should i or shouldn't i

[yotehunter]

I got home from work and drove around the block too ckeck my canine traps and the were empty. But what I did see was the niehbor shelling corn. So come home smoke up and in the stand by 415. As I watch the combine to my north I hear leaves russle behind me in the woods. I see a yearling standing 45 yards from me. I watch it and I see it has a bum left front leg. It feeds up to me at 20 yards and see it was a button buck. And then I see the left front leg was broke at the knee. So do I or don't I. Then I thought its either the coyotes get him down or I feed the family. So at ten yards I sent one through him. He went 25yrds and it was over. Man I hated shooting a future trophy but I don't believe he would have made it that long. So I hope I done the right thing. But only the deer gods will know, lol:smiley_chinrub:

 

[Huckleberry Finn]

I don't know anyone that would see that as doing the wrong thing...

Enjoy your good eating!

 

[brock ratcliff]

Congratulations! At least you will enjoy eating him, and the yotes will not!

 

[RedCloud]

I would have done it too.

 

[hickslawns]

Good call in my opinion. I am pretty sure he was going to be a dink when he grew up. There. Does that make you feel better? lmao

 

[LonewolfNopack]

It's the only call IMO. I had to shoot a small 7 point in 2011 because it was wounded and couldn't hardly walk. I tagged it in and ended my season. It was my responsibility, as it is every hunters to end an animals suffering.

 

[yotehunter]

Yes Phil it does. Lol. Got to it and it looked like a youth mis fortune it was shot this past weekend. I thought maybe my daughter, but the hole is the size of a 410. And I watched both deer run off and checked and double checked for blood. But I'm sure both of hers was a clean miss. Lol but yea I felt I done the right thing.

 

["J"]

Good move on your part..... I'd of done the same thing.... Just like the majority on here would of....

 

[CJD3]

I would have done it TOO.

 

[epe]

Good job man! Probably not the easiest thing to do, but what you did was alot more humane than if the yotes caught up with him...

 

[Outdoorsfellar]

You turned him into a trophy as soon as you released the arrow. Good job.

 

[rgecko23]

You'll forget about him after the first back strap is on the grill

 

[LonewolfNopack]

You turned him into a trophy as soon as you released the arrow. Good job.

Beautiful. Well said.

 

[toke2]

Kudos for doing the right thing. Don't doubt it for a second. Enjoy the harvest at the dinner table!

 

[Bowhunter57]

yotehunter,
Congratulations, on a good shot, good call to shoot, putting meat on your family's table and starving out the damn coyotes! :smiley_blink:

Bowhunter57

 

[Bigslam51]

Good call man! I would of done the same thing.

 

[cotty16]

There's a doe running around the land owners house with a busted front leg (it's been like that for 2 years) and now she has a crossbow bolt in her back hip. If I see her there's no doubt I'll put her down. She just looks miserable. I saw her for the first time yesterday as I was driving out. She was in the neighbors front yard trying to keep up with 3 other doe. Sad sight.

 

[Bigslam51]

There's a doe running around the land owners house with a busted front leg (it's been like that for 2 years) and now she has a crossbow bolt in her back hip. If I see her there's no doubt I'll put her down. She just looks miserable. I saw her for the first time yesterday as I was driving out. She was in the neighbors front yard trying to keep up with 3 other doe. Sad sight.

That's terrible.

 

[GoetsTalon]

Great job on the button!!!! I got one last year that had four good legs!!!! That sucks about that doe!!! I'd be putting her down for sure!!! Bow,22mag something.

 

[hickslawns]

Think of it as saving a doe and doing your part to NOT demise the herd to even lower numbers. I still say you did the right thing.