It sounds like what he did was kind of underhanded. It seems he lied to you about the circumstances. (I don't like liars) It also sounds like he's otherwise been a good hunting partner and maybe a friend. So you have to decide how much you value him as a friend, if not much then you may decide to cool the relationship. On the other hand if you consider him to be a good friend then you should talk this thru with him and see if you can salvage the friendship. Good friends are hard to come by and shouldn't be thrown away lightly.
Betrayed by my hunting partner
- Thread starter Varmit
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hunting partner and you didnt buy that buck so anyone can shoot it if they wanted to. I'd shoot it if i get the glimps of it, not thinking of wait thats myfriends buck i'll let him go!
Should be better to resolve this issue with your partner not posting it on here like that someone else shot your buck.
Seems like you guys were just great at hunting together and this one buck you wanted got takin by other hunter and you are just Sour and jealous about it. Very hard to find a good hunting partner and if you really think that guy didnt do the right thing, then find a new partner.
Should be better to resolve this issue with your partner not posting it on here like that someone else shot your buck.
Seems like you guys were just great at hunting together and this one buck you wanted got takin by other hunter and you are just Sour and jealous about it. Very hard to find a good hunting partner and if you really think that guy didnt do the right thing, then find a new partner.
We always hunt as a team and split our meat, but yeah it's sure nice to be the shooter!
Not worth end a friendship over but I can see why you are sore over it, a little.
Maybe you should give tips for next year as well, send him to hell and back for s*@ts and giggles
Not worth end a friendship over but I can see why you are sore over it, a little.
Maybe you should give tips for next year as well, send him to hell and back for s*@ts and giggles
bearkilr
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I have a select few friends that hunt and sometimes we hunt together, though mostly I go it alone. They would never pull sh*t like that, neither would I. Basic friendship etiquette is lacking here. If he was truly a friend, he would have asked if it was OK for him to go after that deer, not sneak over there. I wouldn't associate with people like that, and not because of the deer, but that attitude transfers over to other scenarios.
right on.
bearkilr
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^^^^^^^^
I consider fudamentals of close friendship honesty, pride and integrity. Perhaps you think there's something wrong with that?
Not at all...Maybe just maybe, the fella in question doesn't consider sitting in a stand all day hunting, and decided to go tramping...Now that he knew where Varmit was why not go in that direction? Anyone who would portray that as dishonest, without pride, or a lack of integrity is more questionable than they care to admit...More so than this guy that shot the deer...
I myself tramp bush far more than I sit..I've walked close to other hunter, and under some stands..Some I knew were there, some I did not...I have shot quite a few deer tramping..Some far away from anyone, and some close as 100yrs or so from another hunter....I have pushed alot of deer to other hunters while tramping, and not once did I get jealous that they shot it, some of which I was on thier trail...Thats hunting, thems the brakes...It's called sportsmanship..Try it some time!
P.S. This guy could have just as easily pushed the deer to Varmit, to which all would have been just fine...This is about jealousy, nothing more....
I dunno this just seems petty to me. I've brought several buddies into my camp that I have been using for the past 5 years. Its about 200 acres of crown land that we set a canvas tent up on. I didn't invite them so I can segregate them to separate corners of the land and not shoot anything that I am after...I invited them for two very important reasons: 1) They didn't have anywhere to call "camp", and most importantly 2) I enjoy there company. I don't go hunting just to shoot some buck. If we come out of camp with a couple deer for the freezer (all divided evenly, shooter keeps the rack), then its just a bonus. A week in the bush with my buddies is better than any tropical vacation!!
You invited him out hunting, and that is what he did. Unless you established a plan before you went out, how can you fault him? Did you tell him that was your spot and he was to stay away? We always make plans before we go out so that we don't trip into each other or have problems. I can understand the disappointment, but I'm not sure he betrayed you unless there was an agreement of who went where. I hope he thanked you for the great hunting invite and opportunity.
arcticcathonda
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If it bugged you enough to make a thread on the internet about it, end the friendship.
bearkilr
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This wasn't a prearranged group hunt where someone shot a buck and one guy got jealous. Sounds to me like one guy had his spot picked out, was excited about it and talked to his hunting partner and then the hunting partner pulled a loser move and slipped into the area and shot the deer his buddy was after. Good hunting partners/friends don't do that kind of stuff to each other.
A group hunt where everyone knows the ropes and is sharing areas is a different ball game....
The guy decided not to sit in a stand/blind, went tramping, and shot a deer....Big whoop...Like the OP implies, it is a big chunk of bush (2 miles between stands)..Thats alot of tramping..Best to tramp where you know another of your hunters are set up if unsure...Ups the odds for both...As for what was, or wasn't said was that he was not told he couldn't go there...He did nothing wrong...
You sure are!
Probably thought a lie was better than arguing with an irate friend, which he obviously is...
OP... the guy is a greedy A-Hole! He knew exactly what he was doing... undercutting a deer that you were working hard for... you should not have been so trusting and more ambiguous about the details of that buck. I have had the misfortune of hunting with a couple similar slobs over the years... there was not another trip after with either of those. Find a new partner or hunt alone... but keep in mind you probably wont be invited out west again to his uncles place... weigh that against the greedy buck.
