scumbag hunters, make me sick

[aku94]

Every other hunter I ran into during ML season was nothing but corteous, and I didn't have any of those problems that you describe. My worst enemy was the frozen snow, that was giving me away to all the deer... Didn't get anything, but I heard one running 75 yards away in heavy laurel- couldn't shoot or see it, but I found the trackstracks and confirmed my belief. I believe that I spooked another one into a swamp, tried to follow it, but lost it's tracks in the swamp, and couldn't shott that one either. If you want a trophy, don't pull the trigger on a little one- simple as that! You can't call back a bullet! When I small game hunt, I shoot various critters, all legal, and I always make my best effort to make a humane kill, recover the animal, and make as much use of it as possible. Some times, it is a little time consuming but if you look hard enough, you will find blood or something to track. Could it have been possible that the person did not know they hit the deer, or something? I remember one time shooting at a squirrel, watching it drop from the tree, then running off (sprinting) wounded and disappearing. I tried, but I could only find a couple drops of blood...no squirrel, however. I figure only a couple of the 6shot pellets from the .410 must have hit it in superficial locations, and most were probably deflected by the leaves (october).
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