Semi-Auto Handguns for hunting

[ROCK-IT3]

If you shoot a deer and it's down, you go to it, and it's still alive, but suffering, it's completely reasonable to finish him off with a handgun between the eyes rather than have it suffer. And most handguns are semi-auto.

Completely reasonable, albeit illegal in PA. Do you expect the game warden (who always seem to pop up out of nowhere) to see things your way?

[JaySmith]

Yes, it's reasonable, and illegal. What about bringing your trusty axe and beheading the poor creature. Might take you a couple swings to get through. Completely inhumane, but I'm guessing more legal than a pistol between the eyes.

And yes, those game wardens do seem to pop out of nowhere. You think you're alone in the forest, thousands of acres of woodland, you shoot a deer, and that bastard pops out from behind a tree "Watcha got there?"

[ROCK-IT3]

Yes, it's reasonable, and illegal. What about bringing your trusty axe and beheading the poor creature. Might take you a couple swings to get through. Completely inhumane, but I'm guessing more legal than a pistol between the eyes.

And yes, those game wardens do seem to pop out of nowhere. You think you're alone in the forest, thousands of acres of woodland, you shoot a deer, and that bastard pops out from behind a tree "Watcha got there?"

Yep, ax would be legal. Some people use a knife to dispatch by shooting the throat.

[JaySmith]

Yep, ax would be legal. Some people use a knife to dispatch by shooting the throat.

Also can be tricky unless you know exactly what you're doing.

[heatheroo]

Also can be tricky unless you know exactly what you're doing.

I had to cut the throat of my first deer after I put an arrow through its head, effectively lobotomizing it.

It was an interesting experience....