Morals Question
 

your in your stand just before dark a non leagle deer for you walks by lets say spike when the state says 2points or more on one side it is shot and not going to survive both back legs shot out wont survive as cant run limping bad wound looks pritty fresh deer dosnt look liek it will survive winter if the yotes dont get him would you put him out of his misury? i wnat to see what some of you say as game wardens said to not shot one if this problem came up (was asked cause one of my buddies was faced with this last year he didnt shoot as its a 1000$fine) whats your thought on this


Also last year my buddie shot a 6 but shot its antler off when i was running and they tagged it in as a 3pnter they said if it was a 3pnter or somthing and he sht of the ntler he would be fined what do youll think on this a perfectly leagle deer and get fined cause of some ****ty shooting would like to hear yalls views on both of these

matt

RE: Morals Question
 

Well, to start with the last first, the chances of this happening (shooting an antler off) are so remote that I don't think it really bears discussing.

As for the injured deer, I have taken that had one front leg broken and one back leg shot. It was all it could do to hobble a few feet and then drop. (It was bedded down when I happened past it.) It was not legal as it was a little spike. I was about 16 at the time, but I knew the right decision. Later, my father and I explained what happened to the local game officer and I gave him my buck tag. That was the end of it. I knew very well I could have been fined.

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Well I don't know about that! I've seen it happen first hand! Not to me, but I was there as the Buck was shot. The guy aimed for the neck and hit him in the head..dropped him instantly and definetly blew of a horn!

RE: Morals Question
 

Im not going to let a animal suffer. As far as your Buddy,The DNR doesnt let things slide at least not in my area. He will tell you the law is the law and I cant bend it.

RE: Morals Question
 

"ethics" is doing the right thing.....when even the wrong thing isn't agaisnt the law.

That being said.....it works both ways, in my eyes.

You'd never know if it happened.....I can tell you that.

RE: Morals Question
 

Totally agree with ya Jeff.

No one would know ifn I was to do it;)well maybe the coyotes would:)

RE: Morals Question
 

I would definitely shoot the poor guy. No question.

As far as the antler...I uhh know a guy who did that once. The mount looks great now though...[&:]