game officer to tell him that I would be needing the salvage tag, and I suggested that I meet him wherever he was, so that he wouldn't need to come back out to the wildlife area. We arranged to meet back in town, so after I cut his slimy stinking head off, and wrapped it in the tarp I had brought, it was time to load up and head back to meet the officer.
Meeting the officer as arranged, he filled out the tag, with my name, address, location, type of animal salvaged, and then had me sign the tear-off portion of the tag. I acknowledged that the State of Kansas was holding itself harmless if I became ill from my handling/eating of the carcass, and then signed it. The officer told me that he wanted to see the buck, so we went down to the back of my SUV. Pulling the tarp wrapped buck out of the back, I commented that the blood on the antler was from the geese I had shot this afternoon.
I purchased some trashbags at the convenience store to try and keep the buck's stink from permeating the car. I figured that 4 layers would be enough. I might have been happier with 5 in retrospect.
Euro mount coming which will show his funky extra browtines and stickers. I believe that I saw this buck last year, but he had the drop on me with my bow across my legs.
Friday afternoon I went out to see if he was still in the lake before calling the authorities to get a salvage tag. The area game officer was just finishing up for the day after an afternoon of chainsaw action on a nearby prairiefication project (is that even a word??) when I flagged him down. I explained that I was going down to the lake to see if he was still there. He told me to call him when I brought the head out and he would issue a salvage tag.
Walking down to the lake, flock after flock of geese were leaving the roost to go get their feedbag on, and I was able to be in the right place at the right time and knocked down a small Canada goose. Getting down to the lake's edge, I started to search for the buck. Another flock of geese took off, and I knocked down one more. Bouncing off a tree, a much larger Canada would be going home with me.
The north breeze told my nose that I needed to go uplake to find his putrefying body. Peeking around the corner, I could see his driver side antler and some of his body sticking up out of the ice.
I called the game officer to tell him that I would be needing the salvage tag, and I suggested that I meet him wherever he was, so that he wouldn't need to come back out to the wildlife area. We arranged to meet back in town, so after I cut his slimy stinking head off, and wrapped it in the tarp I had brought, it was time to load up and head back to meet the officer.
Meeting the officer as arranged, he filled out the tag, with my name, address, location, type of animal salvaged, and then had me sign the tear-off portion of the tag. I acknowledged that the State of Kansas was holding itself harmless if I became ill from my handling/eating of the carcass, and then signed it. The officer told me that he wanted to see the buck, so we went down to the back of my SUV. Pulling the tarp wrapped buck out of the back, I commented that the blood on the antler was from the geese I had shot this afternoon.
I purchased some trashbags at the convenience store to try and keep the buck's stink from permeating the car. I figured that 4 layers would be enough. I might have been happier with 5 in retrospect.
Euro mount coming which will show his funky extra browtines and stickers. I believe that I saw this buck last year, but he had the drop on me with my bow across my legs.
Hilljackoutlaw
Well-known member
- Joined
- Jan 15, 2019
- Messages
- 6,510
shumhow
Member
The rest of 2018. The whitetail is a friend’s whom I helped “guide” to his first deer. Felt almost as good as if it were my own. The dog is mine and, well, she’s doing just fine now that grouse season is open again.
Attachments
Greyman
Well-known member
Here's a few from Texas. All public land.
dirtclod Az.
Well-known member
- Joined
- Jan 24, 2018
- Messages
- 2,776
Pucky Freak
Well-known member
MN 2003
mountain monster
Active member
2018 elk. unreal how he fell, and I was hunting solo, tricky unwrapping him from the tree
mountain monster
Active member
son's 2018 Montana Billie
D
Deleted member 38069
Guest
2017 WRD SoDak WT
OzzyDave
Well-known member
Big north Australian hog. Unusually hairy for the super hot climate. He made it 5 yards from his cool wallow.
The fox got an arrow in the brain box. Misjudged the the down hill angle - was hoping it would drop into his chest - end result same.
The fox got an arrow in the brain box. Misjudged the the down hill angle - was hoping it would drop into his chest - end result same.
Attachments
406LIFE
Well-known member
- Joined
- Aug 18, 2016
- Messages
- 3,129
My 2019 ID Bull. Was a cool spike but he broke the trash off the tops on his way down. Didnt take a step forward, just rolled down the hill towards me. This tree is about 2' ft thick and I was by myself, so a tough one to quarter out.
Dunning Kruger
Well-known member
- Joined
- May 9, 2019
- Messages
- 567
...
