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

What would you do do if you come across a wounded game animal that's been shot out of season?

  • Do you shoot it and try too find who the culprit may be and report them?

    Votes: 3 2.9%

  • do you leave iot alone and get the hell out of there?

    Votes: 25 24.3%

  • Do you shoot it and and cut your tag for another hunting area that the animal is legal to take?

    Votes: 1 1.0%

  • Do you shoot it and find someone with a valid tag for it if it is a Draw type of animal?

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Do you shoot it and report it to a game warden?

    Votes: 63 61.2%

  • Do you shoot it and leave it where it lies?

    Votes: 11 10.7%
  • Total voters
    103
gth wrote:
I would be outta there...........

Definetly feel bad about leaving it to suffer, but thems the stupid rules made by stupid people.

I'm not risking my hunting/guns/job just to tap a round into a suffering moose or deer. Its really to bad I even have to think about this decision. 15 years ago I would have just done the right thing. Not so easy anymore.


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X2 :roll: I've lived long enough to have got in trouble trying to do the "right" thing :(
 
X-man said:
Last winter we had a cow moose with an injured leg get bogged down in heavy snow. Called the local wildlife officers and informed them about the animal. I was told to leave her alone, to not try to dig her out, that the "professionals" would handle it and that they were on their way.

They never showed that day, nor the next, nor the day after that, despite my calls and the calls of other concerned hunters in the area. The moose, bogged down in the deep snow and unable to free herself eventually died of exposure and probably stress after three days. The wildlife officers never bothered to show first nor last.

I regret not attempting to at least dig her out myself, despite the danger. I love wildlife, and, as a responsible hunter, I think its the duty of every individual to help protect our natural resources and to leave the wilderness better than we found it. She could've been saved had the bureaucrats decided to get off their duffs. Sadly, we all failed that moose, most especially the so-called "Conservation Officers." :evil:
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Natural process, survival of the fitest. Things like this happen all the time. Why should we make ourselves self-appointed warrdens and try to muck with the natural process. Mother nature is a cruel #####.
Thats just how other animals are fed

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leave and call CONVERSATION officers
 
I love nature too much to just let an animal suffer because some dumbass took a poor shot at it.

A few years ago I was dogging on a deer drive when I saw a doe go by me with the bottom jaw just hanging by the skin. She was gone before I could take a shot after realising what it was. I know the coyotes have to feed somewhere but I just really hate coyotes. :cry:
 
Despite the law and mother nature, no animal deserves to suffer.

Make a judgment call, sqweeze the trigger or walk away.

CO's are so few up here that many times "farm sense" is the protocol.
 
Pull the trigger and you're exposing yourself to a potential world of hurt.
These days everyone has a Cell Phone and can read Plate Numbers.
Walk away & call it in if you can. :roll:
 
I would be outta there...........

Definetly feel bad about leaving it to suffer, but thems the stupid rules made by stupid people.

I'm not risking my hunting/guns/job just to tap a round into a suffering moose or deer. Its really to bad I even have to think about this decision. 15 years ago I would have just done the right thing. Not so easy anymore.
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... But if he lay there in pain (ie. didn't run away) I would double tap him out of humanity :idea: . It is the right thing to do.... He doesn't have to suffer from my mistake.

Why would I inform a CO? It isn't going to bring the animal back.... Paying $5000-$10,000 in fines is going to make me feel better - as if I did the right thing?! (its an accident - not poaching!) The ####ed up government is going to take that $$$ and waste it in the Ministry of Finance General Coffers? Bahhhh!!! The wolves will eat "steak" courtesy of me. Taking the meat and not letting it spoil is NOT worth the risk IMHO. I will feel really bad but I won't loose sleep. :( :?

BTW: Aldorado.... A guy could suffocate in those knockers! And while dying he could hear the echo of himself blowing his load!!!!! :shock: :twisted:
 
cdngunner said:
X-man said:
Last winter we had a cow moose with an injured leg get bogged down in heavy snow. Called the local wildlife officers and informed them about the animal. I was told to leave her alone, to not try to dig her out, that the "professionals" would handle it and that they were on their way.

They never showed that day, nor the next, nor the day after that, despite my calls and the calls of other concerned hunters in the area. The moose, bogged down in the deep snow and unable to free herself eventually died of exposure and probably stress after three days. The wildlife officers never bothered to show first nor last.

I regret not attempting to at least dig her out myself, despite the danger. I love wildlife, and, as a responsible hunter, I think its the duty of every individual to help protect our natural resources and to leave the wilderness better than we found it. She could've been saved had the bureaucrats decided to get off their duffs. Sadly, we all failed that moose, most especially the so-called "Conservation Officers." :evil:
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Natural process, survival of the fitest. Things like this happen all the time. Why should we make ourselves self-appointed warrdens and try to muck with the natural process. Mother nature is a cruel #####.
Thats just how other animals are fed

Back to the topic

leave and call CONVERSATION officers
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Sorry, shoulda' been clearer, the injured leg in question was from a bullet! Some yahoo took a whack at her, most likely from long range...or he just couldn't shoot, and hit her in the leg. That's the primary reason she got bogged down. She should've been dug out or put down, not permitted to suffer a long, drawn out death because of some idiot with a rifle who didn't take the time to practice. CONSERVATION officers were called, they just didn't bother to show up despite giving assurances they would.
 
Shoot it then report it. Good Lord. I can tell you ,if we're talkin ontario,you'd be way better off training the muzzle on the side of your own noodle. The consequences of that would seem trivial compared to what our money hungry law will do to ya
 
Been there...found a mortally wounded cow elk (clearly from a gunshot), I finished her off and gutted her...called the local c/o and told him the story. The next morning he came out and inspected the area with me...long story short, I was able to keep the cow and enjoyed some fine roasts over the next months. :D The c\o was good to deal with, said I had done the right thing and it all ended up good. It would not be right to leave her to suffer out there just because somebody else did (idiot).
 
I was told that by my hunting instuctor that you call the game warden and tell them the situation and ask permission to shoot it. They will probably let you shoot it if there is no one in the area who can do it. Explaining also that the animal is suffering.
 
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