Carson Buck shot by NDOW

So the story behind this buck is that he got in a fight with a smaller buck (the buck that is in the picture with him) and the smaller bucks horns went through the Carson Bucks horns and stabbed him. A Game Warden that was watching this thought that the Carson buck was mortally wounded so he shot him thinking that some body was going to poach him because he was living so close to some houses outside of Carson City, Nevada. I talked to the Warden that shot the deer at the RMEF here in Reno so I know this is not a rumor that the Warden shot him. Do you think that is right that the Warden shot him? His green score is 236 and he is 33 1/2" wide. Let me know what you think

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MuleyMadness
WOW!! What a pretty buck. I answered not sure, I'd need more info before I can really answer.

How did he know the buck was mortally wounded? Couldn't get up, move, etc??

I'm not against it if it really was mortally wounded and died I suppose.
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TheGreatwhitehunter
based soley on what was stated I say no way

So he lived close to people, he could be poached at given time regardless of being wounded or not, the possibilty of being poached has nothing to do with the warden reason for shooting him. The warden should of let mother nature take its course.

Let me ask you this, if it was a small buck that was wounded I bet you he would not of bothered to kill it.
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From the info given I do not think they should have shot it.
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dahlmer
I voted not sure. If the buck was clearly mortally wounded and was going to suffer then I have no problem with him humanely putting the deer down. However, that's a pretty tough call to make. Animals can sometime be very resilient. I'm not sure the whole poaching thing plays into very well. If he feared it would be poached then get the word out that the buck is being watched closely. Killing it to avoid it being killed seems a little odd to me.
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killerbee
"dahlmer" wrote:. Killing it to avoid it being killed seems a little odd to me.
 10sign: yep
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Mularcher
How did that guy make it thru the hunting season? what a toad!
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spoofman
i think the DOW wardens do this all too often with animals. If we were there instead what right would I have, or if I had hit one with my car? I would not be allowed to shoot it even if it would most certianly die. Instead I would be cited for driving too fast where animals are present. Mother nature should be the determiner of their fate.
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Wonder if that excuse will work for the common man...lol..
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ABert
Not enough for me to base an opinion on. Such is the media these days. Rather than report the news they all need to put some kind of spin on it. Post the officer's report on the situation rather than a few spoken words.
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swbuckmaster
No he shouldn't have shot it I would bet the deer would have lived!
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Bucks fight and injure themselves every rut. It is hard to judge a game warden with so little info but nature should decide not a state official. Bet I wouldn't get away with that! Not that any ethical hunter would try anyhow, just hypothetical.
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gcox98
It all matters what the injury was too me. But I have no problem believing the Game warden shot it because he wanted too. Most of them around here would arrest their grandma for something they've done themselves. Guess that tells you what I think of most of them.
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No way should such a prized animal have been shot under this circumstance by the NDOW.
He robbed the community of this prize and should have known better that deer get wounded and survive everyday in communities just like this. Fear of it being poached??? Thats the worst excuse I have ever heard... NDOW needs to do their job and protect wildlife not take them for BS excuses like this. I am discusted with this guy.
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Muleys 24/7
"Huxta88" wrote:No way should such a prized animal have been shot under this circumstance by the NDOW.
He robbed the community of this prize and should have known better that deer get wounded and survive everyday in communities just like this. Fear of it being poached??? Thats the worst excuse I have ever heard... NDOW needs to do their job and protect wildlife not take them for BS excuses like this. I am discusted with this guy.
 X2 I think the same
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