Illegal arrow kills deer
Victoria Times Colonist August 12, 2009
Central Saanich police are asking for the public's help to locate the driver of a truck seen in the vicinity of a wounded deer.
On July 26 at 11 p.m., a caller alerted police to a deer in distress near the intersection of West Saanich and Mount Newton Cross roads. The caller had seen a black Dodge Ram 3500 pulled over to the side of the road near three bucks in a field. One of the bucks appeared to be in distress.
When police arrived, they found the deer trying to escape on its front legs. Its back legs were paralyzed and a camouflage-colour "Terminator" brand arrow was lodged in its spine. Police euthanized the deer.
The black pickup pulled away before police arrived, and the witness reported that the male driver appeared to be speaking on a radio or walkie-talkie. He appeared to be the vehicle's only occupant. "Obviously, this is somebody at night cruelly shooting a deer," said Const. Janis Jean. "It is illegal to discharge a bow without a permit and it is illegal to hunt at night."
Bow-hunting of deer is only allowed during daylight hours and permits are only issued to farm-status residents in Central Saanich where deer are destroying farm crops. Jean said no permit was issued for the property.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Const. Dan Cottingham at 250-652-4441.
Victoria Times Colonist August 12, 2009
Central Saanich police are asking for the public's help to locate the driver of a truck seen in the vicinity of a wounded deer.
On July 26 at 11 p.m., a caller alerted police to a deer in distress near the intersection of West Saanich and Mount Newton Cross roads. The caller had seen a black Dodge Ram 3500 pulled over to the side of the road near three bucks in a field. One of the bucks appeared to be in distress.
When police arrived, they found the deer trying to escape on its front legs. Its back legs were paralyzed and a camouflage-colour "Terminator" brand arrow was lodged in its spine. Police euthanized the deer.
The black pickup pulled away before police arrived, and the witness reported that the male driver appeared to be speaking on a radio or walkie-talkie. He appeared to be the vehicle's only occupant. "Obviously, this is somebody at night cruelly shooting a deer," said Const. Janis Jean. "It is illegal to discharge a bow without a permit and it is illegal to hunt at night."
Bow-hunting of deer is only allowed during daylight hours and permits are only issued to farm-status residents in Central Saanich where deer are destroying farm crops. Jean said no permit was issued for the property.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Const. Dan Cottingham at 250-652-4441.
Call it in, only way to keep this sort of thing controled.
