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November 1st, 2017, 01:09 PM #1
Dispatching Wounded Animals
I had a situation squirrel hunting yesterday where the animal did not die immediately after being shot. I had to finish him off with my knife and that wasn't instantaneous either. Like all ethical hunters I want the quickest and cleanest kill possible, but things won't necessarily always go that way. I still feel terrible about it and want to figure out a corrective practice.
To dispatch a wounded animal I assume you'd have to use something otherwise legal as an arm for hunting that animal. So that could mean a centerfire revolver at close range to the head for a deer, or a rimfire revolver for small game. But the special regulation areas do not include any handguns for legal hunting.
It just seems like ethics don't line up with the game laws in this situation.
Who carries a revolver for this purpose? What does everyone do in the situation of a wounded animal? Any comment for special regulation areas specifically?
Thanks.
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November 1st, 2017, 02:46 PM #2Super Member
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Re: Dispatching Wounded Animals
Just shoot it again with whatever rifle or shotgun you're carrying, generally in the head. Sometimes with birds and stuff I'll just step on their head.
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November 1st, 2017, 03:08 PM #3Grand Member
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Re: Dispatching Wounded Animals
Stomp its head ! Quick and humane !
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November 1st, 2017, 03:14 PM #4
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November 1st, 2017, 08:42 PM #5
Re: Dispatching Wounded Animals
With wounded birds we just wring their necks. Tree rats would get another 22 to the head. Get yourself a 410 for the squirrels.
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November 1st, 2017, 08:43 PM #6
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Did you try hitting it?
Rules are written in the stone,
Break the rules and you get no bones,
all you get is ridicule, laughter,
and a trip to the house of pain.
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Re: Dispatching Wounded Animals
Did you try shooting better?
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November 1st, 2017, 09:18 PM #8
Re: Dispatching Wounded Animals
Put it back in the tree and start over
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Re: Dispatching Wounded Animals
I don't mess with tree rats. Emmer some nasty critters. If 22, another in the ear. otherwise, big stick, rock, foot. I ain't putting my hand near it.
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