Hunter etiquette:

[Cooperhawk]

Just had a young man knock on my door. He was dressed in camouflage orange and holding a shotgun. We do not allow shotgun hunting on our property due to the proximity of several houses in the woods, but rather than chastise him I asked what he needed. Turns out some friends and he had wounded a deer a mile south of my place last night and they were trying to find it and put it out of its misery. I told him to carry on and I would notify the neighbors.

The world needs more like this polite young man.

 

[Bear Paw Jack]

Good for you, and good for him.

 

[Jim Puke]

Good for you, and good for him.

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Good job!

 

[don44]

+1 Nice story.

 

[redhawker]

Good for you, and good for him.

And thank you for doing the right thing. I constantly hear stories about people tracking wounded game and then they do the right thing and ask a land owner if they can come on the property JUST to retrieve the game and they are denied, which means the animal goes to waste and the hunter has no legal recourse.

 

[WendyZXZ]

Sounds like a great interaction between all involved and courtesy from him!

 

[CLAYPOOL]

AS "Cranky" as I am , IF THEY ASK I LET THEM LOOK AND/OR GET THEIR DEER". I also tell them that it is NOT a scouting trip for future hunts....! I have what little I have for me only..

 

[contender]

It's good to hear we still have some GOOD younger hunters out there.

 

[Jim Puke]

It's good to hear we still have some GOOD younger hunters out there.

Contender, we have PLENTY of GOOD younger hunters, out there.

 

[contender]

I know we do,,, but we also hear about too many who are not good. I teach Hunter Safety & etiquette is part of it. But all too often,,,we don't hear about the good stuff.

 

[Jim Puke]

I know we do,,, but we also hear about too many who are not good. I teach Hunter Safety & etiquette is part of it. But all too often,,,we don't hear about the good stuff.

We also hear about too many old guys that are not good...and I know too many that are not good. This irresponsible hunter thing is not the sole purview of the young guns.

 

[Daveboone]

did they find the deer?

 

[gramps]

It all boils down to common courtesy IMO. It should pervade our lives at every level.
I was raised that I should not deny reasonable requests. I hope the young men find the deer.
gramps

 

[Cooperhawk]

did they find the deer?

As far as I know not yet. It's a very large area around our lake and he told me there was very little blood trail or hoof prints.

 

[Merle1948]

Good for you, and good for him.

Yes indeed!

 

[Pyromike]

I got to sit with my 12 yr old son when he shot his first deer (w/ bow). He was so excited. It ran to the neighbor's property. The homeowner lived about a mile away. I did the right thing (also showing my son the etiquette) and drove to the owners home. Explained what happened, where it was,etc. He asked how many points. Told him it was a doe. He went off on me about letting the does go and QDM, blah, blah. I finally interrupted him and said either let me retrieve it or it's going to waste. He just said to go get it.

It was only about 200 yards on his property in the thicket. I could have easily found it and nobody would have known, but wanted to make sure my son knew how to handle a situation like this.

Great job Cooperhawk for handling this professionally and hope they were able to find it.

 

[volshooter]

Sounds like a positive encounter. I would have taken issue with the young feller carrying his shot gun. No need for that at your door. Tn has laws about retrieving game. You may cross the fence to get it but you may not carry a weapon. Most of us will ask for permission if possible. If the land owner refuses you to do so he can be fined. You have a duty and right to retrieve game. Nice to hear your story. To many folks would just let it go.....