Dangdest thing on the way home from work yesterday.

Some of ya'll know I live on the outskirts of the city. Technically, I'm in the city limits, but it feels more like just on the other side. Well, there's a 6 acre lot that is fallow before you get to my house when you turn off the highway. So, I'm heading home yesterday and I saw 2 unfamiliar dogs out in that field playing with something. I was thinking they were getting after one of Vic's Guinea Hens, but as I drove past, I decided they had a deer carcass they were working on. Just as I passed, I saw the deer get up and challenge them. Have seen this more than once, so I sort of knew what to expect.

Left my truck and decided to get the dogs off of her and see what kind of shape she was in. She was exhausted of course and let me walk right up on her. Couldn't see a gunshot wound, but the dogs had opened her front shoulder up a bit, but appeared to be only a flesh wound. I scattered the dogs and made her get up. She lit accross the field fairly well, but she did so on 3 legs and the dogs turned and took her down again. When I got further accross the field, the dogs scattered for good again and the deer bailed off in the creek and layed down on the ice and just layed down there on top of the ice.

If I'd have had a pistol with me, I'd have put all 3 of 'em down. Good thing I didn't though since I"m in the city limits and there's one of them tree huggin, high colonic lovin', herbal tea drinkin, In defense of animals type ladies down the street. In the end, I left the deer where she layed to hopefully recover and then chased the dogs off the street.

Kind of sitting here feeling guilty and wondering if I should have put that deer down now. What do ya'll think? Would you have put it down? I've seen bucks chasing does before that lost the leg the year before so I know they can get by. Just a pitiful site to see that deer panting and torn up like that.


Wannabe...

I would have had to put her down. But that's easy to say not knowing about the lady down the street.

man o man, now that is something I would not want to have to deal with, but I think I would have done the same thing, if it was a flesh wound, it should heal and she was just probably tired from fighting and running from the dogs. I vote you done the right thing but that is just my opinion and you know everyone has got one just like they got ***ho*** :D:D:D

I would have put her down, but on the the other hand would that be legal? If the season is still open and its a legal kill take care of it.Hate to see any animal suffer.

from looking at the wound I think you did ok, looks like it should heal. The only concern is the dogs coming back for her.

She just needed some rest

That's what bothers me maachu. That one pic makes it look like a flesh wound and the leg is not askew, which made me think it was just exhausted, but when she ran, she pulled it up and didn't use it making me think it may be broken. I dunno. Just bothers me some.

With that said, some of you old guys that fish the FJs next year need to be real careful not to break your leg in such a fashion thas it is easily determinable just from looking while I'm around. :)

Tommy, that was my 1st inclination, but then I thought about that woman down the street who's in with IDA. Been more than one in town due to folks like her to get into trouble and on something like that, it's a felony, which would mean I'd lose my right to own guns. Pitiful what that org and folks like 'em have done to this country.

Wannabe...

I would have left the deer alone and shot the dogs, and swore up and down the pack was on attack towards me and it was self defense.

bet the deer will be fine .

You should have carried her to Vic and let him heal her.

There is a soft spot in your heart Wannabe.........:)

go back and see if the doe is still near, call the warden if she is

You're prolly right about the deer Mr. Jim. I think the dogs were run off enough, but if could have gotten close enough, I really wanted to put them down. They are not from my neighborhood, no collars. One was a lab looking dog and the other was a big black mongrel. Guess the lab looking dog was 80 and the other was close to 100 and appeared to have some boxer in him. My worry was that if they were dog enough to chase down and pull down a 100 lb doe, they've got no place in my neighborhood with kids. Luckily, they were skiddish of me though, so I didn't really have the choice.

Wannabe...

Dang libs. You did the right thing, not risking a felony rap.

You could have called the police. They could have sent a car by, prolly would have put her down for ya.

X1 what Beagle said! Maybe put the tree hugger down in self defense also!

My S-I-L is a cop here and has done that before. Put a deer down that is.

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Originally Posted by majflyboy

My S-I-L is a cop here and has done that before. Put a deer down that is.

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I was hopin she put down a tree hugger:D:D

Law enforcement used to put them down and carry them to retirement homes but the health deparment made then stop. Now they put them down and leave them. I've put several down on the Natchez Trace after someone hit them.

Careful there holic. Mere posession of a firearm on the Trace is an auto-felony. Or used to be before the Castle Doctrine. Not sure how that affects the law now. Get stopped by the wrong dude and you could be in some deep DD.

Wannabe...

Do you realize you just left several bags of really good jerky Layin there. What you should have done was lassoed the deer, made her walk back to yo truck, made her jump in the back and then put her down with yo knife. Easy jerky I'm tellin ya.

They do make great jerky.

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Careful there holic. Mere posession of a firearm on the Trace is an auto-felony. Or used to be before the Castle Doctrine. Not sure how that affects the law now. Get stopped by the wrong dude and you could be in some deep DD.

Wannabe...

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Castle Doc had no effect on Fed land, but change in Nat'l parks laws might, no ruling yet.

i would have done the same thing.................run the dogs off and pray for the best, the doe will probably bo ok, i hope.

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They do make great jerky.

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the deer or the dogs??...:eek:

I think you did all you could...at least you gave her a chance!

After much careful thought and consideration, I think you'd be better off puttin her down - then go take care of the deer. Didn't look like there was an real damage, just a flesh wound. I've seen them come back from way worse. She'll heal up and be fine. The lady down the street however, will be stewpit for ever. No fixin that.............

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Originally Posted by duckhunter

the deer or the dogs??...:eek:

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Both.:D

you could have just talk her to death sheet shoaker

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Originally Posted by billbob

you could have just talk her to death sheet shoaker

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Ouch :eek: now thats gonna leave a mark for sure !!! :D

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you could have just talk her to death sheet shoaker

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Mr Bilbob,Could you splain to the crowd why you so ruff on the slacker

A three legged deer can get by just as well as one with 4 good legs. Done seen it a few times. She looks like she didnt have a real lot of damage as long as infection doesnt set in, which I think wont happen. With a little rest she'll be fine. You did good.;):)

You done did a good deed there,,, who knows as they say you will be rewarded for your kindness ,,, just maybe you will up grade your daily feeshing limit to two(2) per trip because of this
jmo
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what i would have done is went down the road to the lady and got her to deal with it

Dang I done rubbed off on ya now you are just takin pictures of deer like me !!

The title of this thread really needs to be edited from Dangdest thing on the way home from work yesterday. to Dangdest thing on the way home yesterday.............just saying

You just jealous of my mad fishing skilz G3.

Stopped and walked that ditch yesterday on the way home (there, ya happy now?) No sign of the deer and no evidence the dogs got to her again. Guess I did OK in the end.

Reminds me of the time I first came up on a deer like that. I was with my middle brother - he ain't as smart as me. Anyhow, when we got down to the deer, he got it in his head it was wrapped up in some grapevine and couldn't get it self out. So he eased down to it and put it in a headlock and started untangling it. Well, needless to say, it wasn't tangled up and the deer jumped up and drug him down through the woods and the idjit refused to let go until it went between two trees. Sorta looked like amateur night at the pee wee calf roping festival. That deer whipped his rear and never raised a hoof. LOL.

Wannabe...

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You just jealous of my mad fishing skilz G3.

Wannabe...

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you know it :D

That deer will be fine if the dogs didn't get ahold of it again. I've seen them a lot worse off than that and the next year you couldn't tell that they ever had anything wrong with them.

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Originally Posted by beagle man

I would have left the deer alone and shot the dogs, and swore up and down the pack was on attack towards me and it was self defense.

bet the deer will be fine .

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x1

Came across a doe with her leg twisted up in a hog-wire fence when I was deer hunting. Walked back and got the ATV, drove home, got wire cutters and went back and made two cuts to free her. She laid there totally still till I walked back away from her. Then she jumped up and tried to put weight on the leg but couldn't. The farther she walked the more weight she could put on it. :) Never saw a doe limping in season so I assume she "walked it off" eventually. :)

You did a good thing, bro! :)