Antler Locked Bucks

Its called NATURE guys it happens everyday! Admittedly its sad, but like Horn Harvester said, he was a dead buck anyway, he just didn't know it yet. The only humane, ethical thing to do is to put him down. Tyrin to separate a wild animal from a dead one, what kinda effect do ya think that would have on the buck? My guess he would thrash around and injure himself further, if not you and him both.

Put Yourself in the deer's place: Yer tied to a dead body, you cant get free, you're exhausted from draggin it around for who knows how long, then all of a sudden out comes a Grizzly Bear and he's gonna chew the rope in half! You gonna just set there and wait or you gonna try and escape?

Tie a rope to him? What about the rope after their separated? Ya just gonna let him drag it along behind him, so he can snag it and break his neck anyway?

I can assure ya if ya put him down, as far as the C.O. s go, You just used yer tag!!! I would guess if ya blew them any flack about havin to tag him,they would separate the 2 and you would end up with a single rack. My advise in that case would be to say "Yes Sir" and "Thank You Sir" as much as possible. You may just end up with a mount of a lifetime.

Just my Opinion, but to each his own.

Shooting would be the most expediant. I too have seen the chain saw thing. As I recall it took about 4 or 5 ropes and as many people, getting a vet and drugging the deer would work better. Chances are if you called in a Conservation Officer he would tell you to shoot and tag as they do not have time or resourses to do much more. Those guys have a lot to do. While this is not Fair Chase it is not pen hunting. Fair Chase does not count here.
As for how and why it happened watch Woody's video, it called who is the boss and this is my doe. It is just like the biggest guy at a school, Who is the boss of the play ground.

Didn't know it was humor, but it didn't irritate me I honestly brainfarted over antler vs horn. And you were correct.

I would not try this in this situation, but three years ago I had an easy 50 yard shot at a good buck that was bedded down with a doe. I put the cross hairs of my muzzleloader right behind his shoulder and fired. The buck jumped up an ran. He stumbled at first. I went up to look for blood and found his perfet severed right antler laying where he was bedded. I saw him three days later chasing another doe with his left side antler intact with about three inches of the right side sticking up. Like I said at first, I would never try to do that to free the buck. I would be filling out my tag. I found that my scope mounts had came loose and my gun was way off was the reason I had hit the antler.