Do You Think I Would Get in Trouble For This??
 

I accidently killed two deer with my bow tonight and I only had a tag for one. [:@]I didn't mean to...They came in right at last light and I couldn't see the second one.I don't feel like it was my fault.

I made a perfect double lung 30 yardshot on the first one and she didn't go far.(She dressed out at 120 pounds, I know because I weighed her).The way things looked when I got down,I suspected there was a second deer that I couldn't see. I can't explain it, I just knew somehow I had killed two; after I shot there were all kinds of deer running around that I hadn't seen when I zeroed in on this old gal. I felt like such an idiot.

Ididn't find much of a blood trail in my search for the seconddeer.I would have to say that the blood trail I followed belonged to the big doe.I did remember seeing two deer leave together after the shot though.

Finally after painstakingly going through everything in my head I sorted things out and found the second deer. It was very difficult to do inthe darkbecause all I had was a little three bulb LED light. When I finally came across it I felt bad. It was just a little one.It bothered me so much that even though I have a couple of tags left I might not kill anymore deer this year, I don't know...

What is the right thing to do? :eek:

Don't tell me to turn myself in because that ain't gonna happen! [:'(]

...Does this mean I should quit bow hunting??? :([:o][&o]

RE: Do You Think I Would Get in Trouble For This??
 

I don't understand why you didn't just tag the second deer if you "still have a couple tags left"?[&:]Or do you have a couple buck only tags left?

Why on earth should you quit bow hunting? I've heard of far worse mistakes than that. I don't blame you for not turning yourself in either. The DNR around here don't care about honest mistakes , the penalty is the same.

Take the second deer and donate it to a needy family so someone will benefit from your mistake.

RE: Do You Think I Would Get in Trouble For This??
 

So do you you have an extra tag or not?

RE: Do You Think I Would Get in Trouble For This??
 

Who's fault is it then ? Who's responsibility does it fall under ? Me ? I didn't shoot. Santa Claus ? He didn't shoot either.

Hey ! It was you who shot, wasn't it ?

RE: Do You Think I Would Get in Trouble For This??
 

Why ask what the right thing to do is if your not gonna turn yourself in? Your better off just keeping it quiet. No need to post on a message board about how you accidentally broke the law.

RE: Do You Think I Would Get in Trouble For This??
 

schtuff happens. it is just one of those things. if I were you, I think I'd just put the next days tag on it. I had something similar like this happen to me earlier this year. put a lame deer down after taking a healthy one. game warden was skeptical, but finally convinced, gave me another tag (you are only allowed one a day in my county). of course, I feel that if I had to do it again, I'd just tag it with another tag for the next day because game wardens are like a box of chocolates...you never know what you're gonna get. NO, I wouldn't quit bowhunting. I've had worse things happen to me and I am still at it. aka, hitting and not recovering a deer.

RE: Do You Think I Would Get in Trouble For This??
 

You should be turned in to the authorities!jmho.Oh,where did you say this happened again?

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This will get interesting...pass the popcorn.

RE: Do You Think I Would Get in Trouble For This??
 

Isn't this what they call a bonus tag. I say great shot if you dropped two with one shot. Don't turn yourself in because the gamewarden doesn't care about a mistaken shot.He only cares to get another ticket written. Be more carefull next time and take two with one shot when you have two tags.

RE: Do You Think I Would Get in Trouble For This??
 

No kidding. glad I brought my lunch today.
I don't think you should quit bowhunting either. Just maybe be a little more careful of your shot selection. Really pretty amazing though two deer with one arrow, never heard of that being done before!