I would like to know if there are any rules applied to this scenario, have in mind that getting the animal off its mystery is also a priority(at least to me, watching it shake and grunt wouldn't be fun).
Appreciate all info.
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I would like to know if there are any rules applied to this scenario, have in mind that getting the animal off its mystery is also a priority(at least to me, watching it shake and grunt wouldn't be fun).
Appreciate all info.
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Varies from state to state. In Texas it's illegal to harvest any deer if it's not deer season, and it's illegal to harvest a road kill year round. If it's deer season, the deer has only been wounded by the car, and you have a hunting license, then you should be good. Otherwise, I recommend calling a game warden.
Last edited by TexHill; 10-16-19 at 09:34.
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Looks like Texas has a law against discharging firearms on right of way. Not sure if that is town by town thing and it seems to have an element that it is done recklessly to be illegal.Originally Posted by TexHill
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Probably not. There may be laws against discharging firearms on a roadway. There are also laws against discharging firearms within a certain distance of dwellings. Plus game laws.
A family member in Arizona recently hit a javelina. She later asked a deputy whether she could have shot it. He said no, against the law. She didn't have a firearm at the time anyway, so she ran over it again 3 more times before it died. The deputy looked a little queasy. Those things are tough.
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Growing up in Northwestern Montana, I have shot two of the three deer I had hit with my car in my teen years. I carried a little bolt action .22 in my car, and when I was in college a .45 Ruger semiauto. The last time, I called the highway patrol and they came and picked it up after I put it out of it's misery and took it to a needy family. I never thought about the repercussions or legalities, but then again the place is very rural.
98% Sarcastic. 100% Overthinking things and making up reasons for buying a new firearm.
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I do feel bad for them but I'll keep driving without stopping to listen to it grunt. I'm not playing games with discharging my firearm. I have it for self defense and the deer isn't attacking me
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That's a little harsh, don't you think ?
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Whats harsh? Driving past the deer? What do you want me to do?
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Laws here and there flying around, These animal were given to us by God and i have mainly read about laws here but not much speak about taking up off its misery like you should. IMO a positive moral compass of getting the deer of its pain is the right thing to do. waiting for some kinda authorization might take awhile and watching the deer suffer can be a drag. i have seen a situation were the deer died while the person in the car was trying to call the authorities.
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So what do you want me to do? Tell the cops don't worry about the law cause I'm invoking God! You know why you've only read about laws? Because no one wants to break the law and having to hire a lawyer and potentially loose your right over a deer.
Here's what Penn Game Commission has to say about it.
It is not legal to kill “put it out of its misery” any
injured wildlife; again, call the region office.
a start of what you could get popped with: Road hunting, poaching, hunting out of season, unlawful discharge of a firearm(municipal laws apply), shooting across roads, etc..
Last edited by Arik; 10-18-19 at 11:08.
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