Hunting....at the range?

[mstirton]

I shot a bird at the range once. Stupid thing was sitting in the dirt behind the target stand while I was shooting .22 from 50m. It fluttered away after a shot and I went to investigate - had to finish the job.

I don't see a problem with getting the deer if it isn't against range rules and you have tags.

 

[801sureshot]

I lived in North Dakota last year and the range I was a member at routinely had deer and turkeys wandering about. Actually had to walk out and shoo the gobblers from out behind the berm while there alone one Sunday. +1 on Ethics being what you do when no one is looking.

 

[788Ham]

I belonged to a club that had a range just outside the city limits, deer were every where! There was a sign as you came in the gate, " No Hunting At Any Time". The land the gun club sat on was owned by a local brewery. The brewery knew that lots of employee's were members of the club, so if you got busted shooting a deer, you also lost your job, especially during hunting season!

 

[deerhunter61]

First thing that needs to be answered is where the range is?

If it is on your property or in the middle of the country which hunting occurs all around and you have a license and the season is open I have no problem with you shooting the deer. Would I? No probably not. I think I would have done exactly what you did and if I had my camera with me I would have simply shot the deer with it. Frankly I think you handled it correctly but again if you had shot one and you were in a place that it was legal to hunt and you had your license and it was deer season you would have been ok with me.

I want to thank you for painting a very beautiful picture. I caused me to remember a time on my father-in-laws place where we have a shoot range set up and when we fired a startled deer came right out onto the range.

 

[FLAvalanche]

If everything is legal and kosher, drop it.

 

[desidog]

For the OP's deer: If you have the license, if it's the season, if you have permission, if you have hunting ammunition, if you have the know-how to field-dress, if you have your knife, and if you have space in the freezer; Green Light!

 

[jae011]

it seems like more and more people just hunt for the sport of it. growing up hunting and fishing were fun but they also served a purpose.and that was that it was food on the table.i never remember my dad or grandpa hunting for a trophy buck or fishing for the 5 pound bass. they went out to bring back meat and have a good tme doing it.it was just part of life. times have changed and with more and more people hunting in my opinion it just depends on the person and their situation

 

[toolmanroberts]

The answer here would be NO. If you don't know how to deal with it or have a way to transport it when you do shoot one it would be a big waste, unless you could get it to a processing plant right away. There are simple handbooks available that could guide you threw the fielddressing process. Other than that, if everything is legal, drop it. I shoot alot at my place and I have a few times had to wait till the deer cleared my target range so I could continue shooting. They seem to get used to the gunfire and it doesn't seem to bother them alot.

 

[d2wing]

It's better to do the right thing and be proud of it than do the wrong thing and regret it. You did the right thing.