What do you do if with a wounded animal , shot out of season

[scobro61]

dont like your questions why isnt one of them to contact conservation officer

 

[Suka]

In AB you leave it alone, period. (have called f&w in the past and that's the answer given).

 

[hawk-i]

Leave it alone and phone the C/O :?
The chances of this happening are slim to none... not a very good poll :idea:

This would be my choice.

 

[fratri]

A little different scenario but once came across a snapping turtle laying eggs on the side of the road about 100ft from the construction crew that was going to be tearing up the gavel side of the road.
I called the MNR to inform them that the crew was getting closer to the turtle eggs and soon (next day) be on top of the turtle (nesting area). They said they could not do anything and if I tried to remove the eggs I could get charged.... I basically asked for clarification..... They said basically let nature take its course and if I interfere I will be charged.... Are you kidding me, how is running them over with a ground paver nature taking its course....

Sometimes official answers are just stupid.

 

[Aniest]

Over a decade ago (likely about the time of the OP's post) while I was hiking I came across a situation as the OP describes during black powder season (I was not hunting, only hiking for tracking and spotting). The answer I was given by the Conservation officer (correct or not so only a repeat of the time), basically was:

If it is NOT a hazard to humans: call the Conservation Officer of the area and do what they say.

If it IS a hazard to humans (middle of busy road, in a public place, thrashing the inside of a building, etc): call the Law Enforcement of the Area and do what they say.

 

[Wendell]

What do you do?

Why not use a telephone to call your province's conservation officer emergency number?

Call 1-877-952-7277 (RAPP) or #7277 on the TELUS Mobility Network.

The Report All Poachers and Polluters (RAPP) hotline should be used to report wildlife-human interactions where public safety may be at risk.

The RAPP program is a toll free tip line and online service that also allows you to report known or suspected violations of fisheries, wildlife, or environmental protection laws anonymously and without risk of confronting the offender.

Available 24/7, RAPP is simple, safe and effective.

It is based on the principle that someone other than the criminal has information that can solve the crime. Just like the police use Crimestoppers, the B.C. Conservation Officer Service needs your help in catching poachers and polluters.

The RAPP hotline should also be used to report human-wildlife conflicts where public safety may be at risk

<http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/environment/natural-resource-stewardship/natural-resource-law-enforcement/conservation-officer-service/cos-rapp>

 

[Waterfowler]

In Ontario, you have no legal authority to put the animal down.

 

[Zubris21]

You might think you're doing the right thing by putting the animal out of its misery, but it could lead to some misery for yourself. It is not your decision to make regarding putting the animal down. I was in this situation a couple of years ago while hunting with a CO. We were deer hunting and a heard of elk came by our stand. One of the cow elk was severely injured. While the rest of the heard was travelling and feeding sporadically, it was all she could do just to keep up with the rest, no feeding for her. We just let her go on her way. Animals sustaining injuries is part of nature, it helps supply the predators. It'd be pretty hard to say definitively that an animal was injured by another hunter.