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steveincowtown wrote:

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?

I don't think they ever called 911, but I remember it!


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WildBill wrote:

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?

No!

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.

nyj wrote:

rbwhatever1 wrote:Too many laws poorly written, intertwined, and canceling each other out. We all know the correct course of action is to kill a mortally wounded animal immediately, but since smarter people have written Laws... If a driver ran over a deer it appears the passenger can dispatch it, AND...if you believe an animal is dangerous to itself you can dispatch it before it hurts itself...

Parks & Wildlife Code

Sec. 61.060. DEFENSE TO PROSECUTION: HUMANE DISPATCH OF CERTAIN GAME ANIMALS AND BIRDS. (a) In this section:
(1) "Dispatch" means to kill by any humane method.
(2) "Game animal" has the meaning assigned by Section 63.001.
(3) "Game bird" has the meaning assigned by Section 64.001.
(b) It is a defense to prosecution for a violation of this chapter or of a regulation adopted or proclamation issued under the authority of this chapter by the commission that the actor dispatched a game animal or game bird that:
(1) was mortally wounded, not through the actor's conduct; or
(2) behaved in a manner that:
(A) is inconsistent with the manner in which a game animal or game bird that is not diseased typically behaves; and
(B) leads a reasonable person to believe that the game animal or game bird poses a substantial risk of serious harm to itself, a person, or other wildlife.
(c) The commission may adopt rules, including rules concerning the disposition of a game animal or a game bird that has been dispatched under this section, to implement this section.

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So, if you hit a deer and it's mortally wounded you can't put it down?