IAhuntr

Shoot him if you like, but I sure wouldn't eat him. I'd bet his lymph nodes are huge and you'd likely find pockets of decay around those wounds. His ribs are showing pretty bad as well. It is questionable if he'llmake it through winter, but personally I'd let nature take it's course.These are the animals that feed other animals.

rybohunter

It's rather interesting to see such a varied responses and opinions when we are all looking at the same deer.

wallhangr

No kidding, must be some unfilled tags out there[8D]

rage2blade

I would shoot if he looked like he was haveing a hard time, but it looks like he is doing just fine. He can still find food!

Huntinman23

but you cant really tell from pictures if he is suffering at all...i would shoot, i would consider what you said if i saw him in the woods and he looked fine, other than that shoot.

rogerstv

I'd kill it in a heart beat. No need for gimped up animals out there.

GFY_Camp

Use the tag and take'em. Let the other buck go another year!

mahoningbuck

I see LRacher got banned I called for that dude to get the boot......Jim (ohiobuck25) do tell what is the latest with this deer?

wis_rifle_hunter

i would shoot him because he would be more in danger with coyotes or other predators cuz he wont be able to run very fast. i would drop him

magicman54494

I love hunting. I would not burn my only tag on that deer. If someone offered me the meat from that deer I wouldn't eat it eithor.

I just wonder how many that said they would burn their only tag would do so on the first day of season after waiting a whole year for season to arrive. I would love to do the "right thing" and end an animals suffering. IMO the proper thing would be to end the suffering and keep your tag. My DNR doesn't give me that option.