I am a stone mason by trade and I did some work on a shooting preserve and many tevenings watched the bucks gather at the feeders. many times i observed them picking on a limping or sick deer. the owner told me that the dnr would bring deer that where wounded to him to try and let them recover. he informed me that the healthy deer would always kill these weakened deer. with that thought in mind i would say that the deer being released would be easy challenge for other buck in the area and probably end up being killed just out of the dominance game that exsists between deer. after thinking about it i would have to say that i probably agree with shooting it for the meat in the freezer. i can' t be positive though till i actually experience for myself.