Ok heres another deer ?

The Spirit of the law is flexible; The Letter of the law is not. If this experience happened to me, I still would have contacted our DRN officer, after the fact and let the situation speak for itself. If there was a a fine to be paid, so be it !!

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For the most part, I will not be critical of what you did. I know you wish you had never run into this but it happened and you responded in your best way. As hunters, we always try to make quick kills and minimize any suffering. Nature mostly doesn't work this way.

Be Safe !!!
 
If there was a a fine to be paid, so be it !!
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I understand where you are coming from. But around here the negative attitude of game wardens towards hunters, and the steep "criminal wildlife penalty" at $2000 dollars, I wouldnt dare contact a game warden over this. They have made it so that doing the right thing and being honest about it can totally screw you.
I have not met one reasonable game warden yet here in Washington. I have seen them absolutely rake hunters and sportsman over the coals for minor infractions and mistakes.
 
I understand where you are coming from. But around here the negative attitude of game wardens towards hunters, and the steep "criminal wildlife penalty" at $2000 dollars, I wouldnt dare contact a game warden over this.
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That is too bad and in part, probably due to the fact that they have their fill of poachers but I'm really not all that familiar with your state or it's DNR. In this post, I would be primarily concerned with CWD and I believe your state has had more than it's share. Is this true? That would be my primary interest in reporting. Last year I collected and reported two dead crows. Never got a follow-up reply. Oh well.


Be Safe !!!
 
That is too bad and in part, probably due to the fact that they have their fill of poachers but I'm really not all that familiar with your state or it's DNR. In this post, I would be primarily concerned with CWD and I believe your state has had more than it's share. Is this true? That would be my primary interest in reporting.
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Yep. I believe that there is a poaching problem. So good point there. The CWD in this state is reported mainly in the upper NW parts. I myself have never witnessed one, but dont get up to that area to hunt. You are right though. If I do see one I can see that it would be important to report it. Now If it were very bad off and had to be put out of it's missery, then I might leave that information out.
 
Mostly I would say it depends on your state, your relationship with local LE or F&W or DNR, and other factors.


When My father in law owned a ranch in southern MN, he often had stuff go on that that needed fixing. A car hit deer, a dog that was killing or wounding calfs, foals or sheep, Coyote in the farrowing barn. etc, Because the sheriff and two of his deputies went to the same church, served on the local sports board, and more or less were pals, he was much freer to act first and call after, with little or no trepidation.

Now if you from out of town, or if you seem to have "wounded" deer a little to frequently, or have been on the watch list because of questionable hunting ethics, then you might have a harder time making it stick.
 
i climbed a stand one morning on the edge of an area that borders another property owners field. The owner is in her 80's and in a nursing home. when the sun came up i turned around to see a fairley big buck beded down about 175 yards behind me and a good 100 yards on the other property. i grunted rattled and waited and he never got up. i couldnt see much w/ the 2-8 scope i had on my BLR so i dug my steiners out of my bag and started checking him out. his left hip was broken and i could see blood and matted hair on his rear. obviously hit by a car he wasnt moving.
Now i have shot 3 legged deer before and have seen deer pull off injuries to front legs but this old boy was froze up and i didnt think he was long for this world.
But to give him the benifit i stood up in the stand and yelled at him. he tried to raise up and was in obvious distress in the attempt and went back down. I did what i was supposed to do. I was in that spot for a reason that morning and i think that reason was to end that animals suffering. Did I break the law doing it?
Yep.
would I do it again?
100 times over, probably.
 
i once drove up on a deer hit that had just happened, the little doe had three legs badly broken in what looked like multiple places, one hoof was amputated , multiple deep deep lacerations pretty much all over it.

no way this little doe could recover.

i put my little 1022 in its ear and pulled the trigger twice.

made me sick at heart to do that, but it needed doing.

was little old blue haired lady driving a big lincoln continental.

she said she never saw the deer, just felt the thumps and quickly pulled over and saw the deer in the rearview.

the front right of the car was chewed up a bit.

i figger it hit there and instead of flippin up, the doe just went right under the wheel.

a passing motorist stopped about the same time i did and quickly took off to go call the sherriff.

the poor old woman was so scared and so horrified at hitting the deer that i just stayed there, knowing i might get nailed for shooting it, but i just could not leave that sweet old lady.

i guess i could have been charged with shooting a deer outta season and shooting on a public roadway, and shooting a deer with a rimfire.

deputy comes, i told him i shot the deer, he said, "good job".

that was it.

i went ahead and left, i never knew if the deputy took the deer. even all broke up and scraped up like that there should have been some usable meat.
 
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