hunting in pairs, whos out of line?

At my camp all licensed hunters get an even share of the animals (and the particular cuts of meat) shot while they were in camp. This year one guy left early and after he left a fawn was shot. Instead of going to though the hassle of figuring out his reduced share I suggested he just get full share anyway. Everyone agreed.

We also keep an amount of meat aside for landowners whos property we hunt. This year my dad was unable to hunt he allowed us to use his bike, so he also got a small share of meat as thanks.

The key is hunting with good guys and not ***holes, it seems.
 
Ok it seems clear that 1/2 you guys can't read or i was no where near clear enough!so I'm going to break this down as clear as I can!

I share 50/50 with any hunting partners if only 1 animal is got. A roast or something is just a thanks for coming along on that specific trip

This buddy couldn't contribute to the hunt really as he has no PAL, no CORE, no Tags and no gun, I went to where he wanted , shot dragged, gutted, skinned the deer, showed him how to butcher it (he just watched as I explained how to get the cuts) then he thinks he should be getting ALL. The trimmings , after I gave him 1/2 the prime cuts, that doesn't sound like 50/50 to me!! That sounds more like HE is thinks he should be getting MORE meat then me.


Once again , he already got 1/2 the good stuff and had burger coming his way. This wasn't a friendship ending event I was just shocked (not angry pissed upset ) that a new hunter ( if u can call him that with no gear and having never been) would expect more from the hunt then the guy teaching him


I don't see why you guys can't understand tht from my first post
 
Runningfool said:
Then some guy on the Internet says you are a stingy, petty, sonofa#####! Does that make sense to you?
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OK well to clear that up, I didnt say he was stingy, i said "you are teaching him to be stingy/petty"

He said the guy was "his buddy" yes? I share with my buddies.....they share with me, that's we we call them buddies? Yes?

Anyway, he was asking for opinions and he has gotten a lot of them, some of which he agrees with and some he does not. Many others have also expressed opinions about what they would or would not do or have done in similar circumstances. No one is asking anyone to agree with them, they are just stating their thoughts.

CLEARLY he did not want any opinions that did not agree with his original statements, what he wanted was re-inforcement that he was correct. And since he is not getting it he is getting upset. Well, - Don't ask a question if you dont think you will like the answer.
 
I'm not getting upset at all, yes I asked for opinions. But I seems like I'm getting a lot based off not reading the whole post or people using a different scenario "me and my hunting buddy of 20 years always go 50/50"

I have NO problem splitting 5050 hell like I said I was going to with him but I found it shocking he expected to get all the burger
 
I didn't realize deer meat was such a hot commodity in some areas. Where I live, it's hard to give it away, guess we're all spoiled over the years. :redface:

That said, seeing as it is such a desirable aspect of the hunting experience in areas, I don't think the non hunting buddy deserved any meat, so you were more than generous in giving him some, especially given the fact you did all the work.
 
ultimate_monkey said:
Ok it seems clear that 1/2 you guys can't read or i was no where near clear enough!so I'm going to break this down as clear as I can!

I share 50/50 with any hunting partners if only 1 animal is got. A roast or something is just a thanks for coming along on that specific trip

This buddy couldn't contribute to the hunt really as he has no PAL, no CORE, no Tags and no gun, I went to where he wanted , shot dragged, gutted, skinned the deer, showed him how to butcher it (he just watched as I explained how to get the cuts) then he thinks he should be getting ALL. The trimmings , after I gave him 1/2 the prime cuts, that doesn't sound like 50/50 to me!! That sounds more like HE is thinks he should be getting MORE meat then me.


Once again , he already got 1/2 the good stuff and had burger coming his way. This wasn't a friendship ending event I was just shocked (not angry pissed upset ) that a new hunter ( if u can call him that with no gear and having never been) would expect more from the hunt then the guy teaching him


I don't see why you guys can't understand tht from my first post
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Read my post right above yours. The last line seems to be appropriate even if the rest of it isnt.
 
ultimate_monkey said:
Ok it seems clear that 1/2 you guys can't read or i was no where near clear enough!so I'm going to break this down as clear as I can!

I share 50/50 with any hunting partners if only 1 animal is got. A roast or something is just a thanks for coming along on that specific trip

This buddy couldn't contribute to the hunt really as he has no PAL, no CORE, no Tags and no gun, I went to where he wanted , shot dragged, gutted, skinned the deer, showed him how to butcher it (he just watched as I explained how to get the cuts) then he thinks he should be getting ALL. The trimmings , after I gave him 1/2 the prime cuts, that doesn't sound like 50/50 to me!! That sounds more like HE is thinks he should be getting MORE meat then me.


Once again , he already got 1/2 the good stuff and had burger coming his way. This wasn't a friendship ending event I was just shocked (not angry pissed upset ) that a new hunter ( if u can call him that with no gear and having never been) would expect more from the hunt then the guy teaching him


I don't see why you guys can't understand tht from my first post
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sounds to me like he just needs to be told what the proper edict is in this regard and that he was lucky to get what he did from you. I agree with you 100% that you gave more than necessary.
 
I didn't realize deer meat was such a hot commodity in some areas. Where I live, it's hard to give it away,
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Same here - I shot a very large buck this Oct so I just gave 4 roasts and 5 burger packs to the neighbours - He has a family and will use it. He also had tags but couldn't go out because of work.

Normally, however it's hard here to give it away as we are quite urbanized and few city people (especially women and children) want to eat wild game. Oh, they will take it just to be polite and then throw it out after a while. Taste bias and all that.

If it was beef it would probably be different.
 
mrgoat said:
Reading all these posts is a reminder how childish some adults can be. I became aware of this very early in my hunting days so I have always been very choosy who I hunted with. A safe, enjoyable hunting experience with a friend was always more important that how much meat went in my freezer.
The hunting fraturnity is no different than other interest groups as it has undesirables. Experience has taught that clear communication "before" the hunt on how the game is to be shared will solve almost all issues before they even have a chance to start.

Meat can be gotten easily, friends are harder to come by, so to the OP you will have to decide what is more important, the meat, or the friendship.
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Very well said!
 
PSE said:
Normally, however it's hard here to give it away as we are quite urbanized and few city people (especially women and children) want to eat wild game. Oh, they will take it just to be polite and then throw it out after a while. Taste bias and all that.

If it was beef it would probably be different.
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Here many people don't eat it because that's all they ate when they were young. Considered a "poor man's meat" I suppose.
 
ultimate_monkey said:
OK so a qucik back storey. I was taught that if you go out with a friend / buddy on a hunting trip (lets just say for the day to hunt deer) if one of you gets one and the other doesnt, its good ettiquit to share SOME meat with the other, say a roast or somthing along those lines, and a bit of burger meat after butchering. does this sound about right to you guys?

So this past weekend i was out with my buddy, hes interesting in starting to hunt do his CORE and PALS, any way, weve been taking his jeep and spliting gas money. Any who im the only one with my PAL and tags, so bag a little fork, nothing worth braggin about, any way skin and hang it, few days later we are goin over butchering the thing, Im no pro but can get the cuts with out butchering the roasts and stuff to a pulp haha. as this was the first deer trip that success when hes been out i was tring to be a good guy and gave him 1/2 of all the prime cuts. so a good chunk of meat for sure! any way his girl friend stops by to see how its going (her dad is a BIG hunter so shes grown up doing it) any way his reply was "good, almost done, me and James (me) just have to fight over who gets this (*points at the big bucket of all the trimmings goin for pepperoni and burger etc*) This left me shocked, is it "right" that he thinks hes entiled to the whole thing, despite being the student in this situation. He seemed pretty annoyed when we cleaned up and i stuck the bucket in my freezer. Am i that outof line here? i did plan on giving him som burger when its ready but now im not to sure.

so im just looking for some input here, any time iv been out with some one, iv been the less experianced and have never expected to get any thing if i didnt bag an animal on the trip. has somthing changed in the etiquitte for hunting?
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ultimate_monkey said:
Ok it seems clear that 1/2 you guys can't read or i was no where near clear enough!so I'm going to break this down as clear as I can!

I share 50/50 with any hunting partners if only 1 animal is got. A roast or something is just a thanks for coming along on that specific trip

This buddy couldn't contribute to the hunt really as he has no PAL, no CORE, no Tags and no gun, I went to where he wanted , shot dragged, gutted, skinned the deer, showed him how to butcher it (he just watched as I explained how to get the cuts) then he thinks he should be getting ALL. The trimmings , after I gave him 1/2 the prime cuts, that doesn't sound like 50/50 to me!! That sounds more like HE is thinks he should be getting MORE meat then me.


Once again , he already got 1/2 the good stuff and had burger coming his way. This wasn't a friendship ending event I was just shocked (not angry pissed upset ) that a new hunter ( if u can call him that with no gear and having never been) would expect more from the hunt then the guy teaching him


I don't see why you guys can't understand tht from my first post
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What I read from your first post is that you don't mind sharing the use of his vehicle. I guess you figure cuz you chip in gas money that makes it all good.

Man up. Give the guy half the ****ing meat... you sound like a whiny biatch...
 
That you give him something is a credit to you. But maybe if you give him some completed pepperettes he will appreciate it.

It is too hard to please everyone. Maybe next year you don't use his jeep and let him find someone else to hunt with. He may appreciate you more.
 
I think if you invite someone along hunter or not and they help and participate in the harvest that giving them half isn't out of line.... I also think that someone with no tag and no license expecting to take more than half or even any of your meat is out of line as well.... simply put I would give the guy half enjoy my half and if he gives you grief not bring him along in the future.... life is too short to worry about a few pounds of meat....
 
Everybody has thier own way of splitting (or not) meat. Just work it out beforehand.

I've helped pack out deer and I've been helped and never expected any meat.And when I say "pack out" I mean carry it in my pack down a mountain, not just help drag a deer a few yards to a road. I wouldn't help pack out a moose the same way without a share of the meat.

All this stuff needs to be discussed beforehand, so there aren't any surprises and whiners.
 
Tikka6xc said:
This post made me realize how sad I am that the season is over.


Party of 3 here. When we hunt together the idea is to fill tags regardless who shoots. We're good friends, meat is shared threw the year. nothing complicated.
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x2, we don't care if one guy shoots all the deer or one each, as long as the freezer gets filled. Everything is 50/50 (well 25/25/25/25 in our case)
 
ultimate_monkey said:
I'm not getting upset at all, yes I asked for opinions. But I seems like I'm getting a lot based off not reading the whole post or people using a different scenario "me and my hunting buddy of 20 years always go 50/50"

I have NO problem splitting 5050 hell like I said I was going to with him but I found it shocking he expected to get all the burger
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So actually, the focus of this thread is what, 20lbs of burger? Awesome. if you ever want to team up, I'm busy.
 
The guys I hunt with we will share a moose if they are there to help with the work.For deer we will help each other but no share is expected,we all know this beforehand,the shooter gets the deer.Works for us.
 
20 years ago I invited a fella to hunt bears with my father and I (actually he had been asking to go for a few years). The area was ours, the gear was ours, we baited with our bait stash for weeks prior to the hunt... this fella just showed up for the actual hunting... well, I harvested a 500 pound bruin, my dad shot a 300 pound bear and the friend took a 120 pound 2 year old. All three bears went to the butcher's... when the meat was done, we gathered on my dad's farm and sorted everything by cut... loin chops together, round roast together, tenderloin together, burger together etc... we started sorting into three piles (with every intention of dividing equally), you know the old "two for you, two for dad, two for me" thing. Well this fella had brought his wife along, and I knew we were in for it, when she stopped us and complained that my dad got a bigger package of burger than they did! I said, "OK" and switched the packages... Then she says that the would prefer more tenderloin and loin chops to the burger (no sh*t!)... we said OK and gave them extra chops and loins... then when all was said and done they complained that the piles didn't look even and demanded that we weigh them... my dad and I have laughed about that for years because their pile was 60 pounds heavier than either of ours!!! We let them (sheepishly) take it all... and we never invited him back to hunt again. He had been scheduled to come bowhunting for moose with us in the fall too... I asked him to go for coffee and explained why I was revoking the moose hunting invitation... he still looked confused so I said, "none of the work and most of the meat just "won't fly!"
 
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