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UT94BBA

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Hello there. I am a long time lurker and I felt the Quacks board might be able to help me with this little conundrum.
Some background information first. I Live in London and dated a girl that lives in Houston for roughly a year. We broke up 9 months ago and it was not a smooth ending.

Last night I received a note from her step father that said, "UT94BBA, I had forgotten that your shot a deer at my lease. I will leave this in your hands. I hope all is well." Best, Ex girlfriends step father

Attached was a taxidermy bill for $650 plus $180 shipping. This deer was shot 1/1/08. I had no idea he was having it mounted and did not request for it to be mounted. It was an ok buck, 8 pointer with a decent spread, but really nothing special.

How would you deal with this? Take the high road and pay the bill and tell him to keep the deer? I live in London....I have no need or space for a deer mount.....and the shipping charge would likely quadruple. Tell him to screw himself? I have a lot of respect for this guy and until now have never had any beef with him. I have not seen or spoken to the ex in 6 months. This really came out of left field.

Just thought I would come to this board for your thoughts/opinions on the matter.

Thanks.
 
If you did not ask him to mount the deer, I can't understand why you would be expected to pay.

I'd send him a note back saying "perhaps there was a misunderstanding. I didn't want this deer mounted and have no use for it."
 
Dear EGSF,

You must have also forgotten that I never asked for the deer to be mounted. I've already paid the price for mounting your step-daughter, so I will leave this in your hands.

Best regards,
UT94BBA
 
I would send him a pair of the ex's panties to hang on the antlers. What is he going to do....come find you in London?

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Something along the lines of "you can have the money when you pry my cold dead fingers off it."
Really, unless you somehow intimated you wanted the deer mount, I don't see where this is coming from-although I feared something more troubling when reading the first part of your post that mentioned the "nine months later" timeframe.
 
What were you doing hunting on New Year's Day instead of watching college football?
 
So you're at EGSF's lease, shoot an 8 pt, and just walk away? No field dressing, no processing plant, no conversation about ol 8 pt's future?

I don't think we've heard the whole story. What's that I'm smelling? Ahhhh, ********.
 
I would tell him, politely of course, that you never requested that the deer be stuffed, but that you are willing to cover half of the costs (excluding shipping, since you probably don't want it).

Do the right thing, whatever that is (that's the crux, isn't it?). The right thing, imo, would be to make an compromise and pay for half.

But ... is it standard practice for animals shot at this site to be stuffed, mounted, whatever it's called? If so, then you should pay all.
 
He shot the buck 16 months ago, approx 4 months before the breakup. The father probably decided to have the buck mounted as a present, but then they split up and now a year later he's being a dick and asking for money for it. In no way are you obligated to pay him.
 
You could pay for it and strap it on the fender of your Morris Minor to show the locals where you are from. Probably not too many over there feature such an accessory.
 
Update- I traded emails with the step father and I took the high road. He had paid a $250 deposit already and said that was his treat. I'll pay for the rest of it and my parents will have a deer head in their garage until I move back to TX, whenever that is.
 
I take it you disagree. Maybe I should have worded that "Some on this board" or "Folks around here". I guess my tone of sarcasm floated right by you.
 
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