Mirage Posted December 12, 2005 Report Share Posted December 12, 2005 Re: **Attacked by a Blacktail Buck** buckee your like some kind of super hunter!!! That is the most remarkable story I have ever heard. I wonder if pope and young have an entry for knives? I wish i had hunting buddy like you, You went the EXTRA mile for your hunting buddy steve.lol thats great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted December 13, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2005 Re: **Attacked by a Blacktail Buck** [ QUOTE ] I wish i had hunting buddy like you, You went the EXTRA mile for your hunting buddy steve.lol [/ QUOTE ] hey, Next time.... , I'm going to turn around, walk back up to the farm, pour another coffee and say "Nope, didn't see a thing", when my buddy gets back from hunting ....LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted December 13, 2005 Report Share Posted December 13, 2005 Re: **Attacked by a Blacktail Buck** [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] I wish i had hunting buddy like you, You went the EXTRA mile for your hunting buddy steve.lol [/ QUOTE ] hey, Next time.... , I'm going to turn around, walk back up to the farm, pour another coffee and say "Nope, didn't see a thing", when my buddy gets back from hunting ....LOL [/ QUOTE ] Hey Tom. Just so you know, I won't be doing this for you. Ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckshot Posted December 13, 2005 Report Share Posted December 13, 2005 Re: **Attacked by a Blacktail Buck** That is one of the most amazing hunting stories I have ever read.Wow!! Glad your ok, that could have been real bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted December 13, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2005 Re: **Attacked by a Blacktail Buck** I'm just dang lucky that buck was not well, otherwise, the story might have been much different. I didn't clean up for those pictures either (me or the deer) The other side of the deer's throat was slashed wide open, as well as two stabs behind the front leg on that side, and there was blood all down my one leg, from the knee down. Other than that, I looked pretty good except for the fact we had to wait a few minutes for the colour to get back in my cheeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adjam5 Posted December 13, 2005 Report Share Posted December 13, 2005 Re: **Attacked by a Blacktail Buck** I have brand new respect on the whitetail deers willingness to live. Your story is is incredible...they truly are wild animals. I had to drown one last week that my son shot with is bow... I know how they can wrestle and how strong they are...even when hurt and wounded! Glad your OK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck2 Posted December 13, 2005 Report Share Posted December 13, 2005 Re: **Attacked by a Blacktail Buck** Shivering sheep dip! That is just amazing and certainly an adventure few ever come close to. I'm thinking you need to find the big guy that gored your chum there; he must be a sight to behold. Glad you came away virtually unscathed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QDMAworks4me Posted December 13, 2005 Report Share Posted December 13, 2005 Re: **Attacked by a Blacktail Buck** WOW I don't exactly know what to say to that story!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterfowler_gal Posted December 13, 2005 Report Share Posted December 13, 2005 Re: **Attacked by a Blacktail Buck** Wow you are lucky Buckee! What a crazy story-that is one that can go in the Memories book!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoyt03 Posted December 14, 2005 Report Share Posted December 14, 2005 Re: **Attacked by a Blacktail Buck** holy crap man, thats magazine material there. Someone will publish that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted December 14, 2005 Report Share Posted December 14, 2005 Re: **Attacked by a Blacktail Buck** Glad you had your trusty Buck knife with you buddy. I can't imagine what would have happened if you didn't. Would have been sorta like Jerry Clower wrestling the coon hollering "Ohhhhh shoot this thang....I got to have some relief!!!" Glad it all turned out all right buckee. That sucker could have hurt you real bad. That will definately be a story to tell to the grandchildren when you start taking them hunting. Beats the swamp monkey tales we tell our youngsters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirage Posted December 14, 2005 Report Share Posted December 14, 2005 Re: **Attacked by a Blacktail Buck** you should foreward your story to buck knife company maybe you can get sponsered!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted December 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2005 Re: **Attacked by a Blacktail Buck** I didn't do this to get sponsored by anyone or go on TV. I was just protecting life and limb. Besides, who wants to be famous for being Brave/stupid. I did sprain my thumbs a bit. It's been hurting for the last couple of days. I thought I'd copy and paste these posts from my buddy Steve, since he is my only witness to this amazing event in my life. From thread in Lounge Title "buckee's great adventure " By Macbuck [ QUOTE ] Hi guys. Macbuck here. I'm the guy buckee was trying so hard to push that buck to this morning. I've read most of your responses to buckee's story and let me tell you from what I saw and heard I don't know if my jaw will ever go back into place. It dropped when I saw buckee backing out of the woods with this great 2 point in tow. To begin with I had been sitting for about 3 hours give or take and started to hear an awful racked about 100 yards from me just inside the bush. It sounded like a buck was chasing a doe. I mean it was loud. About an hour earlier a doe and fawn had stepped out from the same area with the doe passing me at about 10 yards. So to say I was ready is an understatement. But to my suprise it ain't a buck and doe doing the waltze in the woods, it was buckee and buck doing the tango instead. My first reaction was buckee found a wounded deer. I guess we found out latter it was. My wife made a cute comment after I told the story to her and I think I would agree. It's time buckee stops putting that doe in rut scent behind the ears. lol Anyways this is a hunt I will never forget. My only regret for now is that I don't get to hunt with buckee much anymore as i live down island from him. Bye for now. Hey lets do it again next year. no guns and no bows.lol The buck was great. Next time, should there be a next time...LOL.. maybe you could let it go and give it a little push my way. That way I could feel like it had a little larger roll in this when I shot it, rather than gutting and dragging it to the truck. (LOL) Steve [/ QUOTE ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted December 14, 2005 Report Share Posted December 14, 2005 Re: **Attacked by a Blacktail Buck** Buckee, you da man! wow, what an experience you'll never forget!! I'm glad you weren't injured yourself; what a story! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muggs Posted December 14, 2005 Report Share Posted December 14, 2005 Re: **Attacked by a Blacktail Buck** wow, that is...without a doubt, the coolest, funiest thing I've ever read. Nice work Buckee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LETMGROW Posted December 19, 2005 Report Share Posted December 19, 2005 Re: **Attacked by a Blacktail Buck** Amazing to say the least. Very glad to know you are able to tell This story! P.S. I am organizing an alligator hunt, Wanna come along? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robk Posted December 19, 2005 Report Share Posted December 19, 2005 Re: **Attacked by a Blacktail Buck** you my friend are a very lucky person and i mean very lucky. a friend of mine was in a fork of a tree and couldn't get a shot on a doe so in all his genious decided to drop on her back. i was about 75 yards and across the field from him and she was a mature doe maybe a 100lbs but as he put it after i finally could get out of my tree. i was laughing so hard watching a grown man mnd an idiot get the butt kickin of his life and when we got tot he hospital the dr says what hit you and i said a 100 lb doe that he dropped out of a tree to kill because he coudln't get a shot with his bow. the dr says where were you and all i could was say laughing so hard i couldn't help him i almost fell out of the tree watching the fiasco and laughing so hard my ribs were killing me. it was a great story for many moons with the other people i knew. i just wish i had a camera when he made the jump it would been priceless. when i think back on it though. it could of been deadly and i was unable to help because i thought it was funny and now that he is smarter and would never try that agqain it is funny lol rob k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puffy Posted December 19, 2005 Report Share Posted December 19, 2005 Re: **Attacked by a Blacktail Buck** Who said the mountain man spirit is dead and gone. Sounds to me like there was a revival happening when you brought out the steel and looked at that buck. LOL Awesome story there Buckee, glad you weren't hurt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DesertTrophyHunts Posted December 19, 2005 Report Share Posted December 19, 2005 Re: **Attacked by a Blacktail Buck** [ QUOTE ] holy crap man, thats magazine material there. Someone will publish that [/ QUOTE ] I sure hope not! There is so much wrong with this whole thing I really dont know where to start. Actually, I'll start by asking Buckee not to take this the wrong way, I am just going to post my opinion. When you spend a lot of time in the field you start to read animals body language. It seems that Buckee noticed that something was wrong. If you can walk up to an animal and dang near hit it with a stick then it seems to me that it would be OBVIOUS that the animal had something wrong with him and that the prudent thing to do would be to back out of the area to get your friend and come back for him later. All of that aside, Buckee kills this deer with a knife and actually posts on the internet that he put his buddies tag on him. Why not call the Game Warden and let him handle the situation? If you were tagged out and you then killed another deer regardless of the situation the GW should have come out to take care of it. I saw this when it first came up and almost wrote what I have written here but did not want to be harsh. After seeing all of the responses praising this type of junk I had to throw in my .2 cents. I cant believe that somebody actually voted this thread 5 stars. DTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted December 19, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2005 Re: **Attacked by a Blacktail Buck** [ QUOTE ] It seems that Buckee noticed that something was wrong. If you can walk up to an animal and dang near hit it with a stick then it seems to me that it would be OBVIOUS that the animal had something wrong with him and that the prudent thing to do would be to back out of the area to get your friend and come back for him later. [/ QUOTE ] Yes it was OBVIOUS that there was something wrong, but like I said, it reminded me of a buck I shot a few years back that had been out with the ladies all night, and it acted the very same way. The only difference then, was that I was armed and actually hunting. I thought the whole time that any second now, that bucks going to turn tail and run. [ QUOTE ] Page #3 - Definitions Hunt and Hunting - includes shooting at, attracting, searching for, chasing, pursuing, following after or on the trail of, stalking, or lying in wait for wildlife or attempting to do any of those things, whether or not the wildlife is then or subsequently wounded, killed or captured: (a)with intention to capture the wildlife, or (b)while in possession of a firearm or other weapon. [/ QUOTE ] (a&b) Is a folding buck-knife considered a weapon here?? (I don't think so) I had no intention (none what so ever) to capture the deer, because that would have been crazy. I was doing a mini-deer drive, simply trying to make it run over to my friend, however uncoventional it may have been. According to this definition, I wasn't even hunting, and It was legal for me to do a deer drive for my friend, even though, my hunting tags had been filled, providing I wasn't carrying a weapon. I didn't attack the deer. It attacked me. As far as turning the deer over to my friend to tag, that was legal. It would have been illegal to leave it there and also illegal to take it out without a legal tag accompanying it. So, as stated on page 18 restriction #17, the possession of the deer was promptly turned over to my buddy, who tagged it for himself, and took all portions of the deer home with him, including the antlers.. [ QUOTE ] page #18 (17) - ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS It is also unlawful: 17. to kill wildlife, (with the exception of grizzly bear, cougar or a fur bearing animal other than a black bear) and fail to remove from the carcass the edible portions of the four quarters and loins to the person’s normal dwelling place or to a meat cutter or the owner or operator of a cold storage plant. ****A person who kills wildlife is exempted from the requirement to remove the edible portions if that person transfers possession of the wildlife to a recipient who complies with the requirement.**** [/ QUOTE ] And since it is illegal to loan or transfer tags from one person to another, the only way that deer could have been taken out legally, was to either contact a warden or transfer possession of the deer, not tags, over to my buddy, who used his own tags, and took soul possession of the entire animal. [ QUOTE ] Page #10 - DUPLICATE HUNTING LICENCES It is unlawful to use another person’s licence or permit, or to loan or transfer any licence or permit under any circumstances. [/ QUOTE ] I never used my friends licence, nor did he use mine. No licence or permit was transferred or loaned to another person. The entire deer however was turned over (transferred) to my friend who possessed a licence and permit(tag), as stated on page #18 (17). The deer is now his, not mine, and has a legal tag with it [ QUOTE ] Licence Cancellation It is unlawful to be in possession of a big game animal without a properly cancelled species licence or otherwise by licence, permit, or as provided by regulation. Any person who kills any of the above big game species must immediately cancel the appropriate species licence. [/ QUOTE ] To be in compliance with this law as well as page #18 -(17) the deer had to be turned over to my friend completely. The deer was turned over to my friend who was present at the time and possessed a licence and permit. And as stated on page #18 (17). The deer is now his, not mine. He took legal possession and cancelled his permit immediately to comply with the regulations. Now you have to remember, also, that I did not set out to kill this deer with any so called weapon, or anything that would be considered a weapon in the hunting regs. I don't even think the police consider a pocket-knife a weapon, unless it has a blade longer than 6". I was defending myself. Could I have turned around and walked away from this deer..yes, I could have, and should have no doubt. But I didn't. I was caught up in trying to get the dumb thing moving out to my buddy who was less than 150 yrds away. I broke no law doing that, just the law of sanity. At least the deer was utilized and taken out of it's misery, instead of living for maybe another couple of weeks and then rotting in the bush. I was stupid/dumb/brave, and I think I've already admited to that more than a few times, but you can't change your mind once the deer comes at you, and say "OK, I don't want to do this anymore." I can't see where any law was broken here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DesertTrophyHunts Posted December 19, 2005 Report Share Posted December 19, 2005 Re: **Attacked by a Blacktail Buck** The laws are different here in the states. Its considered "party hunting" and is a big no-no. Regardless of the law, I still feel that with an animal acting the way that he was that you should have gotten your friend and harvested this deer with his firearm. I know that most folks dont head out in the field armed with a buck(ee) knife and look to harvest a deer but give the situation the way that you described I feel that there were other alternatives and this disaster could have been prevented. I am glad to hear that no laws were broken up there in Canada and I am relieved to know that you are uninjured. I again feel that with a few good decisions you could have had the deer on the ground in a much easier, ethical fashion. DTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DesertTrophyHunts Posted December 19, 2005 Report Share Posted December 19, 2005 Re: **Attacked by a Blacktail Buck** [ QUOTE ] I took off running to cut him off and turn him back toward the field. but instead, he stopped, beside a big old fallen tree. I thought if I could just get on the other side of him, he'd have no-where to go, accept through me or out toward Steve. I managed to get around, with him, standing there watching me in a little swampy spot. I closed the distance, hoping he would bolt for the back field. NO......he held his ground, head down, shaking his head and bobbing it up and down. I was starting to get a bit scared about this time ..LOL..actually a bit before, but not as bad as now....LOL. I took out my folding buck-knife, took off one glove, so I could grip it well, and walked closer. I closed in on him, a small bent over tree between him and me, the very large fallen tree on the other side of him. I'm now at about 10 ft from him. I really can't believe what's happening myself, but I was bound and determined to get this stupid critter moving toward my friend. At this point I should have walked away ...but no..I picked up a long stick and reached out and actually tried poking him with it. He just looked at me with fiery eyes and shook his head at the stick, like he was sparring with another buck. That's when I lost my patience, with this loony tune deer. I stepped over the small tree between me and him. He is at about 7 ft now, with nothing between me and him. I have my glove hand out, hoping he won't do anything I might be sorry for, and my Knife clutched in my other hand. I stomped my feet to get him to move, but instead, he came at me. [/ QUOTE ] That is the main part of the story that left me scratching my head, the deer gave you a number of warning signs that are precursors to the attack. He was obviously backed into a corner. Like I said, at least you werent hurt and I'm sure you learned a VERY valuable lesson. I just hope that all of the people that responded praising your actions understand that there was nothing brave or heroic about them. It was a VERY DUMB thing to do. Its no different then seeing some city slicker getting out of their car at Yellowstone to take a picture of a bear only to get mauled. We all shake our heads at that and call them ignorant. I just dont see how this episode is any different. Buckee, I dont think your a bad guy and I will say exactly whats on my mind so if this sounded harsh I apologize. I just dont think that these types of behaviors should be praised or even bragged about. We all make mistakes, I am sure that I make more than most, we can only hope to learn from them. DTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted December 19, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2005 Re: **Attacked by a Blacktail Buck** Yeah..your right. Hindsight is a great thing ..LOL Like I said somewhere in this thread or maybe in another one "Next time"...LOL (God forbid), I'm going to turn around, go back to my coffee in the truck, and tell my buddy, I never saw a thing...LOL I was too brave/stupid, there is no doubt about that, but right up until that buck actually decided to come at me, I figured he would turn tail and run. The fact that I had already got him to run 100 yrds, which brought him about 80 yrds closer to where my buddy was sitting, gave me hope of getting him moving in the right direction. Like I said, I've come across a few rut crazed bucks in my life, and they sure have a stary-eyed, blank look in their eyes. It was the last day of the season too, which kind of enhanced the whole situation as far as me being just as persistant as the buck was, because he was a nice buck, and I wanted my buddy to fill his last tag.. Yeah, I was taking a real chance, and yeah, I was starting to think I shouldn't be getting this close, and yeah, I could have backed away at any time before the attack, but at least I had enough sense to get my knife out, just in case. Sure glad I did, because things would have turned out way different than what they did. And I'm also really glad I sharpened that knife up razor sharp, just the night before. When that buck came at me, I took a sick gulp, for sure, but I knew what had to be done at that moment, and as quickly as possible and I did it. God was with me for sure. I was actually reluctant to post the story, because it was so bazaar and I was so stupid/brave (fine line there...LOL) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted December 19, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2005 Re: **Attacked by a Blacktail Buck** [ QUOTE ] you could have had the deer on the ground in a much easier, ethical fashion [/ QUOTE ] There was nothing unethical about defending myself. The difference between me and a city slicker, who watches too much Walt Disney, is that I knew the whole time that that buck was very wild, and there was nothing tame about him. I was actually prepared for the worst ....call me nuts, but don't call me a city-slicker OK ..LOL [ QUOTE ] He was obviously backed into a corner [/ QUOTE ] No, the buck was never backed into a corner. He had lots of room to flee and a clear escape route. But I did only give him two escape routes, after he decided to stop by the large fallen tree. Through me or out toward the field. I appreciate your comments Drummond, and I agree, that it was a dumb thing to do, and I'm still shaking my head everytime I think about it, even though it all ended in my favour and all I ended up with was a bit of a sprained thumb. Could have been much worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LifeNRA Posted December 19, 2005 Report Share Posted December 19, 2005 Re: **Attacked by a Blacktail Buck** [ QUOTE ] but my buddy Steve from down Island still had a buck tag to fill and wanted to come up hunting today [/ QUOTE ] I am cornfused? Was it you, or do you have a buddy Steve as well? Either way, totally amazing! Just glad nobody got hurt! A wounded animal can be as, or, if not more dangerous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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