I gravely wounded a deer this year. I didn' t know it until I found her. I tracked her for just over 3 hours. I took one of her rear legs off just above the knee. t was within my comfort range. I have to agree with the majority of the people on here. While it isn' t impossible for the animal to survive with a leg taken off, it' s not common. Because I am a hunter I am also a steward of the land. A deer was hit by a car in front of my house this year. I called the police and waited an hour for the officer to show up before I killed it with my bow (used the bow because it was midnight and figured the officer' s pistol was less neighbor friendly.) Next time I will just handle it and not make the phone call. There is right and there is wrong. You were right.

David