First kill of 2013 Fall season- post em up!

[FJ540]

Sounds like a good haul Smurfman.

My marlin 795 is earning it's keep: two more chippies today. I think that's the last of the free loaders.

[smurfman]

I dread the next trips afield, the percentages have to catch up.

I give the chippies a mostly free pass at the cabin, at least until five or more congregate around the bird feeder. Red squirrels get no mercy, I hunt them down with a passion. I hate those pests as they chew up everything around, I typically reserve the 17HMR for them, I often need more reach than a 22 LR can give.

[FJ540]

I don't care if they eat up all the bird feed, I only care about the ones who know there's more inside the cabin and come to the window looking for it.

If I ever see a red squirrel, it's hell fire time. Those things bust you hunting and never shut up!

[LarryFlew]

I was a lot smaller back then

[smurfman]

But not too small as that is a fox squirrel you have there. They are a lot bigger than any several red squirrels. They taste better too- well I have never tasted red squirrels as there is not enough there to bother with.

[PHATSPEED7x]

Hit a small deer with the truck last night. Broke it's neck and had to shoot it in the head...

[LarryFlew]

But not too small as that is a fox squirrel you have there. They are a lot bigger than any several red squirrels. They taste better too- well I have never tasted red squirrels as there is not enough there to bother with.

If we are Clarifying it also is not a grey squirrel, chipmonk, gopher, ground squirrel etc.

[Slayer_MN1]

Got out with my pointer for a little while this evening, she had a blast and I'm 2 for 2 on doves with the old Springfield 20ga SxS





Was a great night

Steve

[fishdude]

Hit a small deer with the truck last night. Broke it's neck and had to shoot it in the head...

That could get you into some trouble, unless... are you LEO?

[LarryFlew]

Hit a small deer with the truck last night. Broke it's neck and had to shoot it in the head...

That could get you into some trouble, unless... are you LEO?

Even a LEO usually has to wait for DNR officer since firing his weapon involves paperwork. Once sat around a hurt deer with a LEO for over an hour trying to calm the deer down as we waited for a DNR officer.

On the other hand if I where to have that happen again I'd have taken my chances and taken care of her myself and THEN called.

[PHATSPEED7x]

Hit a small deer with the truck last night. Broke it's neck and had to shoot it in the head...

That could get you into some trouble, unless... are you LEO?

I've come up on a couple deer hits where the officer asked me to discharge my firearm to take care of a deer so he didn't have to do paperwork... First time asked I didn't have a gun on my person so I had to use my knife. Talk about a awkward moment...

[FJ540]

Hit a small deer with the truck last night. Broke it's neck and had to shoot it in the head...

That could get you into some trouble, unless... are you LEO?

Even a LEO usually has to wait for DNR officer since firing his weapon involves paperwork. Once sat around a hurt deer with a LEO for over an hour trying to calm the deer down as we waited for a DNR officer.

On the other hand if I where to have that happen again I'd have taken my chances and taken care of her myself and THEN called.

That's the honorable thing to do. If they're not just stunned, you're only making them suffer. So long as there's no question of the collision, I think you'd have no problems from a LEO. Shot up with .22lr holes and a coup de grace to the head is gonna be a tough sell.

Heard a lot of stories where people thought they killed them with the collision, and they popped back up 10 minutes later and ran off.

[fishdude]

Even a LEO usually has to wait for DNR officer since firing his weapon involves paperwork. Once sat around a hurt deer with a LEO for over an hour trying to calm the deer down as we waited for a DNR officer.

On the other hand if I where to have that happen again I'd have taken my chances and taken care of her myself and THEN called.

That's the honorable thing to do. If they're not just stunned, you're only making them suffer. So long as there's no question of the collision, I think you'd have no problems from a LEO. Shot up with .22lr holes and a coup de grace to the head is gonna be a tough sell.

Heard a lot of stories where people thought they killed them with the collision, and they popped back up 10 minutes later and ran off.

In Anoka Co I've heard car vs deer calls on the scanner and sometimes the cops call back to the dispatchers "dispatching one". I agree, if the animal is suffering, I would want to put it down ASAP, but personally I wouldn't risk it. Definitly not within city limits. Whether you use a gun or knife, technically at that point you are poaching and worse case scenario you get your vehicle confiscated, a fine, and loss of hunting priviledges. Would all depend on which officer shows up on scene and if you're still there when he gets there.

If I hit a deer, I would get a tag for it and try to save most of the meat so it didn't completely go to waste. Might not be possible depending on temperature, damage done to deer, or the vehicle I'm driving though.

[fishdude]

I've come up on a couple deer hits where the officer asked me to discharge my firearm to take care of a deer so he didn't have to do paperwork... First time asked I didn't have a gun on my person so I had to use my knife. Talk about a awkward moment...

Seems like a weird request to me. You must have known the officer? I guess if that happens again and you got into any trouble for it, you could claim entrapment.

[FJ540]

"The deer has a bullet hole. How'd that happen?"

"I don't know."