Evenin fellas,
Out tonight sat in a highseat when out of the woods onto the crop come a Roe doe and her 2 kids, after about 10 seconds looking at them in the binos i noticed that the doe was limping very badly and carrying her left hind leg.
My first insinct was to end her suffering, but with the crosshair rested on her engine room wasnt happy that the kids would make it through their first winter without her guidance.
Then i thought maybe i could ease the burden for her through the winter by shooting one of the kids-but i couldnt be sure which one if either was a buck.
I know i can shoot the kids if im about to orphan them but it would have been impossible to get 3 shots off at about 160 yards in failing light before they realised what was happening.
In the end i did nothing-but dont feel entirely happy about it.
Would the kids have survived the winter if i'd have shot the doe?
The land is about as far south as you can get without getting wet, so the winters arent really harsh.
Thanks in advance for any replies.
Steve
Out tonight sat in a highseat when out of the woods onto the crop come a Roe doe and her 2 kids, after about 10 seconds looking at them in the binos i noticed that the doe was limping very badly and carrying her left hind leg.
My first insinct was to end her suffering, but with the crosshair rested on her engine room wasnt happy that the kids would make it through their first winter without her guidance.
Then i thought maybe i could ease the burden for her through the winter by shooting one of the kids-but i couldnt be sure which one if either was a buck.
I know i can shoot the kids if im about to orphan them but it would have been impossible to get 3 shots off at about 160 yards in failing light before they realised what was happening.
In the end i did nothing-but dont feel entirely happy about it.
Would the kids have survived the winter if i'd have shot the doe?
The land is about as far south as you can get without getting wet, so the winters arent really harsh.
Thanks in advance for any replies.
Steve