buck460XVR
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Originally posted by Husqvarna: no it doesn't make sense
if a we as hunters injure and animal we have an obligation to dispatch it as fast as possible.
what if the deer isn't there when you get back from putting the dog in the truck?
an animal with its jaw shot of can run and live for days but not have any chance of survival in the long run
The law is written so there is no confusion as to what the definition is of having the dog aid in the hunt. While dogs can aid in the hunting of other animals, in Wisconsin they can not be used for hunting deer....only blood trailing wounded/dead deer. If you shoot a deer when using a dog you are breaking the law, whether the deer was previously wounded or not, plain and simple. The law is written so folks can't bend or stretch the boundaries of the law. While it may not make sense to some folk's ethics, it's better than not being able to use a dog at all. Same goes for shooting after hunting hours. If you shoot and wound a deer close to closing time, and it isn't till after legal hunting hours you have the opportunity to dispatch the animal, you're SOL. You either have to wait till morning to shoot or cut its throat to stay legal. Again, ethically it doesn't make sense, but from a law enforcement standpoint it makes hunting during legal hours easier to enforce. If folks wouldn't try and shoot a deer in the head, they wouldn't have blown it's jaw off. It's not the law's fault that animal is suffering, but their stupidity.