dragthor

Check out this doe laying behind my woodpile...in between the houses. This is where they all hang. Frustrating.

trophyhuntr

shoot her

dragthor

I can't. Too close to about 5 houses. I would need permission from all of them. NJ law: 150 yards from a building w/out permission.

This past summer and fall... two nice 8-pointers were in my back yard a few times. They are not as tame as the doe.

If I shot them with my shotgun I would probably get arrested and lose my hunting license in NJ. If I shot them with my bow...the deer would probably die on someone's lawn.

dragthor

Update: She is now 5 yards off of my deck.

See her back ankle? Its broken.

cnhntr

is she suffering from it? if she is, put her down. I hate to see an animal suffer.

dragthor

She has had the broken ankle since June. She appears to be surviving just fine in between the houses. She manages to walk and run on it... I feel bad too. But I am too close to other people's houses to shoot her with a bow (quite) or gun (loud).

Tree climber

thanks for sharing.I have three does and a buck coming to my yard.or was before the storms.

Joe D.

Doing the right thing even if the conditions are wrong can be costly sometimes. If you are even the slightest bit hesitant about shooting her due to the homes, I wouldn't . It might just be that you will have to knock on your neighbors door to ask to retrieve the dead deer in their yard - probably not a good thing if they are opposed to hunting - just my 2 cents.