ORIGINAL: Rob/PA Bowyer
.....the laws all read differently across state borders. First and foremost to me, the RIGHT thing to do is dispatch the animal if the animal has an obvious mortal wound. Ethics and Laws don't necessary walk hand in hand.
This is really the sad truth. If the laws read that you must treat a wounded animal ethically in or out of season , there's no question what we would do.
In most states you can't even shoot a deer hit by a car to put it out of it's misery. You are violating game laws if you do. It does not make sense.