1998 shotgun buck (pics) and (story)

Hillbilly · December 18, 2004

Well, this hunt was in 1998 and I was a 9th grade in high school.

A friend and I was hunting a logging road. We just climbed in our climbers. Within 30 minutes of sitting down a small 4 pointer came walking by then a doe then this buck. I took aim at him and slowly took a deep breath and pulled the trigger. Quick hunt, but not over. The buck was around 45 yards, when I shot, the buck jumped and ran down the logging road and cut into a bottom. I kept hearing him running, then silence. Well, we walked around for about 2 hours with only noticing 10 small spots of blood. I thought I naied him, but guess not. We came back three other days, but no luck

Well, later that spring while out hunting for mushrooms I came across some hair, which looked like deer hair, followed it up into a big thicket, the same thicket we looked in, and found some bones. Followed some more and found a old bone which turned out to be his leg. Then right beside a log was the spine and this skull you see in the pic. I went home called up my friend that was hunting with me to get over here, I found something that will tickle his feathers. He saw the rack in the yard and immediately said "you found the rack" But also tells everyone that it shouldn't be my deer cause we didn't find him during that pervious fall.

What do you all think??? Should this buck be accounted for in my trophy case?? or not??

I'll respect anuone's opinions. I think it should, I shot him legally but never found him.

Hope you enjoyed the pic.

CASEY

Sam16 · December 18, 2004