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Old 02-25-2008 | 05:11 PM
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OntElk
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Default RE: Ok Ethics Police ........2 Part Question .................................................

Honestly if I hung the stand in bow range then I'm shooting and recovering. That's being honest IF I hung the stand there. Shooting 20 yds on your side or 2 steps the other side means nothing if you end up stepping foot across the property line. What if you knew the deer's escape route was on your side. When you shoot him on the other side of the fence your expecting him to run his final breaths over to your side. hmmm....what do you do now? Is it the point of where the deer is during the act of shooting or stepping foot on the forbidden land?

In reality I wouldn't hang the stand there. It really should be both where the deer is and where it will end up. Choosing to do so dictates my decision to tresspass or not IMO. Easy to say otherwise but most who say they wouldn't shoot or recover would probably never be in the situation so it's not relevant.

I went on a bowhunt with a friend this season to a property as a guest. Me and the other guest actually discussed after the hunt how close we were to some private land which would of created a recovery issue. Luckily the buck that was killed expired before getting across the road to these private residences. Made us consider this discussion and we both agreed that placing the stand where this isn't an issue is best.

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