Yesterday at work I witnessed something that I had only heard about. I was running around gauging wells on our Polaris Ranger. While coming down a lease rd in the woods a small buck busts out of heavy cover on my right and crosses in front of me hauling ass. I watch him running and about 30 yds on the other side of the rd I see him flip and hit the ground. I sit there thinking Wtf but quickly go to investigate. I find him with his face buried in a old section of fallen down fence grown into a big ol hickory tree. I was hoping he was just stunned so I untangle his rack and stand back. After several minute it becomes apparent he is not gonna survive and after several minutes of labored breathing he shudders and dies. I call the landowner who says take it if I want so i place a call to the county WO to get a tag. After waiting for several hours I call the district office and am told he is on duty and I should hear from him. Long story short the nonhunting landowner stepped up and landowner tagged the deer so i could gut it and give it to someone instead of leaving it to rot. I have yet to hear from any dnr personnel.
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