What would you do????

[3Feathers]

Got in my treestand this morn. around 7am.About
8:30 something cought my eye.A deer around 75yrds away coming along the ridge with a bad limp.Was almost dragging its left hind leg.I have a trail I watch connecting two ridges.The
deer came with in 15yrds and tried to go up the steep bank ,but couldn,t after a couple trys.It just stood in the creek for a while.Made the decision to take him.Don,t like to see things suffer....He was a fawn though.I still feel upset
about it.What would you have done??????

[ishiwannabe]

Same as you did.

[David Yukon]

I would have done the same! I think you did good! I think it is proper to harvest the weak one. I'm sure it will be good eating and it would of not survived the winter!!
Cheers

[buckracks7]

You saved him from a worse death by coyotes.

[magnus]

Good for you! Can't stand to see an animal suffer. If you didn't put it down then the coyotes would have. Crueler death in my opinion. Little ones eat good too!

Keeping the Faith!
Magnus

[Stiks-n-Strings]

I would of put him down for sure! You made the right call.

Stiks

[twitchstick]

You did the right thing.

[wingnut]

Yep I'd have filled a tag.

Mike

[Bill Carlsen]

Same thing you did.

[redant 60/65]

Good call  

[Rooselk]

3Feathers, kudos for making the correct call.  

[2Knives]

I made the same call one year hunting with my muzzleloader on a very small buck. There were larger bucks around him, but I waited for him to clear and took him.
In casual conversation later I told the rancher about it. He was very happy and totally trusted me later and pretty much gave me free range of the place after that.

[Jerry Jeffer]

Better in your freezer then living like that until yote kill it.

[tex-archer]

In my opinion you did the right thing and I would have done the same.

[beetlebailey1977]

You did the rite thing....do not feel bad.  Make good use of the meat.  

[Hogcoots]

You absolutely did the right thing.  I would have done the same thing.  There is no need to let an animal suffer.  God may have provided both you and this deer an opportunity.

[Don Stokes]

Many years ago (statue of limitations has run out, I hope) I did the same thing on a doe, which was not legal at the time. She was badly wounded in the guts, and I finished her off. Slob hunters were in the area, and I heard the shooting before she showed up. I would do it again. No animal should suffer, legal or not.

[bawana bowman]

It may have been able to live with the suffering, but it was only a matter of time before the Yotes found it and caused undue suffering for the fawn. Better to feed your family than a pack of Yotes.
YA DONE GOOD!
 

[helo]

I agree you did the right thing my hats off to you.  

[ron w]

You have learned your lessons well grasshopper!!!