Leaving deer where they lay

[RealMuddyboots]

It was similar to that one let me look and see if I can find it again I believe the guy hunted in Indiana

Well, if this person is actually in Indiana, file a complaint on IN Tip line. Clearly in violation of wanton waste laws.

 

[TrapperJ]

Well, if this person is actually in Indiana, file a complaint on IN Tip line. Clearly in violation of wanton waste laws.

I'm trying to find that video again I watch way to many hunting videos and I try my fullest to study it but the guy was for sure in Indiana and it seem the channel started big buck something which is what everyone names there things nowadays but as soon as it's found in reporting it cause it pisses me off on some things these YouTubers do

 

[NCdeerHunter1959]

Not ethical to me, and in our area, not practical. I took a kid and a teenager hunting with me, and put the older boy in a stand about 500 yards from my stand this season. He shot a doe, and it ran into the edge of the woods. I waited 20 minutes for legal time to end and went to recover his deer. we tracked it about 50 yards and found where it had laid down and bled a lot, but moved on. after tracking another 100 yards in the thick pine woods, I found the deer and saw its eyes reflecting in my head mounted light. as soon as I said to the boys "there's your deer" those eyes stood up behind a pine tree and was taller than I! It was being carried off by about a 300 pound bear. After a few loud and tense minutes we were able to scare off the bear and recover the deer. NOT SOMETHING I RECOMMEND!

 

[TrapperJ]

Not ethical to me, and in our area, not practical. I took a kid and a teenager hunting with me, and put the older boy in a stand about 500 yards from my stand this season. He shot a doe, and it ran into the edge of the woods. I waited 20 minutes for legal time to end and went to recover his deer. we tracked it about 50 yards and found where it had laid down and bled a lot, but moved on. after tracking another 100 yards in the thick pine woods, I found the deer and saw its eyes reflecting in my head mounted light. as soon as I said to the boys "there's your deer" those eyes stood up behind a pine tree and was taller than I! It was being carried off by about a 300 pound bear. After a few loud and tense minutes we were able to scare off the bear and recover the deer. NOT SOMETHING I RECOMMEND!

That's like my ultimate concern where I'm hunting something like some hogs or bear taking my deer which luckily I can put them down pretty quickly but crazy story. Was there much left of the deer?

 

[Wilderland]

Basically all of the Midwest and all of the South and all of the Western states people think that the animals are shooting targets and all of the eastern States (PA up to Maine) are just a bunch of road Hunters from what I've seen

Wow. That’s a broad brush stroke.

 

[geetar]

But how does one know she's hot? Say one doe in 10 does is hot that means you have to shoot those 10 does before you get the hot one right? Also I never seen a doe while Hunting buck season

I'll break it down for you. In a state like NC where @np307 and I are there is no buck season except on specific game lands and it's pretty much post rut or past the peak when that's in. It's just deer season for most people. In my area it's 2 buck tags and 4 doe tags. Let's say hypothetically that it's peak rut and you shoot a doe right after you climb in the stand. It's plenty cold out, the meat isn't going to spoil, and you were planning to hunt until mid morning anyway. In that scenario it's not an uncommon practice to leave that doe lying for at least a few minutes to see if a buck follows her trail into the same area and you can shoot him too. I've never done this but I've often heard of it. If you don't see any more deer and get tired of waiting you simply climb down, drag the doe out and head home.

 

[Stretcher_Jockey]

I’ve shot does early and stayed put for a couple hours numerous times. If it’s warmish I may gut it real fast then keep hunting. In my part of Tennessee we’re allowed 3 does per day for the entirety of the season and I’ve been able to double and even triple up before this way.

Have never done it with the thought ended deer might attract a buck though. I’ve never even considered that possibility tbh.

Have never even considered just leaving one altogether though that’s pretty gross.

 

[BenimusPrime]

Only time we ever left a deer laying more than a few hours was because we simply could not find it. Dad shot it in the last minutes of daylight and we could not find that thing after an hour of searching. Old man found it immediately the next day. Night was cold enough it didn't rot and the wolves luckily didn't get to it. He said it was 10 times harder to drag that thing out of the woods once it stiffened up though.

 

[3006Sprng]

Hello folks I got a rather interesting topic that I kinda just wanna hear everyones opinion on. So I was watching YouTube and I was watching a stupid channel called grow Whitetail something and they mentioned a tip that they use where they shoot the first doe they see and they leave it lay and a buck will come along find her scent follow it to her and then they shoot the buck. Sounds simple right? Well then they mentioned it might lay all day or that if it goes off in a really thick spot they just leave it cause it's food for other animals and they mentioned that they do that everytime they go hunting. So my question to all the old timers and whatnot is this a practical trick? To me it sounds like a huge violation

Sounds slightly unethical. Also sounds like a major abuse of a resource we all love.