I've heard of hunters having their trophies stolen or hunters buying trophies to claim for their own, and now I have a first hand account to share.
Last friday I took a good friend hunting who hadn't had much luck this year. I put him in a good spot where I had seen alot of bucks lately and he pulled off a shot on a nice 9pt. I had the buck on trail cameras and was hoping to kill him with my bow, but my friend was very excited and I was glad it went to him. The buck had a 19 inch inside spread and was the biggest deer he had ever killed.
After recovering the buck we ate supper and headed to the processor. I would normally cape my own deer, but he wanted to have the processor do it. He also called a taxidermist friend and told him he'd be in soon with the caped out head. We went back to pick up the cape and were looking forward to seeing the taxidermist, but the processor couldn't find the buck. They said it was probably still being caped out and to come back tomorrow. They called that night and said it was nowhere to be found and had to have been stolen from their cooler. This is a very credible processor, and my friend has a lot of trust in them and their word.
Heres a picture of the deer if anyone in the alabama area happens to see it at a taxidermist. All the local ones have been informed and are keeping an eye out. Let me know if you have any information even though it may be a shot in the dark. piercfh@auburn.edu 334-201-0823 thanks.
Last friday I took a good friend hunting who hadn't had much luck this year. I put him in a good spot where I had seen alot of bucks lately and he pulled off a shot on a nice 9pt. I had the buck on trail cameras and was hoping to kill him with my bow, but my friend was very excited and I was glad it went to him. The buck had a 19 inch inside spread and was the biggest deer he had ever killed.
After recovering the buck we ate supper and headed to the processor. I would normally cape my own deer, but he wanted to have the processor do it. He also called a taxidermist friend and told him he'd be in soon with the caped out head. We went back to pick up the cape and were looking forward to seeing the taxidermist, but the processor couldn't find the buck. They said it was probably still being caped out and to come back tomorrow. They called that night and said it was nowhere to be found and had to have been stolen from their cooler. This is a very credible processor, and my friend has a lot of trust in them and their word.
Heres a picture of the deer if anyone in the alabama area happens to see it at a taxidermist. All the local ones have been informed and are keeping an eye out. Let me know if you have any information even though it may be a shot in the dark. piercfh@auburn.edu 334-201-0823 thanks.