I’m kind of in the dog house with my family for shooting the buck on Tuesday, and I’ve debated sharing this.
As I said in the post with my buck, I went old school on my east TX hunt with no corn and no camera, so I literally had no idea what was on or around the place.
For a little history, the place I was on is a 400 acre tract that connect to my Mother’s place (200 acres), and we’ve had permission to hunt it for over 25 years. I used to live within a 4 wheeler ride of the place, but when I bought the new place which is 20 miles away, I pretty much quit hunting over there.
My brother and niece only hunt in my Mother’s pasture (literally 100 yards behind her house and within sight of his house) which is at least 3/4 to a mile from where I was hunting, and I set up where I did to keep from messing up their spot. I called my brother last week and specifically asked him if they had any bucks on camera that he wanted me to pass. He only told me about one buck with split g2’s, and Saturday, I passed a buck with a split g2’s which I found out afterwards wasn’t even the same buck he had seen.
Fast forward, I kill my buck on Tuesday morning and send my brother a picture, and he tells me that he has pictures of him and told my niece that he wasn’t old enough and wasn’t a shooter. I wasn’t very nice with my reply and told him that if he thought that buck wasn’t a shooter he needs to quit hunting and take up golf.
My brother took the pictures and helped me load him. He didn’t say anything, but I could tell he was pissed. He told me later that my niece is really pissed too. I told him that he needed to smooth it over because it’s just hunting, and I had done nothing wrong and had even tried to avoid any bucks they were hunting.
My wife wants me to stay off that place to avoid pissing them off, but I’m more inclined to go back and kill a couple more does just to piss them off.
My brother is a lazy hunter and always has been. He pretty much only hunts within sight of his house and wonders why he doesn’t see many deer. I love my niece and want her to be successful, and I’ve offered for several years to set up a two person spot and take her. He has declined the offer. I’ve also offered for a couple years to bring her to OK for youth weekend, and that offer has been declined too.
Am I wrong in this situation? Should I avoid hunting on 600 acres, so he can hunt the 5 acres behind his house?
As I said in the post with my buck, I went old school on my east TX hunt with no corn and no camera, so I literally had no idea what was on or around the place.
For a little history, the place I was on is a 400 acre tract that connect to my Mother’s place (200 acres), and we’ve had permission to hunt it for over 25 years. I used to live within a 4 wheeler ride of the place, but when I bought the new place which is 20 miles away, I pretty much quit hunting over there.
My brother and niece only hunt in my Mother’s pasture (literally 100 yards behind her house and within sight of his house) which is at least 3/4 to a mile from where I was hunting, and I set up where I did to keep from messing up their spot. I called my brother last week and specifically asked him if they had any bucks on camera that he wanted me to pass. He only told me about one buck with split g2’s, and Saturday, I passed a buck with a split g2’s which I found out afterwards wasn’t even the same buck he had seen.
Fast forward, I kill my buck on Tuesday morning and send my brother a picture, and he tells me that he has pictures of him and told my niece that he wasn’t old enough and wasn’t a shooter. I wasn’t very nice with my reply and told him that if he thought that buck wasn’t a shooter he needs to quit hunting and take up golf.
My brother took the pictures and helped me load him. He didn’t say anything, but I could tell he was pissed. He told me later that my niece is really pissed too. I told him that he needed to smooth it over because it’s just hunting, and I had done nothing wrong and had even tried to avoid any bucks they were hunting.
My wife wants me to stay off that place to avoid pissing them off, but I’m more inclined to go back and kill a couple more does just to piss them off.
My brother is a lazy hunter and always has been. He pretty much only hunts within sight of his house and wonders why he doesn’t see many deer. I love my niece and want her to be successful, and I’ve offered for several years to set up a two person spot and take her. He has declined the offer. I’ve also offered for a couple years to bring her to OK for youth weekend, and that offer has been declined too.
Am I wrong in this situation? Should I avoid hunting on 600 acres, so he can hunt the 5 acres behind his house?
ID take that one any day of the week! nice Buck
Agree with them and carry on best you can. Id love to have that problem
Nope, your all good
im just the opposite my scope is all the way forward because my neck is 2 foot long! wish it was below the waist in that respect! anyway nobody could probably shoot my rifles.
I don’t see where you done anything wrong
RM, this is me too. I would likely go back every chance I get just to prove a point. Yet, that may also be why I don't have very many friends and family that likes me so be careful of my advice.
You did nothing wrong and if he isn't a shooter, I don't know what is. Congratulations on the buck and don't worry about them being pissy.
Nope you did nothing wrong even ask for a list of bucks not to kill. just how family acts you killed a nice one their pissed dont worry about it. keep hunting and take Does. you could offer to help them branch out and see what their reply is as in putting them a stand farther out or help them build one.!
I’ve been offering to help my brother scout and set up new spots out of the pasture for years, but he‘s never taken me up on it.
I like the ease of hunting over a feeder or food plot as much as anyone, and in a way, I decided to hunt in east TX this year to prove to myself that I’ve still got the ability to go into the woods, look for deer signs, and really “hunt”. Evidently, I do.
Similar threads
