who done it and does it count????

AUradar · 11-19-2007, 10:08 AM

I drive 285 between Mossy Head and Niceville for my commute to work. Thats right down the middle of the Eglin reservation. I've commented several times about all the animals I've seen on that road. Hogs, deer, turkeys, fox, etc. Seen a hog get hit by a car one morning. At night I bet I've seen 50 deer routinenly on the side of the road.

Anyway, this morning I saw a deer carcass on the side of hte road. Not suprisingly, probably got hit by a car sometime this weekend. But as I drove by I looked closely and someone had cut the head off.

So my question is this, would you cut the head off road kill for a trophy mount? And if you hit a deer with your car, does it count for a trophy kill?

Barnacle Brain · 11-19-2007, 10:24 AM

Might have been just for the skull and I have considered stopping to get a pair of horns for rattling. I'm pretty sure that it is illegal though.

AUradar · 11-19-2007, 10:48 AM

I understand horns. But would you cut the head off just to get the horns? You could argue its quicker, but dang, then you have a mess of a head to deal with.

Actually, if I was trying to decorate something and needed a deer head I would do it.

Barnacle Brain · 11-19-2007, 10:57 AM

Yea if all you have isa knife you can take the whole head and saw the horns when you get home. Then you just chunk the head on the bridge on you're way to work....J/K...:boo

ScullsMcNasty · 11-19-2007, 11:05 AM

i dont know if i would mount a deer that was hit by a car but i would prolly stop and pick it up. i enjoy collecting antlers, even if i didnt kill the deer. i guess it would be like shed hunting or picking up the skull of a dead buck that you come across while scoutin. no harm done in my opinion but it would prolly be best to drag the entire deer into the back of the truck and do the dirty work at the house. i havent seen alot of dead bucks on the sides of roads so that tells me that either bucks dont cross highways or people pick them up after they do. so most likely if you come across one, its fairly fresh(shouldnt be too stinky)

Team PinFish · 11-19-2007, 11:06 AM

Seen this happen on my side of town also. I don't believe there are a whole lot of deer running around there also. So, I'm thinking that people are shooting the deer (Notice I didn't call them hunters), cutting off the heads and tossing the rest. It's a shame and a disgrace!!

The results of trophy hunting and the quest for large racks...deer racks that is.:sick

ScullsMcNasty · 11-19-2007, 11:21 AM

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Team PinFish (11/19/2007)Seen this happen on my side of town also. I don't believe there are a whole lot of deer running around there also. So, I'm thinking that people are shooting the deer (Notice I didn't call them hunters), cutting off the heads and tossing the rest. It's a shame and a disgrace!!

The results of trophy hunting and the quest for large racks...deer racks that is.:sick

hmm havent really thought about the possibilities of poaching. just seems to me if someone poached a deer off the side of the road, they probably wouldnt hang out atthe crime sceneand cut the head off the deer. i would think they would either save time by tossin the deer in the back of the truck or drag it off the road so they wouldnt get caught. not the smartest idea to poach so im sure the people that do it arent the smartest people. maybe im reading too much into it..

AUradar · 11-19-2007, 11:42 AM

it could have been a dump, I didn't think about that. And it was closer to town. I wish who ever did it though would have dragged the thing into the woods. It wasn't but a couple of feet to the tree line. A headless carcass isn't the most pleasant sight in the world. Especially since we are so close to the "don't hurt the poor defenseless shark" crowd that would love to find a new injustice.

Tuna Man · 11-19-2007, 11:54 AM

Funny that you would mention this. When I was making jigs for Strippers (freshwater) I would use the white hair from under the tail. I have pulled over to a FRESH roadkill and cut the tail off. See no difference in someone wanting rattlers, except for the work involved.

mpmorr · 11-19-2007, 12:28 PM

Well, hmmmm. If he put in the proper time and installed a field cam. Maybe if he/she really studied the lay of the highway to time the collision just right. I would think then that itis justified and should be hung on the wall. Then you can take off your grill and hang it over the fireplace. Yeah I got that stud with a 96 explorer. Did a lot of tracking and studied their movements. It is not as easy as you think, and without the right insurance it can really come back to bite you. I would think that bumper placement is really the key to good kill. Just a little confused as to where you put the Blaze Orange on your car?:doh

11-19-2007, 10:08 AM	#1
AUradar Senior Member Sailfish Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,480	who done it and does it count???? I drive 285 between Mossy Head and Niceville for my commute to work. Thats right down the middle of the Eglin reservation. I've commented several times about all the animals I've seen on that road. Hogs, deer, turkeys, fox, etc. Seen a hog get hit by a car one morning. At night I bet I've seen 50 deer routinenly on the side of the road. Anyway, this morning I saw a deer carcass on the side of hte road. Not suprisingly, probably got hit by a car sometime this weekend. But as I drove by I looked closely and someone had cut the head off. So my question is this, would you cut the head off road kill for a trophy mount? And if you hit a deer with your car, does it count for a trophy kill?

11-19-2007, 10:24 AM	#2
Barnacle Brain Senior Member Trigger Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Gulf breeze Posts: 244	RE: who done it and does it count???? Might have been just for the skull and I have considered stopping to get a pair of horns for rattling. I'm pretty sure that it is illegal though.

11-19-2007, 10:48 AM	#3
AUradar Senior Member Sailfish Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,480	RE: who done it and does it count???? I understand horns. But would you cut the head off just to get the horns? You could argue its quicker, but dang, then you have a mess of a head to deal with. Actually, if I was trying to decorate something and needed a deer head I would do it.

11-19-2007, 10:57 AM	#4
Barnacle Brain Senior Member Trigger Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Gulf breeze Posts: 244	RE: who done it and does it count???? Yea if all you have isa knife you can take the whole head and saw the horns when you get home. Then you just chunk the head on the bridge on you're way to work....J/K...:boo

11-19-2007, 11:05 AM	#5
ScullsMcNasty Senior Member White Marlin Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Pine Forest Rd Posts: 3,493	RE: who done it and does it count???? i dont know if i would mount a deer that was hit by a car but i would prolly stop and pick it up. i enjoy collecting antlers, even if i didnt kill the deer. i guess it would be like shed hunting or picking up the skull of a dead buck that you come across while scoutin. no harm done in my opinion but it would prolly be best to drag the entire deer into the back of the truck and do the dirty work at the house. i havent seen alot of dead bucks on the sides of roads so that tells me that either bucks dont cross highways or people pick them up after they do. so most likely if you come across one, its fairly fresh(shouldnt be too stinky)

11-19-2007, 11:06 AM	#6
Team PinFish Member Ruby Red Lip Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Pensacola Florida Posts: 39	RE: who done it and does it count???? Seen this happen on my side of town also. I don't believe there are a whole lot of deer running around there also. So, I'm thinking that people are shooting the deer (Notice I didn't call them hunters), cutting off the heads and tossing the rest. It's a shame and a disgrace!! The results of trophy hunting and the quest for large racks...deer racks that is.:sick

11-19-2007, 11:42 AM	#8
AUradar Senior Member Sailfish Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,480	RE: who done it and does it count???? it could have been a dump, I didn't think about that. And it was closer to town. I wish who ever did it though would have dragged the thing into the woods. It wasn't but a couple of feet to the tree line. A headless carcass isn't the most pleasant sight in the world. Especially since we are so close to the "don't hurt the poor defenseless shark" crowd that would love to find a new injustice.

11-19-2007, 11:54 AM	#9
Tuna Man Senior Member Grand Slam Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Calera, AL....25 Miles S of Birmingham Posts: 6,581	RE: who done it and does it count???? Funny that you would mention this. When I was making jigs for Strippers (freshwater) I would use the white hair from under the tail. I have pulled over to a FRESH roadkill and cut the tail off. See no difference in someone wanting rattlers, except for the work involved.

11-19-2007, 12:28 PM	#10
mpmorr Senior Member Sailfish Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Little Rock Arkansas Posts: 2,077	RE: who done it and does it count???? Well, hmmmm. If he put in the proper time and installed a field cam. Maybe if he/she really studied the lay of the highway to time the collision just right. I would think then that itis justified and should be hung on the wall. Then you can take off your grill and hang it over the fireplace. Yeah I got that stud with a 96 explorer. Did a lot of tracking and studied their movements. It is not as easy as you think, and without the right insurance it can really come back to bite you. I would think that bumper placement is really the key to good kill. Just a little confused as to where you put the Blaze Orange on your car?:doh

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