azcouesfanatic Report post Posted November 28, 2011 Ok, so a good friend of mine managed to kill a giant buck on the early November hunt. The buck scored 116 4/8 and it was truly a pig. This morning he was taking the deer skull to a friend to have a European done on it. He put the skull in the bed of his truck on top of his hunting pack and headed out. He nearly got to where he was going when he looked in his rear view mirror and his tailgate had somehow come down. He looked in the bed and his deer was gone. He called me around 9am and told me what happened. He walked the stretch of road all day trying to find his buck. He logged nearly 20 miles and found nothing. At 4pm he finally decided he needed to go home. He was angry at himself and exhuasted. This was truly a giant buck. I spoke to him on the phone just before he arrived home and five minutes after we hung up he called me back. To his amazement his deer was fully intact sitting on his door step. He could not believe his eyes. There was no note or anything and the buck was sitting there like a Christmas present under the Christmas tree on Christmas morning. As he was inspecting his buck and breathing a sigh of relief his phone rang and it was the guy who found the deer. The guys son found the deer lying in the middle of the road and picked it up. The deer still had the tag on it so he had his dad drop it off. It is really nice to know there are still honest people in this world. I would like to say thank you to the stranger who returned my buddies deer. Brian Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mathews Report post Posted November 28, 2011 Wow! Thats pretty awesome.. I couldnt imagine the feeling he had after he saw it was gone.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lucky2hunt Report post Posted November 28, 2011 very cool! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
firstcoueswas80 Report post Posted November 28, 2011 WOW talk about cathing a break! I sure hope some positive karma comes around for the young man who found it and returned it to its rightful place! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CouesWhitetail Report post Posted November 28, 2011 That is awesome! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coues Archer Report post Posted November 28, 2011 That is awesome to hear!!! U should have your buddy post that pig on here! I'm sure all of us would enjoy the story Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pine Donkey Report post Posted November 28, 2011 The kid who found it must be a hunter who understands the respect both deer and hunter deserve. Great story! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WadeNAZ Report post Posted November 28, 2011 Good to hear some positive news like this! Now wheres the Pic of this so called toad? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Elkaddict Report post Posted November 28, 2011 Nice ending!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
southwest hunter Report post Posted November 28, 2011 Sounds like you have a new one on your Christmas list ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deercrazy Report post Posted November 28, 2011 "The kid who found it must be a hunter who understands the respect both deer and hunter deserve. Great story! " +1 It is nice to hear that some people still respect the Golden Rule! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1stcoues75 Report post Posted November 29, 2011 Wow just reading that story I got the sick feeling I'm sure your friend had when he realized he lost his rack. Its nice knowing that there still are some people in this world that are willing to to a great deed. Hope to see pictures of that buck soon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JLB Report post Posted November 29, 2011 That is a great story because the ending is so good. It would be such a bummer to lose a head like that. I am happy for the hunter and the kid who found and returned it. Awesome ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lionhunter Report post Posted November 30, 2011 That is a great story because the ending is so good. It would be such a bummer to lose a head like that. I am happy for the hunter and the kid who found and returned it. Awesome ! Love it. It is a God thing for sure. Whitey Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cmc Report post Posted November 30, 2011 That is nice to hear folks went out of their way to find the owner. I will say this.... if I shot a 116 buck that baby would be riding in the passenger seat, not the truck bed. Just say'n. cmc Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
