smerchly Posted September 13 Report Share Posted September 13 Story in the Sun today about 2 cops dispatching an injured deer using the blunt end of an axe . The comments are mostly against the cops so far... The cops said a bullet may ricochet and harm others which is a possibility . Should they call animal control and have the deer suffer longer ? I don't know the answer but I believe the cops were trying to quickly put the deer out of misery as we hunters would try our best to 'dispatch' it quickly. What do you guys think ? https://torontosun.com/news/provincial/warmington-opp-probing-incident-after-video-shows-deer-being-hit-with-axe boogaloo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler0420 Posted September 13 Report Share Posted September 13 Love how the axe goes flying and their worried about a bullet ricocheting and hitting someone meanwhile he almost took his partners head off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubba14 Posted September 13 Report Share Posted September 13 I agree Tyler, that was brutal!! A bullet would have been the way to go IMO. Once it hit the deer it would expand rapidly and there should be no worry about ricochet. I'm sure that there was an angle he could have shot from that would have been deemed safe. Tyler0420 and smerchly 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boogaloo Posted September 13 Report Share Posted September 13 Bubba14, you never know what is in the ground under the animal. Could be rock and a ricochet is very possible. The cop has obviously never swung an axe in his life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubba14 Posted September 13 Report Share Posted September 13 True that, I don't, but I've hunted for over 40 years and I'm well aware of the type of ammo that the police use. Putting a bullet in that deer to end its suffering, again in my opinion, should have been the way to go. Tyler0420 and fishingking 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerchly Posted September 14 Author Report Share Posted September 14 I saw a deer that was hit by a car sitting in a field 30' from the road at the Merritville Race track many years ago . The Welland Humane Society came to take care of the situation ...I left before they came but I assume they used the needle . Our hunting group always used the 'second' bullet to quickly kill any moose or deer that was still breathing and there was never any problem with a bullet going astray . If those cops fired their guns I'm sure there would be plenty of complaints from people saying they were gun happy cops . ...wrong either way . boogaloo and Bubba14 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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