Deer Hunting & Running

[paisjpq]

funny you mention this subject...the last day of muzzleloader season in VT was sunday the 10th...
I work on a large farm 500+ acres most of which is wooded and posted as a private game refuge...we do not allow any hunting or trapping. As a result we have a good sized deer herd (kept in check by the coyotes) with a few trophy sized buck...a 12 pointer was sniffing the bumper of my car about 2 weeks ago...
so anyway on the 10th (last day don't forget) I hear a shot from the woods at about 9:15 in the morning...freaks out the horses and they all start running like fools...but then I never hear another sound and I put it out of my head...later that afternoon I go out walking with my dad and our 3 dogs and guess what...some ass hole, coward who couldn't get a deer the legal way decided to tresspass on our property and poach one...we found the gut pile and a bloody trail where the guy had dragged it out...
Best part? he had shot the deer from up on a hill...towards the padoock where my horses were and towards a well used path that neighbors walk their dogs on etc...nice to know that in addition to being a thief and a coward he is also an unsafe hunter.
Sorry to vent...