boom boom Posted January 16, 2009 Report Share Posted January 16, 2009 was out this afternoon with the 22 and shotgun was after some rabbits withthe 22 then at dusk was going to have a shot at the ducks ,anyway the farmer comes down asks if iv seen the roe deer with the broken leg said its in the next field so down we go ,sure enough there it is ,leg swinging so he asked me to shoot it the deer looked in good condition apart from the obvious ,i managed to walk to within 20 yards and shot it with shotgun on examining the leg it was completly broke hanging only by skin but it was fully healed ,no blood ,no bone showing i know if it was ok i would never have got close enough to shoot it ,i know i did the right thing but what do you think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeinVA Posted January 16, 2009 Report Share Posted January 16, 2009 I dont know the situation Boom Boom? Is this in an area where the Deer have a lot of human contact? I do not know what preditors you have in the UK other than dogs? But to ease your mind i would.. I shoot the Deer around me because we have so damn many and their antlers are puny and frail (Poor gene pool) but did the happy farmer split the booty with you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boom boom Posted January 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2009 hi leeinva cheers for that ,but sadly we didnt want to chance the meat in case it was contaminated ,but it wont be completely waisted theres a few fox about if you know what i mean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeinVA Posted January 16, 2009 Report Share Posted January 16, 2009 Aye.. But all of what might have hurt you would have been destroyed in the heat.. Next time.. Save the critter, and make a feast out of it.. The heart is the first thing we eat after the full day of hunting.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleeh Posted January 16, 2009 Report Share Posted January 16, 2009 You shouldn't worry, what you did was perfectly legal. Furthermore I'd recommend that you bone up on deer's ''Lynth glands'' (spelling? ), a sure fire way to see if a deer is suitable for eating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted January 16, 2009 Report Share Posted January 16, 2009 You did the right thing, I would have used the .22 though (assuming you mean rimfire not airgun) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miniwizard Posted January 16, 2009 Report Share Posted January 16, 2009 Hi guys,im new to PW, would like to hear from someone who shoots in linconshire,also looking for some once fired 22 250 brass, i dont have many shooting buddies as this sport seems to be a little forbiden to the general puplic. Sorry for butting in but i still dont know how to use this site or place a post... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boom boom Posted January 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2009 You did the right thing, I would have used the .22 though (assuming you mean rimfire not airgun) hi stuartp it was a rimfire but iv shot a lot of deer with my 243 but never with a 22 or shotgun i thought the shotgun would have been more humane just incase a misplaced .22 cheers tam bb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr smith Posted January 16, 2009 Report Share Posted January 16, 2009 Depends on the conditions on your FAC against the .22,though i would imagine it would be unlikely you'd get into trouble for destroying an injured animal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browning Posted January 16, 2009 Report Share Posted January 16, 2009 Depends on the conditions on your FAC against the .22,though i would imagine it would be unlikely you'd get into trouble for destroying an injured animal. A good pal of mine almost had his FAC revoked when he destroyed an injured Roe buck with his .22-250 after it had been hit by a car, the boys in blue tried to do him because he didn't have the 'deer' condition attached to his .22-250. This is an extreme case (hopefully) and common sense did not prevail on that day, but my pal says he will always use a shotgun in future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted January 16, 2009 Report Share Posted January 16, 2009 I won't tell my story then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njc110381 Posted January 16, 2009 Report Share Posted January 16, 2009 I think legally the shotgun was the best move. At close range their energy is much higher than a rimfire and a clean kill is fairly certain. I'm not sure if I'd have left it, probably wasted some good meat. Seeing as you weren't sure though you did the right thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markbivvy Posted January 16, 2009 Report Share Posted January 16, 2009 top man Tam. you did the right thing mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonno243 Posted January 16, 2009 Report Share Posted January 16, 2009 Under Section 25 of the Deer (Scotland) Act an injured deer can be dispatched with a weapon other than those normally allowed. Although strictly speaking a breach of your FAC conditions surely no right minded copper would argue against preventing the continued suffering of an animal by using a .22 rimmy? On the other hand, given the choice I think I would have used the shotgun also. As said previously, you did the right thing. ATB, Jonno. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr smith Posted January 16, 2009 Report Share Posted January 16, 2009 (edited) Deer(Scotland)Act 1996- 25 Action intended to prevent suffering A person shall not be guilty of an offence against this Act or any order made under this Act in respect of any act done for the purpose of preventing suffering by— (a) an injured or diseased deer; or by any deer calf, fawn or kid deprived, or about to be deprived, of its mother. Came up with this in google,can see no mention of class of firearm. Edited January 16, 2009 by mr smith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted January 16, 2009 Report Share Posted January 16, 2009 OK, common sense time. 'My' deer was put out of it's misery with what I had with me, and it died instantly. If I had driven the 10 mile round trip to gome home and get the approved tool for the job it would have a died a slow and miserable death before I had returned. I was fairly upset about the situation anyway, that would have just made it worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM Posted January 16, 2009 Report Share Posted January 16, 2009 what did you use Stu? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harnser Posted January 16, 2009 Report Share Posted January 16, 2009 I am surprised that you were able to get that close to a deer that still had three good legs . It would surgest to me that the deer had some kind of other injuries that wasent apparant ,maybe some internal wounds if hit by a car . I to have dispatched wounded deer with a shot gun and have no qualms whatso ever about doing it . The shot gun is as humane as it gets up close . I have also stalked deer in the states with a shot gun and have shot several white tail deer over there and all have been one shot clean kills . The shot gun is ideal for the despatch of wounded deer and i will go so far as to say that i would rather use the shot gun up close than i would my .308 . Harnser . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark_mjs93 Posted January 17, 2009 Report Share Posted January 17, 2009 OK, common sense time.'My' deer was put out of it's misery with what I had with me, and it died instantly. If I had driven the 10 mile round trip to gome home and get the approved tool for the job it would have a died a slow and miserable death before I had returned. I was fairly upset about the situation anyway, that would have just made it worse. yh man what did you use? (the first thing that came to mind when i read that was you walking up to a deer with a golf club and clonking it once in the back of the skull and killing it cleanly :unsure: ) Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boom boom Posted January 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2009 thanks for your replys lads ,basically i think the shotgun was the weapon of choice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleeh Posted January 18, 2009 Report Share Posted January 18, 2009 thanks for your replys lads ,basically i think the shotgun was the weaponof choice It'll work, but you really don't want to use anything bigger than a .410, if you've ever shot a deer at 2 foot, I'm pretty sure you'd know why. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boom boom Posted January 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2009 It'll work, but you really don't want to use anything bigger than a .410, if you've ever shot a deer at 2 foot, I'm pretty sure you'd know why. hi bleeh i have shot a few things with a 410 but never a deer but basically if your dispatching a wounded deer any shotgun will do,at a sensible range Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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