Actually, the illegality of "killing" a deer after dark, under these circumstances is still yet to be fully determined. The ethics of doing so has been judged to be a different issue.

But,this thread is getting too fast and furious for me, and I've got another type of hunting to do that involves a cute redhead. So, I will bid you all goodnight (except for a quick potshot at Jag on another thread).

One final comment though. If I've wounded a deer, I am going to track it til the end, even if it means getting wrestled to the ground by the Secret Service because i followed it to the front lawn of the White House. But, its a country thing that some of you just won't understand.....