Unicorn sighting!

[vermonster13]

SO last night I was in my most productive spot of this year. I have had several 10 yard and less encounters in this spot just haven't had the right one yet. Last night I was just going to take whatever legal deer gave me a chance and put some meat in the freezer since this is the last week and my son is getting his tonsils and adenoids out Thursday and I may lose next weekend.

On walking in late in the afternoon I walk into a doe before I get 30 yards from the truck. This is real early for them to be into the apples and I am just hoping I haven't ruined the spot for the evening. I have nothing to lose really so I walk the rest if the way in and take my seat on my bucket.

About 45 minutes before dark a young doe comes out of the corn on the side of the field away from me and walks into the cover of the apple trees and proceeds to chow down. About 5 minutes later a larger doe walks out and starts feeding under a tree about 30 yards in front of me working closer towards me at slight angle. She stops at 25 yards and turns broadside for me. Time to fill the freezer.

As she turns a quartering away slightly I see a glint that causes me to pause. I'm going to have to watch this "girl" for a few minutes. A horse lets out a loud whinny in the field behind me and my chosen target faces me head on and there it is! This "girl" has an ivory colored 4 inch straight along the ear spike. A unicorn!

Good thing I didn't shoot, I don't have a unicorn tag! (bucks have to have at least 2 points on one side here to be legal)

[knife river]

David, science does not recognize the existence of unicorns.  Perhaps you should have shot it as proof.  Think of it as a contribution to science.  And your freezer.    

[paleFace]

told you about having a camera handy while hunting.... i'm knife river, solid proof and meat in the freezer......

[vermonster13]

Not worth three years without a hunting and fishing license. I had a camera, it was in the truck of course.

[PaPaFrank]

Originally posted by vermonster13:
Not worth three years without a hunting and fishing license. I had a camera, it was in the truck of course.

As Homer would say...DOH!!!

[Seven]

Hey Dave,
If you are in a WMU that allows the taking of antlerless deer than he IS a legal deer.  But he counts as your antlerless tag.  According to the VT regs "“Antlerless deer” is defined by Vermont law
as a deer without antlers or with antlers less
than three inches long."
-Chad

[vermonster13]

He had a 4" spike.

[Huntrdfk]

Good thing you have good eyesight, and it wasn't that "dusky" time of the evening!  Looks like you are having plenty of deer around you, just a matter of time now.....


David

[Osagetree]

   :p

[4runr]

       

[Stone Knife]

They can really hide those spikes, good thing you were paying attention.

[bentpole]

What Joe Weed said!!!!

[vermonster13]

It was dusky Dave. The spike practically glowed. I try to check for buttons every time anyways. I want antlerless to also mean no potential for future ones either.

[Bill Kissner]

Several years ago I was sitting in a tree by a water hole in Colorado. A doe and fawn came in. The doe was a unicorn. She had a velvet covered spike about 2 inches long growing out of the center of her forehead. I would have shot her as she was legal if  I had been carrying a deer tag.

[buckeye_hunter]

Vermonster,
There was a NINE POINT DOE shot in Muskingum County Ohio last year.  It was in the Zanesville newspper. Heck, I have never shot a buck with that much horn. LOL

-Charlie