Deer Hit on Hope Princeton..What to do?

[J_T]

1) Bash it on the head
2) slit its throat
3) post video on facebook

Isn't that what everyone is doing with nonsense these days?

[Eastbranch]

Do not take the deer home and eat it. It's illegal and inedible!

in the UK where deer hunters can sell to butchers they have to go through strict meat handling training. Major rule that stress hormones and adrenaline make it unfit for human consumption. One time I was coming back from a deer hunt in England and we came across an injured deer by the side of the road. Guide took a knife out even though he had a silenced rifle! I asked if he would use the carcass... He said it would get buried, not even fit for feeding his dog.

Yeah this is totally wrong. A lot of US states have laws allowing people to take roadkill as they see fit.

[skibum]

I carry a sharp knife in my truck always - but

going up and cutting an animal's throat is not easy as it sounds - Unless it has a broken back, it could get messy

[rocksteady]

Been there done that, several times...

Axe, Pulaski, tire iron, knife...

Do what is right and be on your way.

[Salty]

Reading all this the biggest thing that springs to min is... interesting first and only post.

[835]

Reading all this the biggest thing that springs to min is... interesting first and only post.

lol ya!
aaaand ... is it a buck?

[j270wsm]

Winter of 2001 I came across a cop that had just finished shooting a cow elk that was hit by a car. He gave me permission to take the elk. The meat was perfectly fine except for 5-10lbs of meat around the broken hip.

3yrs ago in the exact same spot on the highway a guy I know hit a cow moose with his work truck. 45-60 min later I helped another friend gut & quarter the moose. The next day the co was called. Co showed up a few hrs later asked a few questions and took 1/2 of the moose. Due to my friend being a hunter and having a good job he was only allowed to keep 1/2 of the moose. The other 1/2 was supposed to be delivered to a local butcher to hen be donated to the local food bank.

[Newman]

Thanks everyone for your replies. Won't even hesitate if ever faced with that situation again. That sucked..Was a tough one but couldn't just let her suffer. Hope I never see that again. Like M. Dean said..people need to slow down on them roads and look out for the wildlife. And if shit does go down at least stop and deal with it. Don't leave it for someone else. Don't leave it in the middle of the highway and cause another accident..

[Sofa King]

jump on it and cut it's throat.
that's the only ethical thing to do.
in fact, I know a guy on this site that did that to a deer on the island.
now that I think about it, my old boss did it also, one morning driving in to work from paul lake.

[walks with deer]

Sharp axe done...

If in good shape plop into truck and shut up. if not let lie and keep going....no firearms on highways don't need the headache...