useyourbow
12 pointer
I searched but did not find it so apparently not which is a shame. Could be another add-on criminal charge levied against those who shoot a undesirable buck and leave it laying.
Shooting Wounded Deer After Legal Shooting Hours
- Thread starter perrymax
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I searched but did not find it so apparently not which is a shame. Could be another add-on criminal charge levied against those who shoot a undesirable buck and leave it laying.
BucksandFish
6 pointer
Ye
Yes you can
Little FR
12 pointer
This thread is as old as the hills.
According to the law it is legal I reckon.
I made a poor shot on a doe once, it was in bad shape but wouldn’t die. I pistol whipped it to death.
Asked game warden about that scenario and he said if it’s suffering… next time just shoot it and stop carrying a hi point.
FF/EMT516
10 pointer
Had you not been carrying a hi point the gun wouldn’t have been heavy enough to pistol whip it to death
1wildcatfan
12 pointer
Not per an ex-CO i talked to about this last year. Said this is pertaining to injured animals hit by automobiles, tangled in fences, attacked by dogs, etc. Not an animal wounded by an archer. She said there's no way to determine in the field if (for a deer) the arrow/bolt or bullet hit the animal first, thus opening a can of worms.
web splitter
8 pointer
- Feb 3, 2015
- 748
What about using a bow, but under light, to shoot a deer that's been wounded archery hunting?
predator1
12 pointer
The Ex-CO told you wrong. The statute does not specify hunting, but also does not exclude it. I’d make sure I had my ducks in row before I did so.
predator1
12 pointer
Hopefully none of us are faced with any of these hypothetical scenarios. But wouldn’t it be nice if someone from the KDFWR would chime in on a thread this old? I’m certain at least one CO has seen this. That leads me to believe the analysis of being perfectly legal to dispatch a wounded after shooting light with a firearm is perfectly legal due to the KRS Statute's. They just don’t want to publicly acknowledge that.
FF/EMT516
10 pointer
Is there any kdfwr on here?
Little FR
12 pointer
One contacted me a while back about a post I made 😉. It was a burner account. They are watching.
HeadedWest
10 pointer
- Nov 22, 2016
- 1,688
Definitely.
Buzzy
10 pointer
- Oct 15, 2013
- 1,462
I’ve had this twice in my lifetime. Once with my uncle who was a butcher. The deer was hit in the spine so it couldn’t run. He took off his belt, put it around the deers neck and cut his throat. I was in awe.
Same scenario 4 years later I’m by myself. Lucky it was a smaller GA doe (basically a large dog) and I did the same thing but I was hesitant. Scared and felt like it was cruel.
My gpa has been caught moonlighting as early as the 50’s and it has been ingrained in us not to shoot after hours so we don’t end up like G-PA.
I would shoot the deer if it ever happened again though. Not really a great moment to relive.
Same scenario 4 years later I’m by myself. Lucky it was a smaller GA doe (basically a large dog) and I did the same thing but I was hesitant. Scared and felt like it was cruel.
My gpa has been caught moonlighting as early as the 50’s and it has been ingrained in us not to shoot after hours so we don’t end up like G-PA.
I would shoot the deer if it ever happened again though. Not really a great moment to relive.
