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If driveing on the hwy., you see a deer hit by another vehicle and although it's still alive, it's in terrible pain and legs/shoulders smashed so it will die.

I know that i personally would pull out my rifle and put it out out its pain right away.

Could i (would i) be charged from a legal point of view ( let's say if a conservation officer happened to come by shortly afterwards ) for dischargeing a firearm at the side of the hwy ., although it's out in the boonies with no dwellings in sight :?:
 
You'd get charged in N.B.!!! It's unbelieveable!!!

I had the same thing happen one year on the way to a local gunshop. A nice little whitetailed buck had been hit by a vehicle and we saw it in the ditch. I stopped, looked at the poor suffering animal and considered shooting it, I had a gun in the car I was headed out to sell... Anyhow, I got on the phone with DNR and told them where we were and they sent a Ranger. He arrived with NO gun!!! I #### you not!!! Anyhow, a old farmer was there and the DNR Ranger asked him if he had a gun, I thought that the old guy might NEVER get another chance to "Do the right thing/help out, he WAS OLD!!!" So I stayed quiet and let the old guy get his bolt action 30-30 and shoot the buck...

The buck was then dragged onto the truck to be taken to the DUMP... What a waste of 100 or so lbs of meat!!!

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Jay
 
I saw a bear that was buggered up on the Alaska Highway and really wanted to shoot it. Instead I went to see the ranger at Liard Hot Springs (~15km away). He said "don't even think of shooting it!"
 
I had to deal with this exact thing a few years ago.

I saw a doe that had been struck (on a paved highway) and she was still moving.

I stopped, saw that her leg was almost ripped off.

I pulled out my rifle and shot it.

I broke a few rules:
Shootingin a highway

Shooting a doe

Shooting a deer out of season.

I dragged it to the side of the road. I don't know how many cars may have passed but at least one ot two, probbaly.

In the end, I called the CO's form a pay phone and told them what had transpired without leaving my name. Word got back to me that they were fine with it.

It's the right thing to do, regardless of the law.
 
I like hunting more than I like shooting roadkill.

I wouldnt shoot it, because I know I would be charged. Even if its the right thing to do, with my luck I would be caught in the act.


The MNR is famous for the "Lay Charges, and let the accused see if they can beat them" attitude around here. I'm not giving them one damn excuse to charge me with anything, because they will.

The MNR policy and law makers should be forced stand there and watch it suffer, maybe then the rules would change.
 
IF no witnesses and it was safe to do so in the boonies, Yes of course.

But nowadays, no way. FOR SURE you're bound to get some hysterical ninny shrieking at you that the deer could have been saved if you'd have taken it to a vet. Or somebody reporting that you had a gun in the car, or shot near homes or something. It's not worth my being fined/jailed/rifles confiscated/prohibited hunting/etc. for some wounded deer. 40 years ago, no problem. But today I'd phone the cops/RCMP/CO and leave it at that. Tell them you would have shot it yourself but are too afraid of being reamed out over it. Hurry up before it wanders onto the road again.

Grouse Man
 
Surely in any case alleviating suffering is the humane thing to do. I'm sure if you were charged and taken to court the local tree huggers would be embarressed into stumping up the fees. here in the Uk we have a stalker call out scheme where in certain police areas stalkers can be called out to dispatch wounded large animals as a result of an RTA.Most vets wont attend as there is no owner to serve a bill to. A few stalkers here made recent legal history in having their firearm certificates ammended to allow purchase of pistol and ammo for humane purposes. Most cops here especially in the sticks are unarmed! Police here in my area are reluctant to set it up as there seem to be enough farmers still armed. Here you can also use just about anything shot size wise or even a pen knife if that is all you happen to have!
 
A good friend was coming out of Hudson Bay, and saw a deer in the ditch that had been hit hard. The animal was still standing, but stunned, with major damage. My friend didn't have a rifle with him. A local pulled up, looked at the animal, and told my buddy he'd look after the deer. Turns out the guy didn't have a rifle, but instead pulled out a 6' spade shovel...to do the "humane thing"....ssshhhhwwwannng....ssshhhwwwaaannnggg...ssshhhwwwaaannnggg. My buddy couldn't believe his eyes as this hillbilly roundhoused the deer across the head with the flat side of the shovel. :shock: He couldn't watch any more of this abuse, so he drove away.
 
If I am sure that the animal won't make it, ie. bleeding a lot, lots of damage to the limbs, etc. I would pull out my gun and put it to sleep. Yup, it might seem harsh or inhumane to some people (non-hunter's & hunter's) alike I think but it's all part of a cycle.

If you had a dog that, for example was hit by a car and you knew he will not make it, would you let it suffer?
 
I have put down a few deer left injured on the side of the road. I once had a CO tell me he was going to lay charges and I told him to fly at it. He declined.
 
on a side note what drives me crazy is people that hit deer and don't even stop.
my parents live right along a "wildlife corridor" that crosses a highway and they probably have 10-12 deer hit a year i persnally have seen people smoke deer (2-3-4 legs busted/torn off) and not even slow down, my dad is a vet and we have put injured animals down numerous times, heck wé even saved a big lynx once...
i have called F&W and they have said "shoot ém. it's okay"
one time with no rifle in the truck i even brained an injured deer with a ball peen hammer....
 
I shot one on the side of the road to end its suffering. (it ran into the side of my truck and went under the rear wheel)

So after a few min waiting to see if it was just stunned, I got out of the truck to check, both front legs were broken and it was not moving very much, so I took out my Win Mod12 short barrel 12 gauge and I had a few slugs, and a flashlight as it was night and shot the deer.

Legal or not I was not going to leave it to the coyotes to finish it off by tearing it apart.
 
Been there, done that.

Called it in to the local Fish and Wildlife office, only to be told it was their day off (a Wednesday). They referred me to the next closest office. After I gave the woman on the other end of the phone the particulars, including where the deer was located, she asked "is the deer still alive?" I said "No, it had a broken back, so I shot it, to put it out of its misery", to which she replied "that's illegal".

My comment to her was: "This is my name and this is my number. If your guys want to charge me, you know how to reach me." Never heard anything more of it. By the time I got back out there,. the deer had been dragged away by some kids on a quad.

Any law requiring a person to leave an animal in distress when its only outcome would be to be shot by a CO is wrong. You need a permit (here in Alberta) if you want to salvage the meat, but allowing an animal to continue to suffer is reprehensible.
 
Where I'm from in newfoundland if there is a moose hit and injured it doesn't seem to be much of an issue. Kill it and give the still good meat to one of the non profit oranizations in town. Mr moose then becomes burgers for the next event and all benefit from it.
 
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