What would YOU do?

Wild Bill Bucks · July 31, 2008, 11:45 AM

This was sent to me, I think, as a joke this morning on my e-mail.
The Caption on the picture read," We found out , after 25 years of quality deer management, that we had lost our lease, there was only one thing to do."http://www.thefiringline.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=34627&stc=1&d=1217522239

I would hope this isn't a real picture, but it did get me to thinking, what would
you do, if you had properly maintained your lease for 25 years, then all of a sudden, you were told you could not hunt it anymore?

I wonder if the land owner got dollar signs in his eyes.

Wyatt Earp · July 31, 2008, 12:07 PM

Looks like they had a good time. Depending on where they are, and assuming this is a real picture, then it could be legal. Where ever they are they have some nice bucks.

Wyatt

Scorch · July 31, 2008, 12:29 PM

I gotta hand it to them, I would be tempted to do the same thing. Unfortunately, if they are managing the lease properly, they have only scratched the surface on the bucks to be harvested. You can accomplish a lot in 25 years, and deer densities that would allow them to harvest that many good bucks are also high enough to harvest 5-6 times that many does.

Yithian · July 31, 2008, 07:06 PM

What would I do?
I would remove all my equipment and supplies from the property.
I would then locate all my salt licks and DE roll patches and dig out the dirt I spent money on.
Pull out all feeders and blinds.
Urinate on every deer rub, and trail.

Once the deer realize that all the resources they had are gone, and people have taken residence, they will move on to other locations.

Then I would find a nearby neighbor that is willing to lease to me, and set up shop there.

Kreyzhorse · July 31, 2008, 08:27 PM

No way its a real picture.

If it was though, I wouldn't let a picture one escape. I'd hunt that land and never tell anyone where I was shooting those monsters.

elkman06 · July 31, 2008, 09:05 PM

I don't mean that as harsh as it sounds but, think about it. My friends and I did a similar thing by educating a farmer that he had a valuable resource in hunting rights for pheasant. After a couple of very good years hunting, we arrived to find out that we were too late w/ the money. He was also happy to express to us how we had been essentially screwing him on the value. People do and will get dollar signs in their eyes and
"him w/ da mostest, get the mostest". Hopefully it's not true here.
elkman06

birdshot · August 1, 2008, 09:19 AM

these deer have already been to the taxidermy shop. very nice collection.

davlandrum · August 1, 2008, 09:48 AM

+1 Birdshot!!!!

Nice catch! I was too busy looking at horns to actually look at detail.

Anyone notice the horn on the far right of the picture? It is real long, like maybe a caribou or something.

Desertfox · August 2, 2008, 07:31 AM

Davlandrum it looks like a leg behind the antler kind of blends together.

There are some funny blurs when you blow the picture up. It appears to be a nice job on Photoshop. It is a cool picture and fun for them, no doubt.
My bet is it is a good blend of photos. One of his friends and the others bunched up in front.
Notice the leaves in front, nice and deep. Still, it is a conversation piece.

July 31, 2008, 12:29 PM	#3
Scorch Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2006 Location: Washington state Posts: 15,248	I gotta hand it to them, I would be tempted to do the same thing. Unfortunately, if they are managing the lease properly, they have only scratched the surface on the bucks to be harvested. You can accomplish a lot in 25 years, and deer densities that would allow them to harvest that many good bucks are also high enough to harvest 5-6 times that many does. __________________ Never try to educate someone who resists knowledge at all costs. But what do I know? Summit Arms Services

July 31, 2008, 07:06 PM	#4
Yithian Senior Member Join Date: June 7, 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 719	What would I do? I would remove all my equipment and supplies from the property. I would then locate all my salt licks and DE roll patches and dig out the dirt I spent money on. Pull out all feeders and blinds. Urinate on every deer rub, and trail. Once the deer realize that all the resources they had are gone, and people have taken residence, they will move on to other locations. Then I would find a nearby neighbor that is willing to lease to me, and set up shop there. __________________ Pondering the differences, terminally, between the V-Max and the A-Max.

July 31, 2008, 08:27 PM	#5
Kreyzhorse Senior Member Join Date: April 12, 2006 Location: NKY Posts: 12,463	No way its a real picture. If it was though, I wouldn't let a picture one escape. I'd hunt that land and never tell anyone where I was shooting those monsters. __________________ "He who laughs last, laughs dead." Homer Simpson

July 31, 2008, 09:05 PM	#6
elkman06 Senior Member Join Date: March 14, 2006 Location: Wyoming Posts: 885	Sorry, but deal w/ it. I don't mean that as harsh as it sounds but, think about it. My friends and I did a similar thing by educating a farmer that he had a valuable resource in hunting rights for pheasant. After a couple of very good years hunting, we arrived to find out that we were too late w/ the money. He was also happy to express to us how we had been essentially screwing him on the value. People do and will get dollar signs in their eyes and "him w/ da mostest, get the mostest". Hopefully it's not true here. elkman06 __________________ "The right of the citizens to bear arms in the defense of themselves and of the state shall not be denied." Wyoming Constitution Article 1, Sec24 "Better to be tried by 12 than carried by 6"

August 1, 2008, 09:19 AM	#7
birdshot Senior Member Join Date: January 17, 2008 Location: north platte nebraska Posts: 344	mounts these deer have already been to the taxidermy shop. very nice collection.

July 31, 2008, 12:07 PM	#2
Wyatt Earp Member Join Date: March 31, 2005 Posts: 80	Looks like they had a good time. Depending on where they are, and assuming this is a real picture, then it could be legal. Where ever they are they have some nice bucks. Wyatt

August 1, 2008, 09:48 AM	#8
davlandrum Senior Member Join Date: February 27, 2006 Location: Lane County Oregon Posts: 2,547	+1 Birdshot!!!! Nice catch! I was too busy looking at horns to actually look at detail. Anyone notice the horn on the far right of the picture? It is real long, like maybe a caribou or something. __________________ U.S Army, Retired Ethics is knowing the difference between what you have a right to do and what is right to do. -Potter Stewart

August 2, 2008, 07:31 AM	#9
Desertfox Senior Member Join Date: January 26, 2006 Location: Arkansas-Oklahoma Line Posts: 336	Davlandrum it looks like a leg behind the antler kind of blends together. There are some funny blurs when you blow the picture up. It appears to be a nice job on Photoshop. It is a cool picture and fun for them, no doubt. My bet is it is a good blend of photos. One of his friends and the others bunched up in front. Notice the leaves in front, nice and deep. Still, it is a conversation piece. __________________ Teach a kid to respect wildlife, then teach a kid to hunt and fish.