I downloaded my cameras this past weekend. Unfortunately, I now have 2 videos with wounded deer. Both are does. One has a hind leg broken the other is a doe with a major wound on her left front leg. I really want to stress how important it is to sight in your gun and only make shots that are high percentage. I am so tired of the "shoot anything that moves" mentality that surrounds my place. Every year I find dead deer not far from property line fences or I see deer with wounds or broken legs. I even saw a turkey one year with 1 foot and a stump. I am truly frustrated with the morons that clame to be hunters. I think it's time to make everyone take a hunters education class and actually have to pass the test to get a hunting license.

is your place close to bronte? ........caugh wes caugh............i dont think hunters education teaches ppl how to shoot. thats the key thing i think. learn how to shoot. even if the gun is dead on, if you dont know how to shoot then you can wound deer.

I know there are situations that are unfortunate mistakes. There is way too much shooting on the neighboring places next to me. Don't know where Bronte is? I've been lucky, so far none of my cows have been shot. Can't say that for 2 of my neighbors.

Saw a couple of idiots firing an AR15 into the woods this past weekend - knowing that they had no idea what was in the woods, just past that briar thicket....

But - I agree, know what you're shooting at and sight in that gun!!!

That is what I was thinking when I said "must pass the test". Not only have to have a clue about hunting rules, methods, proper handling of the kill, how to shoot and gun safety..... I could go on and on with this one.

probably duck hunters

do you even know for sure that all those wounds you mentioned were gun shot wounds???
I don't see how seeing a wounded doe means somebody shoots "anything that moves". And even if one of the wounds on the deer was a gunshot, it is possible to shoot a deer and it get away. it does happen.
Also hunter's ed doesn't make you a good shot.