Half dead deer on my property this morning, in pretty good shape. I call my neighbor to see if he wants it and he calls PGC and then the cops. Cop shows up and I tell him I'll take the carcass if PGC releases it and he says, "Yeah, that's what I'm checking on." Calls three of his buddies until he finds one that wants the deer then tells me somebody will be by to get it. Then he shoots it.

 

Now, neither me nor the cop was entitled to shoot the deer or to keep the deer. But, since I couldn't take it without some sort of approval, not much I could do about him taking it because he would make sure I wouldn't get it if I put up a fuss. Oh well. Not going to complain to PGC about it. I made the decision on the spot I wasn't going to call him on it, better it gets dead and somebody uses it.

Ka-Bar to the brainstem and it's yours.

I coulda shot it myself. I was trying to do the right thing by the regs. My neighbor is a hunter and I thought he would just call the PGC and get permission to take it. But he didn't want it and turned into a busy-body. No real criticism of anybody involved. Just that things take unexpected turns when you involve people you are not close with.

You have a legitimate B!tch! first your busy body neighbor and then the cop who gave it to his buddy.

 

Nice guys finish last I guess.

Nice self righteous neighbor you have there.

I didn't stop the cop, so how can he be blamed? If I let him do what he wants then that's what I get.

 

I'm the one who called my neighbor, so how can he be blamed for being a dumbass?

How was it YOUR deer?

How was it YOUR deer?

 

Same way it was the cop's deer.

You have the strangest things show up in your yard.

Tell me about it. Never anything exotic, just problematic.

 

My neighbor had deer all f-d up over the summer in the middle of his front lawn. Don't remember if we discussed that or not. I was glad this one was breathing, because I knew it could be used and I could get rid of it. I can't put it in my trash that goes to jersey (although I do sprinkle in hollowpoints for luck) and I don't feel like digging a man-sized grave for the thing.

I thought you had some bigfoot type of creature once?

 

As for the deer, knowing you, you could have dragged it to someones house/car/shed you didn't like.

Did I say that? That never really happened