popgun Posted November 13, 2006 Report Share Posted November 13, 2006 I was visiting with a friend yesterday. During our conversation, his wife received a phone call from one of her brothers. Both of her brothers are hunting in a deer camp somewhere here in Arkansas, but I don’t know exactly where. One of the senior members of their deer camp was found dead in his deer stand after he didn’t show up for the noon lunch break. He had diabetes and heart problems, and was overweight. This is something that could have happened anytime, and anywhere, but it happened at deer camp. Out of respect for their fallen comrade, do the remaining hunters continue to hunt throughout the week, or shut down as a token of respect? No one would want to offend the family of the heart attack victim, but what do you think the remaining hunters should do? ….popgun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andrea Posted November 13, 2006 Report Share Posted November 13, 2006 Re: Respect? Ummmm................that's easy in my opinion............you terminate the hunt and attend the funeral. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted November 13, 2006 Report Share Posted November 13, 2006 Re: Respect? This could take action to a couple different ways. 1. They keep hunting to remember and respect his love for hunting and outdoors, and dedicate the hunt to him. 2. They shut down and pay tribute, respect and condolences to the man's family and friends by attending the wake and funeral service. That sure is a tough one popgun, not too sure what I'd want to do in this situation. #2 would probably be the best thing to do respectively for the family (the best thing to do in this situation), but #1 would probably be best respectively for the person who died. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUDRUNNER Posted November 13, 2006 Report Share Posted November 13, 2006 Re: Respect? Hmmm,that's a tough situation.I've actually had two similiar situations.One involved my Grandpa getting into a car accident when we were pheasant hunting in South Dakota.Although I stayed at the hospital for the rest of the week,the other fellas did hunt.It was a trip that they paid for and took time off work for,and there was no point in all of them staying at the hospital. The next year at deer camp the owner of the property passed out and we rushed him to the nearest hospital,which was about 20 miles away.He had a heart attack and got immediate open heart surgery.On this ocassion a few of us did finish out the weekend hunt. Fortunately both my Grandpa and the land owner lived,but I doubt the situation would have been much different had the outcome been worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUDRUNNER Posted November 13, 2006 Report Share Posted November 13, 2006 Re: Respect? One thing I forgot to mention about my situations is that both trips are fairly short.Three days for deer camp,and four for the pheasant hunt,which would've left enough time to be home for the wake and funeral. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OJR Posted November 13, 2006 Report Share Posted November 13, 2006 Re: Respect? If I were in the camp, I would hunt until the day of the funeral. I would go to the funeral and after he was laid to rest, I would go back hunting. If I got something, I would bring his widow or family the meat from the hunt! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tp793 Posted November 13, 2006 Report Share Posted November 13, 2006 Re: Respect? I think its really in what the individual person feelsis right. One may think to honor and respect the family by going to the funeral while another individual might think it best to respect him with a dedicated hunt or doing what their fellow hunter would have wanted. Tricky situation and sad news.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dust Posted November 13, 2006 Report Share Posted November 13, 2006 Re: Respect? I personally would have continued hunting after a period of time to pay tribute to hime and the other hunters. Sounds like the guy had a love for hunting. I know no one would ever know for sure, but I would say the guy would want them to continue on. I would however not hunted the day of the funeral and gone to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Finn Posted November 13, 2006 Report Share Posted November 13, 2006 Re: Respect? [ QUOTE ] If I were in the camp, I would hunt until the day of the funeral. I would go to the funeral and after he was laid to rest, I would go back hunting. If I got something, I would bring his widow or family the meat from the hunt! [/ QUOTE ] I agree.....I do know this, if I were the deceased, I'd hate for everyone to give up the hunt to sit around and mourn the whole week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nutz4bucks Posted November 14, 2006 Report Share Posted November 14, 2006 Re: Respect? yeah, i agree with finn I wouldn't want everybody to mourn over my death i want them to celebrate my life and hunt or anything to remember me and my life..i know you have to mourn sometimes to start the healing process... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebeilgard Posted November 14, 2006 Report Share Posted November 14, 2006 Re: Respect? pay your last respects,and bury your fallen friend. the deer will have to wait a day, or a year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrow32 Posted November 14, 2006 Report Share Posted November 14, 2006 Re: Respect? [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] If I were in the camp, I would hunt until the day of the funeral. I would go to the funeral and after he was laid to rest, I would go back hunting. If I got something, I would bring his widow or family the meat from the hunt! [/ QUOTE ] I agree.....I do know this, if I were the deceased, I'd hate for everyone to give up the hunt to sit around and mourn the whole week. [/ QUOTE ] I feel the same way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike Posted November 14, 2006 Report Share Posted November 14, 2006 Re: Respect? i think you would have to know the guy who passed to make a decsion on the hunt or not! i know with me and my hunting buddies it would be finish the hunt and go to the funeral. it will take 2 or 3 days for the funeral so we would be out there hunting for or fallen buddy! JMO like i said it would depend on what your friend would have wanted and you would have to know him to make the honest opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doughboy1956 Posted November 14, 2006 Report Share Posted November 14, 2006 Re: Respect? I would stop the hunt. MUO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted November 14, 2006 Report Share Posted November 14, 2006 Re: Respect? Well, I could try to be funny and say put the guy on ice and continue hunting, or get serious and take the guy home to his family and let hunting wait until another day . wait .....is this during the rut? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricfirefighter Posted November 14, 2006 Report Share Posted November 14, 2006 Re: Respect? if it was me i would want everybody to continue the hunt but i know my family would not see it the same way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superguide Posted November 14, 2006 Report Share Posted November 14, 2006 Re: Respect? WE had a guy die in camp one year of a heart attack-his buddies and uncle took a day off then kept hunting-I'm sure he liked that. The strange thing was two days after he died guys were phoning for his spot-not very good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWSmith Posted November 14, 2006 Report Share Posted November 14, 2006 Re: Respect? I'd say to Honor your Friend, continue Hunting(he would have if he could), and donate all the processed meat taken to the family...but cut the hunt short to attend the Funeral. I Know if my best friend died while we were hunting together...After having a Campfire in his Honor the evening before I would be hunting my hardest the very next morning trying to put some food on his familys table. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newarcher Posted November 14, 2006 Report Share Posted November 14, 2006 Re: Respect? Depends....if he was a long standing member of the club that everyone knew and loved...sure stop hunting. If it is like some clubs where I don't have a clue who some of the guys are...no way would I stop hunting except to say a prayer. New Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted November 14, 2006 Report Share Posted November 14, 2006 Re: Respect? Think it depends on the individual and how close they knew the man. Personally I would see nothing wrong with continuing to hunt and then cutting the hunt short the day of the funeral and attending th efuneral. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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