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What would you have done?
Topic Started: Jan 7 2014, 03:43 PM (635 Views)
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This isn't a post that I really want to make, but I Thought I should share it with the OTB faithful and get your folks thoughts on this.

Had quite the experience on Sunday afternoon. I went out for a coyote hunt and did a couple of sets, and nothing. Anyways head for home. As I am turning off the main road onto our private road, I see three deer further down the main road, two are standing and one is someone laying/thrashing in the road, and a small truck is driving away from the deer. Curiosity gets the cat, so I back up and head down the road towards the deer. When I get there, it is a doe, who can not walk as both her back legs have been broken, and her two fawns. I can't see anywhere where the truck actually hit the deer but anyways she is pretty bad shape but she is able to make it of the road and into the swampy area off of the side of it but she is played out and just lays there. Her fawns are nudging her and staying close by. I'm like wtf do I do now!! I realize I have the gun in the truck, but with two deer in the freezer, I don't really need the meat, so i don't want to shoot her and just leave her there. Just then, I see a neighbour pulling into our road and I jump in the truck and follow him to his house, tell him the scenario and see if he wants the venison but he doesn't, so back to square one.

I head back over to the deer's location and she is calmed down a bit but still panting heavy, and that's when I see the leg bone protruding through the skin. I think oh god, I can't leave her here like this, so I knew what I had to do. I pulled out the gun and loaded it. I get off the road, but can't get a clear shot because there is a bit of brush and her fawns are real close. I get the fawns out of the way and get a clear head shot and finish her off. I climb back out of the ditch and get the gun put away when the truck that I seen driving away from the site pulls up and he is actually a pretty good guy that i know. He explains that he hit her, she jumped out in front of him and he tried to get stopped but he bumped her and he was actually heading to get a gun or something to finish her off with himself as he knew she was in bad shape. We drag the doe up out of the ditch and load her into his truck, he thanks me for doing the deed and away he goes. It was probably the hardest thing I had ever done, with the fawns not wanting to leave her and the struggle and pain she was going through :(

So I think I did the right thing, but what would you guys/gals have done?
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I would have done the same except for the part where you posted it here.
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I would have done the same , not fair to just leave it there and suffer
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I would have done the same as well. Good call.
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You did the right thing, can't let them suffer.
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Hard thing you had to see but you did the right thing.


Well if there's one up side to this story now you should have some bones and scrapes for coyote bait.
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Ethical Choice. It once again shows that a high number of hunters are deeply concerned about the welfare of our quarry. Most anti's can't comprehend that but it's true.
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You did the right thing. I would have done the same. :cheers:
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Good call. Right thing to do and save some cop from paperwork.
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I can't find fault with what you did. A person would have to be pretty heartless to drive away and leave the doe like that. The only things that I would have done differently would have been to take pictures of the deer's injuries, and I would go online and report the deer to MNR @ http://www.ontario.ca/environment-and-ener...ead-wild-animal

Someone might want to pin that link.

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Yup , I would have done the exact same thing , no questions asked.
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Everyone would have done the same thing, including me. You can now sleep with the thought of doing nature a big favour. I think I can speak for everyone here, and say thank you.
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i would of done the same thing i could not see her suffering like that
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Hey Andy I would have done the same thing
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You did the right thing for sure. I can't see anything wrong with it. A few summers ago a cow moose got hit and it dragged itself into the ditch. It clearly had two broken back legs. Its was still dark and I was on my way to work. I had a shotgun with slugs in the truck because I was going to be doing some cruising in a bear infested area. The mto was there and he informed me the OPP was coming and not to worry (it was one of our company trucks that hit her). I went by again 1 hr later in the light and the moose was still there along with the MTO clean up crew. They said a OPP officer came by but couldn't shoot the moose and someone else was coming. Well after my day was done 8 hrs later that poor cow was still there and another officer had just arrived and shot her. I never pursued to dispatch the animal and felt real bad about letting that moose suffer, When I could have done something. To be honest I still feel bad everytime I drive by that damn spot... Good Job
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No doubt about it, I'd do the same thing. If you wouldnt of shot that doe and left it, all 3 might die from coyote/wolves. Cuz those fawns would stick with her. :cheers:
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You did the right thing good call.
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Jan 7 2014, 07:37 PM
I can't find fault with what you did. A person would have to be pretty heartless to drive away and leave the doe like that. The only things that I would have done differently would have been to take pictures of the deer's injuries, and I would go online and report the deer to MNR @ http://www.ontario.ca/environment-and-ener...ead-wild-animal

Someone might want to pin that link.

Sam

Thanks for the responses folks...Sam made a good point that I should have mentioned, the fella who picked up the deer did report it to the MNR, not sure if he told them of how it was dispatched but he did report that he picked it up. :cheers:
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I think everyone has answered your question.

As for the fawns, I've read articles that say they do alright on their own if they make it to this time of year. They quite often meet up with other "foster mothers" who they tag along with and they usually start to yard up by now anyway. More eyes and noses are better at detecting predators.
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You did the right thing.
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