Congrats to Lindsey! I just never will understand some people. A big buck on the wall is worthless if you know that how you got him was wrong. Do these people tell their buddies how they stole someone elses deer when they are showing it off? Do they brag about how they trespassed? I hang deer on my wall and I am proud every time I see them. I think back and remember the story of the hunt. What do they have to be proud of?
This is part of what is killing me. My daughters were taking part in the reciovery. I made a bad shot, I know it, and its only I to blame. But here I am teaching them how to handle the situation. If anyone would have shot a .22lr in that valley I would have heard it, let alone a “deer rifle”. There was never a shot fired after the earlier shot next to olivia. This guy watched this deer stumble down the hill and bed in a thicket and die. I’m sure by the time he saw it, it was dead. (BTW liver was blown up in the gut pile). He told his buddies he shot it, and they believed him???
My dad did bring up one thing to me that I had to think about. About 8 years ago, we found a small 10 dead on our land. People hunting the neighbor’s land shot it and it crossed our fence. Unfortunately, no one looked hard enough – hellofa blood trail! Deer went to waste. My dad’s point was if you were sitting there for a hour and half and no one came looking, what would you do? Well, in this case within the hour the deer was gone, dressed, drug out, and taken away. I’m quite sure when he saw how big it was, greed took over.
I forgot to mention this. Just a funny thing when lindsey pulled her buck into the lane. She grabbed those horns and I thought she would never let go!!! 
I tried to get her to hold its head closer the the base of the horns for pics….those hands were glued to those antlers!! 
It won’t help you much Randy, but Karma will provail, eventually. Hope you are able to cherrish the memories of sitting with your daughters and more importantly, forget the memories of the jackwads that wrecked the rest of the hunt.
Horns will make people do stupid stuff. People losing touch with “the hunt” in my opinion.
Talk about a rollercoaster 
but you did have a great hunt with your daughter 
Sorry about your buck though 
Like they say – Time heals all wounds.
I had the best 4 hours on an opening morning ever. I’ve had days of seeing 60-80 deer, but never the amount of bucks as Lindsey and i have. We got to see quality deer, and best of all, I got to have time out with my kids. Something that many others will never get to experience.
Plus Kudos to Lindsey! She entered a big buck contest at school that had a (5) non-perishable food item donation entry. Its down to Lindsey and another girl who had her first year of deer hunting also. The pics are so close, that the teacher needs to measure the racks. 1st place $100 cabelas gift card and 2nd $50.00 Cabelas gift card. So either way, she has the continued excitement of 1st or 2nd place in the BB contest. So proud of her. Also, Olivia who has been more of the die-hard. Her attitude is amazing. After not seeing anything and her sister shooting a buck as her first deer on opening day, she was VERY complimentary and no jealousy at all! I’m a lucky Dad! 
Tough deal on your big deer Randy! I feel for you. My daughter Lindsay had a crack at a buck opening day right on the property line, and sometimes I wonder what would happen if that shot deer ran the other way.
I can tell you that you and I are lucky to have daughters that love to hunt and spend time with their dads!! I’ll take that time and no deer anytime. The deer is just a bonus.
Might be fun some year to get our daughters together for a hunt!!
Eric 
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I can tell you that you and I are lucky to have daughters that love to hunt and spend time with their dads!! I’ll take that time and no deer anytime. The deer is just a bonus.
Eric
I’m over it now and its in the past. I feel for Olivia, because she didn’t have the season that was possible – lesson learned for dad 
But to have Lindsey this last summer say she wanted to hunt and to have both of my daughters out was priceless. Lindsey will be at UW Point next year, so who knows what the future holds. Regardless, I had an awesome time.
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