Pegleg Deer would you shoot?

[chukar58]

While out scouting before the season I observed a mule deer that had been crippled and was limping badly due to an injured hind leg.  The next day I ran into the same deer and really got to have a good look at him with my spotting scope and named him Pegleg.  Its looking like the hind leg may be broken above the hoc and he is not able to put any weight on it.  I suspect that this injury happened awhile ago because rival buck challenged him to a mock fight and Pegleg locked antlers with this rival and was doing his share of pushing and shoving for a few minutes.  I was left wondering if given the shot would I harvest this buck.  What would you do as a Sportsman and Hunter?

[OutHouse]

Either you take him, another hunter takes him, or the winter eats him. I say put him down. Could it be an arrow wound?

[TikkaT3-270Shortmag]

If its legal absolutely.  Might put him out of misery as well.

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[hemi]

 

[yakimarcher]

Dump him!

[chukar58]

It could be an archery injury or perhaps hit by a car or some disease or perhaps infection.  I thought I would shoot him just to end his pain knowing full well his days are numbered any way you look at it.

[Buckmark]

I would take him 

I shot a buck years ago that was limping, not using a front leg and while skinning him i found a smashed lead ball in his shoulder.

[lamrith]

I would drop the hammer or give him a splinter without a second thought.

[JohnD]

I shot a deer about 15 years ago that only had 3 legs. It looked like it was born that way and was a few years old. Still tasty but not much meat on that shoulder. I didn't even think about not shooting... but I have never been the best hunter in the world so I'll shoot anything legal. :-)

[skeeter 20i]

My oldest shot one a few years ago that only had 3 legs.  Said he felt sorry for it.  It came in ready for a fight as soon as the boy hit the horns together.  Said it was the funniest thing he'd ever seen.

[Seabass]

I don't see how it would be any different than shooting any other buck? If you kill one you kill one. It's just one less buck than there was before. It doesn't need to be any more complicated than that. We are talking about animals for food.

[Lincoln4]

 

[Pathfinder101]

It could be an archery injury or perhaps hit by a car or some disease or perhaps infection.  I thought I would shoot him just to end his pain knowing full well his days are numbered any way you look at it.

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   I have done this before.  Kinder than letting a pack of coyotes eat him alive...

[Henrydog]

JohnD that is the coolest photo I have seen in a long time.  I always tease my kid when I am out hunting and he is stuck in school that I will tie up a 3 legged deer for him. 

[nwwanderer]

Not unusual, they seem to do fine with three.  Elk, deer, coyotes business as usual