Not a bighorn in flip flops, but..

[Duck-Slayer]

LOL,
Matt

 

[Straight Arrow]

I get that you wanted the crocs to be prominent, but why such disrespect for the animal? We all like a good laugh and I get what you were trying for, but I think you missed the mark. Not trying to rain on your parade, just letting you know what I see.

What I know of Rob, I'll bet he said blessing for a successful hunt and respected the animal by thanking the Creator.

 

[RobG]

I do get a bit solemn with magnificent specimens after a tough pursuit, but I didn't get spiritual this time. These particular deer hang around my dad's house next to an airstrip and present a hazard to the landing aircraft. They eat people's plants and aren't really wild and I'm a little jaded toward them. If I was to pray for those deer I'd have to pray when I pick up pork chops at the store.

If you think the picture is disrespectful, it is only because you are used to seeing dead animals photographed differently. To a non-hunter the most disrespectful photograph is the hero shot where the person is holding the head of the conquered animal. Then we put the head on the wall... What could be more disrespectful than that? At least in the eye of the average citizen. Sometimes it is even with an animal that we don't even plan to eat, or a "trophy." My mother gets disgusted when she sees that sort of thing, but would chuckle at this photo since it was really making fun of the people who think killing an animal is some sort of he-man conquest. But the trouble with irony is that some people don't get it.

Also, the shoe thing is a bit of a running joke here.

Regarding the "hunt." I'd been trying to get one of these deer with my bow all week - I need more practice with the bow and I wanted a shot less than 20 yards. However I was getting to my dad's house too late each evening and the deer were already in place so I couldn't get close enough. Then Thursday my brother and I were at dad's place around noon and he wanted to fire the bow. I set up a target and was getting ready to have him shoot when a couple deer walked by. I ran around a building and ambushed them (an old Indian trick). I was actually in my bare feet.

The deer ran about 40 yards and bedded down. I didn't want to push it so I went back to my dad's house and spent some time showing my brother how to shoot the bow. Apparently I am a terrible instructor because the string wound up slapping the chit out of his forearm. I guess I should respect his pain, but hee hee, it was just my brother. After I stopped laughing at his expense I got my dad's crocs and we tracked down the deer.

Enjoy the pic for what it is... a little silly and non traditional after a non-hunt. Or get all worked up about it. I'm not having a parade and we need the rain.

 

[JohnCushman]

I do get a bit solemn with magnificent specimens after a tough pursuit, but I didn't get spiritual this time. These particular deer hang around my dad's house next to an airstrip and present a hazard to the landing aircraft. They eat people's plants and aren't really wild and I'm a little jaded toward them. If I was to pray for those deer I'd have to pray when I pick up pork chops at the store.

If you think the picture is disrespectful, it is only because you are used to seeing dead animals photographed differently. To a non-hunter the most disrespectful photograph is the hero shot where the person is holding the head of the conquered animal. Then we put the head on the wall... What could be more disrespectful than that? At least in the eye of the average citizen. Sometimes it is even with an animal that we don't even plan to eat, or a "trophy." My mother gets disgusted when she sees that sort of thing, but would chuckle at this photo since it was really making fun of the people who think killing an animal is some sort of he-man conquest. But the trouble with irony is that some people don't get it.

Also, the shoe thing is a bit of a running joke here.

Regarding the "hunt." I'd been trying to get one of these deer with my bow all week - I need more practice with the bow and I wanted a shot less than 20 yards. However I was getting to my dad's house too late each evening and the deer were already in place so I couldn't get close enough. Then Thursday my brother and I were at dad's place around noon and he wanted to fire the bow. I set up a target and was getting ready to have him shoot when a couple deer walked by. I ran around a building and ambushed them (an old Indian trick). I was actually in my bare feet.

The deer ran about 40 yards and bedded down. I didn't want to push it so I went back to my dad's house and spent some time showing my brother how to shoot the bow. Apparently I am a terrible instructor because the string wound up slapping the chit out of his forearm. I guess I should respect his pain, but hee hee, it was just my brother. After I stopped laughing at his expense I got my dad's crocs and we tracked down the deer.

Enjoy the pic for what it is... a little silly and non traditional after a non-hunt. Or get all worked up about it. I'm not having a parade and we need the rain.

You'd get more "HT cred" if they were camo and you were holding a PBR

 

[Elkdog]

I personally think the deer keeled over dead when it saw someone hunting in crocs......