Pretty horrific leg wound on a deer…

marksman13 said:
A buddy of mine posted this photo to Facebook of a deer that showed up on his camera. He’s got a history with this buck and knows for a fact it has been shot twice this season. He’s been shot once in the shoulder and was shot in the back leg by a member of a hunting club that neighbors him. I’ve cropped the photo to hide any personal info and the result is a fairly pixelated picture, but look at how nasty that leg wound is. I’m sure he’ll go septic and die of infection soon, but I honestly cannot believe that buck is still walking. Anybody here think there’s any chance the pictured wound is survivable?
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I don't know. He could survive depending on conditions. But I do know that I hate that. I always shoot to kill and don't take wild shots except once on a driven deer shotgun hunt. That ended up to be an epic tracking job to find and finish that deer. I wouldn't do that again. I consider it unethical to shoot a deer and not kill it.
 
I have a video of a doe that has its left hanging by its tendon that was shot from a running shot that will not down load.







Will it live?

Yes.

But the ass wipe what shot it should have his left leg shot and what's left be hung on by a tendon.
 
Highland Lofts said:
I have a video of a doe that has its left hanging by its tendon that was shot from a running shot that will not down load.

In the end we will all be judged for our actions. It will not be man doing the judging. I do not know of any hunter who would do that to an animal on purpose. In hunting things happen. Don’t be so sanctimonious. I do not condone what pain and suffering these animals had to endure and do my best to dispatch game as quickly as possible.





Will it live?

Yes.

But the ass wipe what shot it should have his left leg shot and what's left be hung on by a tendon.
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Highland Lofts said:
Shooting running deer is unethical in my opinion.
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Highland Lofts said:
I have a video of a doe that has its left hanging by its tendon that was shot from a running shot that will not down load.

Will it live?

Yes.

But the ass wipe what shot it should have his left leg shot and what's left be hung on by a tendon.
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I can find you plenty of examples of bad shooting on stationary deer. Does that make shooting stationary deer unethical? I mean, some of those standing still broadside shots are tough, right? Let's just avoid them all together, huh?

There are more fun examples where no deer were hurt, totally unethical shots, every one, especially the follow-ups.



And this guy says "Hold my beer" and went for 5! His spotter is pretty pathetic as well.



Now, this was a harder couple of shots. The deer wasn't completely broadside, and it was slow stepping as it fed, increasing the skill level needed, minimally, to make that shot. First shot killed a rabbit behind the deer. The 2nd shot was equally bad, but fortunately there were no rabbits behind the deer anymore.



Now, if you are a hunter like Franz Albrecht, running shots are a no brainer. Of course, he is a boar hunter, but fully has the skills and experience to make such shots.



Bottom line, whether or not the shot is ethical has more to do with the hunter's abilities than what the animal is doing. It may be an unethical shot for you and for most people, but the shot itself isn't unethical if the hunter has the skills.
 
A hunter has a duty to the game he hunts, to know his gun and have it sighted in before the season opens. Like Clint Eastwood said “a man’s got to know his limitations.” If you haven’t practiced at that range you should not be trying to shoot game at that range now matter how good a trophy it may be. That still doesn’t guarantee an unseen branch will not cause a deflection and bad hit. Judge not lest you be judged. It happens to even the best hunters if you hunt long enough. In my 49 years of hunting I have lost 3 animals I know I hit. All of them because they got onto posted property I could not obtain permission to follow. Each one still eats at me. That is why I favor 35 caliber with heavy for caliber bullets, preferably round nose bullets.
 
I made a VERY POOR shot on a deer several years ago breaking both front legs. I had pics of him on a trail camera crawling to a feeder to eat. A short time later i found his remains and it was pretty obvious he had been eaten alive. It really HURT my heart to know i was the cause of that situation! The animals deserve better, but sometimes “IT” happens.
 
The coyotes down here are fawn killing machines.



I watched a study on coyotes. They set trail cams on coyote dens in the spring.



One pair of Coyotes brought back 22 deer fawns to their den to feed the pups.



In Kansas a pair of Coyotes brought back 46 deer fawns to their den to feed the pups.

Cougars average one deer a week. Wolves must be close to that rate to survive.
 
How do you all feel about putting down a badly injured deer and leaving it for the coyotes. I'm sure it would be illegal if you didn't put your tag on it.
 
Caplock said:
How do you all feel about putting down a badly injured deer and leaving it for the coyotes. I'm sure it would be illegal if you didn't put your tag on it.
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That is an individual decision best not talked about.
 
Caplock said:
How do you all feel about putting down a badly injured deer and leaving it for the coyotes. I'm sure it would be illegal if you didn't put your tag on it.
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I agree with @9x56MS that it is better not to give definitive answers on an open forum to a question of dubious legality. That being said, I always recommend that a person take the course of action that best allows them to sleep at night while still being able to provide for their family.
 
Just because we hunt them doesn’t mean we don’t care for them. Ask anyone who plants food plots and plants fruit and nut trees.
 
a doe i shot several years ago, even with the lower leg shot off it didn,t slow her down. it was totaly healed. most lost deer are found by coyotes and eaten.
 

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I rarely anger, almost never, but stuff like this is so aggravating to me. What kind of a***ole does this and then doesn't see it though to a completed kill?
 
JumboJVT said:
More likely it was property ownership patterns that prevented the shooter from following an animal that wasn't DRT. Doubt SOP of a "hunt club" (hard for me to comprehend such a thing) includes "dynamic" hunting methods, so it seems more likely to me that it was a static shot.

We do shoot running deer...regularly. We drive and track, along with more sedentary styles. In fact, I don't know a soul that would even claim not to shoot running deer. And we've chased wounded deer for miles and days, and have never had one wounded that badly that got away. It's the responsibility we take. Don't you find it odd that shooting a sitting grouse, duck, rabbit is unsporting, but shooting a running deer is unethical? Bring that attitude to the north woods of New England and you'll find yourself hungry. Gotta shoot 'em where and when you see 'em...or get none at all.
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I do plenty of hunting in the woods and fields of NY. While not the north woods of NE, I have vowed personally to never shoot a running deer and it's why I rarely participate in pushes/drives. I still find myself successful most years. If I absolutely had to have a deer or I would starve to death I might change that philosophy but starving to death with an unsuccessful season is a long long way off. To each their own. One thing I can say though is that of I had witnessed the shot and the hunter that did this I'd be tempted to harvest some "long pig" and leaving the carcass in the woods.
 
zdc1775 said:
I agree with @9x56MS that it is better not to give definitive answers on an open forum to a question of dubious legality. That being said, I always recommend that a person take the course of action that best allows them to sleep at night while still being able to provide for their family.
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I've actually run into this situation. Shot it, tagged it, called the DEC and they came out to take a look and issued me a replacement tag. They took the carcass and I have no idea what they did after that.
 
daniel craig said:
I rarely anger, almost never, but stuff like this is so aggravating to me. What kind of a***ole does this and then doesn't see it though to a completed kill?
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You are assuming facts you have no way of knowing. I can not believe any hunter goes into the woods trying to maim an animal and have it get away to die a horrible lingering death. Maybe I have too much faith in humanity.
 
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