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Oldgringo wrote:

Vol Texan wrote:The OP asked about an injured animal, but the conversation stayed in the "game" category so far. So, to expand this...what if it were a dog that was severely wounded?

I don't know. I've had a driver's license for better than a half century and to my knowledge never hit a dog or a cat. I did run over a rabbit one night on a gravel road outside of Cave-in-Rock, IL. circa 1958.

jmra wrote:Anybody remember the 911 call from the guy who threw what he thought was a dead deer in the back seat of his car?

jmra wrote:

WildBill wrote:

Ruark wrote:Wow.... a couple of years ago, a neighbor hit a deer driving to work. The impact ripped off both of the deer's hind legs. Later that day, the deer was still lying by the road, fully alive. I would have a very hard time not pulling out my CHL pistol and dispatching the poor thing.

Wow, I am surprised that after the collision he didn't stop to survey the damage to his vehicle and the deer. Hitting a large animal with a car can cause major damage to both the car and the animal.

And sometimes the people in the car.

Ruark wrote:Wow.... a couple of years ago, a neighbor hit a deer driving to work. The impact ripped off both of the deer's hind legs. Later that day, the deer was still lying by the road, fully alive. I would have a very hard time not pulling out my CHL pistol and dispatching the poor thing.

Q1: A deer has been hit on the highway, what do I do?
A1: If the deer is just injured call your local game warden dispatcher. If you are absolutely sure the deer is dead, you may move it off the roadway and leave it there. Texas Department of Transportation will remove the dead animal. It is illegal to tag the deer (or any game animal for that matter) and take it with you.