NJ Deer Picture - Typical

[dragthor]

Check out this doe laying behind my woodpile...in between the houses. This is where they all hang. Frustrating.

[trophyhuntr]

shoot her

[dragthor]

I can't. Too close to about 5 houses. I would need permission from all of them. NJ law: 150 yards from a building w/out permission.

This past summer and fall... two nice 8-pointers were in my back yard a few times. They are not as tame as the doe.

If I shot them with my shotgun I would probably get arrested and lose my hunting license in NJ. If I shot them with my bow...the deer would probably die on someone's lawn.

[dragthor]

Update: She is now 5 yards off of my deck.

See her back ankle? Its broken.

[cnhntr]

is she suffering from it? if she is, put her down. I hate to see an animal suffer.

[dragthor]

She has had the broken ankle since June. She appears to be surviving just fine in between the houses. She manages to walk and run on it... I feel bad too. But I am too close to other people's houses to shoot her with a bow (quite) or gun (loud).

[Tree climber]

thanks for sharing.I have three does and a buck coming to my yard.or was before the storms.

[Joe D.]

Doing the right thing even if the conditions are wrong can be costly sometimes. If you are even the slightest bit hesitant about shooting her due to the homes, I wouldn't . It might just be that you will have to knock on your neighbors door to ask to retrieve the dead deer in their yard - probably not a good thing if they are opposed to hunting - just my 2 cents.