Would you be considered a poacher....Definitely not to anyone that is familiar with hunting. If you come upon a wounded animal that is going to suffer, I know my first intention is to put it out of it's misery. However, in the state of Michigan this is against the law. If you come upon a car deer accident, and the deer has no chance of surviving and is struggling, you still have to wait for an officer to arrive and allow them to put the animal down. That law kind of sucks but I'm sure there is reasoning to it.