What to do when a lease member shoots a buck on the no hit list ?

[CWKATTNER]

We had this happen last year. Took his keys and escorted him out the gate.

The lease manager?

[sbushee]

Lol, I love how the OP has disappeared like a whisp of smoke on the wind

[Hoss163]

Is there a shoot list AND a no shoot list? Is that where the confusion of him being on/not being on the list comes from?

Bingo and he was on the no shoot list and never taken off of it !!!

[CWKATTNER]

Bingo and he was on the no shoot list and never taken off of it !!!

"I mean I understand he is 5.5 are older but we had him on the no kill list . I don’t want to be that lease manager that changed the rules for one guy what do I do we did talk about this buck maybe going on the list because we thought he was 5.5 but never made that clear with all the members the member made a decision on his own and said he is definitely 5.5 and shot the buck without telling the rest of us .. and other members are mad including myself because they thought he was on the no kill list !!"

But now that the OP didn't get to harvest the buck, it was always on the list. I think this is definitely a case of hunter envy.

[SAC]

Short answer, get over it.
Long answer, get over it.

[muddyz]

If this thread is any indication there may be a communication problem

This

[HogHunter34]

Sounds like a Baptist lease...got to form a committee before you can shoot a deer

I’m just glad i hunt private land

[HDWRENCH]

WOW as the guy that I guess is sorta in charge sure glad we do not have this type of drama and the let it go deal still makes me smile as I have leases all around me its not like we are holding deer on 437 acres in size .

[Smell the Glove]

I mean I understand he is 5.5 are older but we had him on the no kill list . I don’t want to be that lease manager that changed the rules for one guy what do I do we did talk about this buck maybe going on the list because we thought he was 5.5 but never made that clear with all the members the member made a decision on his own and said he is definitely 5.5 and shot the buck without telling the rest of us .. and other members are mad including myself because they thought he was on the no kill list !!


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I think I can see the problem.

[COOLDAD1]

I think I can see the problem.

I think most of us can except for the OP.

[Throwin Darts]

This sounds oddly familiar.

The other buck he shot was within lease rules. The whole "and on top of that he already shot a nice buck" doesn't fit anywhere with your argument so forget about that.

Now onto the "trophy" deer. Your rules state that hunters can shoot 5.5 and older deer. You also have a no shoot list. Is the no shoot list for all age of deer or only for deer that y'all determine are less than 5.5? If any age buck can make the no shoot list and he shot a buck on the no shoot list then it shouldn't matter the age and he should be dealt with.

I see three options.
1. remove him from the lease
2. keep him but tell him hes not allowed a trophy next year (since he wasn't forthcoming about shooting the buck I wouldn't personally go this route)
3. do nothing

Regardless of which you choose, you as the lease manager, have to be a better communicator. If your communication with your lease mates is anything like your communication on this thread then I can understand where the waters get muddied. Also in all future communications with your lease members drop all the !!!!! if you want them to view you as a grown man and not a teeny bopper.

[glen]

Let me take a wild guess. You did not congratulate him or take his pictures and took your toys and went home

[sectxag06]

this is a case of not only poor communication on the part of the lease manager but also changing the rules after the person joined the lease.

[bossbowman]

...off to the pit of misery?

[Hoss163]

this is a case of not only poor communication on the part of the lease manager but also changing the rules after the person joined the lease.

The rules were never changed yes 5.5 are older is fair game that is in the rules but the buck was clearly on a no kill list that all the members had !! And second the buck was never found . And the lease member never mentioned shooting the deer to anyone on the lease !