This is what's wrong with hunting.

[denverteacher]

Well that was special. This guy's either really dumb or courageous for posting his video of wounding one elk and wasting another for the world to see.

Did the same guy shoot both? When wounding an animal I believe it should count as filling your tag, or towards your bag limit.

 

[noharleyyet]

Sitka makes blue ear studs?

Anyone read all 6 comments?

 

[rwc101]

Sitka makes blue ear studs?

Personally, I'm waiting for them to come out in Optifade before I buy.

 

[Deleted member 28227]

Anyone read all 6 comments?

Their response was interesting.

 

[MTGomer]

For the topic of recovery, Even the Wilks Ranch will let you on to recover an animal.

I haven’t watched this video. I’m sure it’s as cringe worthy as most.

 

[justinch]

What's your opinion on criticism? Do you think it's best done in private or do you think public criticism is better for the image of hunting?

I feel like I can see both sides, curious what others think on what is best for public perception.

Based on his response to my comment, this guy doesn't like criticism. Typical passive aggressive shot, followed by excuses.

 

[VAspeedgoat]

Just looked at the comments to the video. If we take him at his word that he had permission to recover before the hunt that was later taken back is this really an issue? I've had stuff like that happen here in Va too.

His mistake was posting it in my opinion. Especially with the other guy wounding one too. But I'll say this, he could have edited it to make it seem like it was all fine.

 

[justinch]

Call me crazy, but I think if some people worried less about trying to capture everything on video and worried more about the hunt itself, we'd all be better off. Sometimes people like this need to be criticized. They never think they are doing anything wrong.

 

[sharpshooter97]

What a tool, he should have gotten a wanton waste ticket. He seems like the type of “bowhunter” that probably has a lot of antlers and no meat in the freezer. In my opinion if you can’t recover the meat you should not be able to keep the antlers. That crap on youtube is a disgrace to ethical hunters

 

[Brian in Montana]

I try not to judge too harshly, I know things sometimes don't go as planned, but still this certainly not a hunt I would have put on YouTube as if I was proud of it. The guy did some good stalking to get into range, (sort of, I think he said it was about 55 yards), but its really a shame that bull was wasted.

 

[Brian in Montana]

And not to mention the one he arrowed and last earlier in the video.

 

[VAspeedgoat]

Am I missing something or wasn't the first bull shot by the other hunter? It seems like some are assuming he shot both of them.

 

[WyoDoug]

I have been in the situation shooting a deer right on a boundary. I know how easy it is to fall into that trap. I shot a deer southwest of Meeker in a little depression called Indian Valley. It was a nice 4 point muley and where I shot it was perfectly legal.

However, I was then in a quandary because the buck wandered maybe 15 feet and died right on private property of a ranch owner who was harassing hunters who insisted on hunting that patch of public property. I had a choice back then, pay a $500.00 ticket for not retrieving the carcass or paying a $50.00 trespass fine. At the time, there was no exception for the $500 ticket if the animal died on private property. I opted to pay the $50.00 trespass fine. I did kinda see a bit of karma. The sheriff issued that rancher a summons for violating a court order when he locked the gates to the road which was under court orders to be open for public access.

The temptation is great, but now I will not hunt close to private property unless I am confident I can drop it or positive that it will wander further onto public property. I hunt like Randy. If I wound an animal and can't retrieve it for any reason, my hunt is done. That is just plain ethics that I put on myself.

I am 65 now and have been hunting practically every year since I turned 16 except while I was in the Marine Corps, so I have knocked down a lot of deer and antelope over the years. I have only not retrieved one that I wounded and not found after it crossed onto another farmer's land and I could not relocate him after I got permission to go get him. This situation is likely to come up with just about everyone if they hunt long enough.

 

[Brian in Montana]

Am I missing something or wasn't the first bull shot by the other hunter? It seems like some are assuming he shot both of them.

I thought it was the same hunter. I was watching at work, so I might have missed something.

 

[madtom]

I don't understand how they were denied permission to retrieve the bull, but later granted permission once they were good and sure the meat was spoiled. Why didn't they call F&G to retrieve it while it was salvageable?

 

[Gr8bawana]

This guy is a "bow hunter like Chris Brackett is a bow hunter.

 

[MTelkHuntress]

This has definitely made me rethink hunting property boundaries. Ive never really had to worry about boundaries at all until this season.
The ending of the video just left a sour taste in my mouth....I took it like he briefly mentioned the waste and really focused on the antlers. I guess we dont know what happened off camera...but still, it maybe could have made for a teaching moment?

 

[Khunter]

The video comments are erased? Did not see any.
Like how he say's he hit the first bull 'high in shoulder' when it was a horrible neck shot, not on shoulder at all that I could see....

Sorry I bothered to watch that jagwad.

 

[The Hedgehog]

Is this a casting video for a leading role in the Hush Life?
#gethushin #bluedots #elkmaimia

 

[Irrelevant]

Is this a casting video for a leading role in the Hush Life?
#gethushin #bluedots #elkmaimia

I didn't watch it, did he cry? Because that's a must.