A bit sickening

[Bwilliams7]

Wow!! I have never heard of such a thing. Very sickening and sad. You would think the last person to steal from would be someone obviously skilled enough to kill. No excuses. But maybe the meat will feed a family on hard times. At least you got the feeling of adrenaline that brings us all back for another shot year after year. And also a great shot on an old mature whitetail. What a story to tell.

[Mighty Big Country]

I'm amazed someone would even consider stealing a deer shot by another hunter.  What's the point of living a lie the rest of your life?  Of course, we have to chain on our tree stands or back out the bottom steps due to concerns of them being stolen by other hunters.  Why is it people wouldn't consider stealing your stand out of your truck or garage, but have no issue of stealing it while the stand is in the woods?  I was fortunate to have (2) climbers stolen in the 80's before killing myself with them.  As Cory mentioned, I would bet they're not shooting traditional.

[KillerBee]

How could you rob someone of such a wonderful experience. Trash

[sheepdogreno]

absolutely sickening....but you know what you did...you know what you're capable of now....and now you have the deer karma on your side....you were ethical and the other guy wasn't...praying you'll have a successful season

[Pointer]

Wow...some people just have no conscience and no morals. Sorry to hear it dude.

[stickandstring]

How awful!

[Captain*Kirk]

Wow!! I have never heard of such a thing. Very sickening and sad. You would think the last person to steal from would be someone obviously skilled enough to kill. No excuses. But maybe the meat will feed a family on hard times. At least you got the feeling of adrenaline that brings us all back for another shot year after year. And also a great shot on an old mature whitetail. What a story to tell.

I'm with you there, but unfortunately, not likely. These people are generally worse than poachers; most have an un-punched tag in their pocket and they can afford to burn gasoline driving around looking to profit from someone else's hard work. In the OP's case, the guy was hunting the same general area and likely saw him drive in from his stand. Deer don't run around accidentally sticking themselves with arrows.
I firmly believe it's a sign of the times we live in now. Honor and selflessness are useless tools of a weak society to most.

[NY Yankee]

Wow...some people just have no conscience and no morals. Sorry to hear it dude.

That's EXACTLY correct!