Shooting Wounded Deer After Legal Shooting Hours

[perrymax]

What if a man shot a deer at 5:30 pm. At 6pm he went to pick up the deer and it stood up. It is in bad shape but still alive. The responcible thing is to finish her off but it is after legal shooting time???

 

[Ezelkyhunter]

Unethical to not finish off IMO. I’d not hesitate.

 

[bird whisperer]

No question, put it down.

 

[1wildcatfan]

What if a man shot a deer at 5:30 pm. At 6pm he went to pick up the deer and it stood up. It is in bad shape but still alive. The responcible thing is to finish her off but it is after legal shooting time???

Shooting a 270?

 

[bgkyarcher]

Finish it, no doubt.....

 

[dirtstalker]

Finish it..id fight in court if need be.

 

[rcb216]

Finish it. Any warden worth his weight would help you load it and congratulate you.

 

[Feedman]

You have to put it down

 

[rcb216]

I have called my local warden about stuff and he is level headed. Shot a doe once that jumped up sick staggering around. Had an arrow in her shoulder. Someone took a shot at her from behind and it lodged in her shoulder. This was when you had to buy bonus tags two at a time. I let him know and he told me not to waste my tag. Also called on a few other similar stuff over the years. Most of them have common sense.

 

[Lady Hunter]

S-S-S. Do what ya gotta do.

 

[useyourbow]

Better to be judged by 12 than eaten by coyotes

 

[EdLongshanks]

 

[bowhunter269]

Here's a twist......bow season. Walk up on a deer still alive laying in a thicket, no way to get another arrow (you've tried and your quiver is now empty). Do you shoot it with your pistol ? The deer is mortally wounded.
Note: This is a true story. Buddy of mine.......I did finish it with my pistol (my bow was in the truck). Legal? No.....but I felt it was the ethical thing to do.

 

[BowOnly]

Old topic but this isn't common knowledge.

KRS 150.172

 

[1wildcatfan]

Old topic but this isn't common knowledge.

KRS 150.172


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Don't think shooting an arrowed deer with a pistol during bow season is what this is covering.