Hurt Deer on RT 109 this morning. Question?

Lakesrider · 01-21-2014, 10:15 PM

I was driving to work this morning when a deer walked across RT 109 near the Power transfer station on the Moultonborough/Tuftonboro line. Looked like his leg was broken. As it crossed the road it would try to put weight on it and would stumble and slip on the hard surface. It made it to the side of the road but did not walk off into the underbrush or anything. Just stood there. I pulled over to the side and watched as it finally tried to walk off toward the woods, crossing the cut area under the power lines that run parallel to the road. It had a real hard time. Now the thing was that I just happened to have my rifle with me. Question I have is should I or could I have taken the deer? Just wondering what the legal ramifications would have been being as I would have shot from the road to put it out of it's misery. I actually felt bad for it as I didn't think it was going to make it for long in that condition. I didn't get the rifle out as I was a bit on the nervous side. I did call it in to Fish and Game to let them know about it. I never thought about this before...why I am asking.

01-21-2014, 10:15 PM	#1
Lakesrider Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,129 Thanks: 380 Thanked 1,016 Times in 345 Posts	Hurt Deer on RT 109 this morning. Question? I was driving to work this morning when a deer walked across RT 109 near the Power transfer station on the Moultonborough/Tuftonboro line. Looked like his leg was broken. As it crossed the road it would try to put weight on it and would stumble and slip on the hard surface. It made it to the side of the road but did not walk off into the underbrush or anything. Just stood there. I pulled over to the side and watched as it finally tried to walk off toward the woods, crossing the cut area under the power lines that run parallel to the road. It had a real hard time. Now the thing was that I just happened to have my rifle with me. Question I have is should I or could I have taken the deer? Just wondering what the legal ramifications would have been being as I would have shot from the road to put it out of it's misery. I actually felt bad for it as I didn't think it was going to make it for long in that condition. I didn't get the rifle out as I was a bit on the nervous side. I did call it in to Fish and Game to let them know about it. I never thought about this before...why I am asking.