Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
Articles
Latest reviews
Author list
Classifieds
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Hunting
Bear Hunting
Brown bear Rifle
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Treeslug" data-source="post: 2531761" data-attributes="member: 115704"><p>I once hunted with an avid hunter that hunted horns before meat. Let's just call him Steve. Around a campfire in another hunting camp, Steve told us this story. He said he had saved his money and booked a mule deer hunt in Wyoming two seasons ahead of time.</p><p></p><p>Steve met his guide, and they seemed to get along well enough. Steve never imagined a guide shooting a mule deer after Steve had put a .338 Winchester round through both front shoulders, so he never asked about it. But the guide did just that. A failure to communicate!</p><p></p><p>Steve was thunderstruck. The buck was about 200 yards away, hunched over and trying to take a step, when the guide shot the buck with his rifle, this time far back through the liver, killing the buck where he stood.</p><p></p><p>Steve asked the guide why he shot the buck, and the guide told Steve that the buck was too close to the top of the hill and he, the guide, did not want to chase the deer over the ridge and possibly have to blood trail the buck for hours. Steve walked away, saying many, many curse words. Then, after a brief cooling down, Steve started walking toward the downed deer. The guide followed. Steve never said another word.</p><p></p><p>Steve skinned the deer, put the rear hams and a ruined front shoulder in his backpack, then turned and walked away. By this time, the guide was jumping around and turning all inside out, screaming at Steve that he had better put his tag on the deer and help get the rest of the deer back to camp. Steve hollered over his shoulder, "You killed him. Put your own tag on him, and get him back to camp on your own."</p><p></p><p>Steve got back to camp, dropped off the meat, and got the camp cook to drive him back to his truck. He was never quite sure of what happened to the deer, and he never heard a word from the guide.</p><p></p><p>I'll take my chances and hunt unguided. Then, if I want to hunt a brown or grizzly bear, I'll move to Alaska and hunt, with a few buddies, on my own. Steve did say that it was hard to leave the rack behind. He said it was probably his best muley buck ever.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Treeslug, post: 2531761, member: 115704"] I once hunted with an avid hunter that hunted horns before meat. Let's just call him Steve. Around a campfire in another hunting camp, Steve told us this story. He said he had saved his money and booked a mule deer hunt in Wyoming two seasons ahead of time. Steve met his guide, and they seemed to get along well enough. Steve never imagined a guide shooting a mule deer after Steve had put a .338 Winchester round through both front shoulders, so he never asked about it. But the guide did just that. A failure to communicate! Steve was thunderstruck. The buck was about 200 yards away, hunched over and trying to take a step, when the guide shot the buck with his rifle, this time far back through the liver, killing the buck where he stood. Steve asked the guide why he shot the buck, and the guide told Steve that the buck was too close to the top of the hill and he, the guide, did not want to chase the deer over the ridge and possibly have to blood trail the buck for hours. Steve walked away, saying many, many curse words. Then, after a brief cooling down, Steve started walking toward the downed deer. The guide followed. Steve never said another word. Steve skinned the deer, put the rear hams and a ruined front shoulder in his backpack, then turned and walked away. By this time, the guide was jumping around and turning all inside out, screaming at Steve that he had better put his tag on the deer and help get the rest of the deer back to camp. Steve hollered over his shoulder, "You killed him. Put your own tag on him, and get him back to camp on your own." Steve got back to camp, dropped off the meat, and got the camp cook to drive him back to his truck. He was never quite sure of what happened to the deer, and he never heard a word from the guide. I'll take my chances and hunt unguided. Then, if I want to hunt a brown or grizzly bear, I'll move to Alaska and hunt, with a few buddies, on my own. Steve did say that it was hard to leave the rack behind. He said it was probably his best muley buck ever. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Hunting
Bear Hunting
Brown bear Rifle
Top