The point of hunting is to pit yourself and your skills against the animal you are pursuing.If you are able to take the animal in it's bed it means you have succeeded in a manner that you likely should be pleased or proud of!
I really don't understand why anyone would be bothered by taking an animal in it's bed!

Thanks for the replys guys. After reading your responses and reasons, I think I would do it. DEFINATELY do it if it was a wallhanger. Of course, we don't get many of those around here either.

i have shot a bedded deer, i was walking out of my stand in the rain, and happened to see 3 just laying down looking at me. they gave me the time to get prone and take a good shot from 10 yards away with my 30-06. in my eyes it was the most humane kill i've ever had, the deer simply laid its head down. Nothing wrong with it.

this is like syaing you wouldnt shoot a standing deer because it was too easy an you waited for it to start running to take a shot to make it fair...

Just a better opportunity to shoot at a non-moving target.


Put a 180" buck in front of anyone and I'll bet your a$$ you would do it.

Id shoot if it was sleeping. My archery target is the "bedded buck" for a reason.

bang

Be forewarned. Shooting a bedded deer with a bow can be a little tricky. When a deer is bedded, the ribcage lays back at an angle and could cause a broadhead to deflect off the rib and follow along the inside of the skin and the ribcage no matter what kind of a point you have on your broadhead.

I lost a dandy buck that way a few years back and it makes me sick everytimeI think about it.

I have no problem with it. Deer is standing laying swimming sitting...etc........If it is the deer i want then it gets shot

I would shoot a legal deer bedded, walkin, running, poopen, peeen and in any other position you can think of.