 Barked: Wed Oct 28, '09 8:23pm PST |
 | |  | | Ugh. Yeah, technically calling the cops is what you're supposed to do, and it's illegal not to do it. The police are trained in dealing with road-kill and injured animals, and it's part of their job to make any calls to animal control and/or the DNR, or to "deal with it" themselves and then call. Obviously leaving an animal hurt is just plain cruel, and a hazard for people and animals, too, if it's "just hurt" and decides to get back up and wanders around injured.
That said, getting close to the deer or whatever you or someones else has just hit (even if it's small) is a REALLY bad idea. As dog owners, we all know that when animals get hurt they get freaked out, and can lash out at anyone trying to help them. The last thing you want is to be on the "business end" of a hoof or teeth. Animals that seem dead aren't always, and even when dead, there are post-mortem nerve twitches that can make the legs "kick". Use extreme caution.
That's cool that you can have some or all of this deer, though -- I mean if it had to go that way. At least someone's going to use it. So, do you have the option of taking it all if you want it? Is your B-I-L's dad taking the meat, and giving you the rest of what you want? Maybe he just wants the prime cuts? I'd at least ask for all the organs except for the intestines -- stomach is up to you and him, it's gross and BIG and harder to deal with than the rest. I'd take whatever else is left given your freezer space. A hack saw and a sharp knife will enable you to cut whatever you need into meal sized pieces.
Meaty legs will be TOTALLY awesome RMBs for Kolby and Guster. You can cut the meat with a knife down to the bone, then use a hack saw (the fewest teeth-per-inch blade you can get, the better) or actual bone saw to cut thru the bone itself to make good, safe sections. The spine or "neck" cut into about 8" sections would also be great. Ribs are awesome -- again, use a knife to cut flesh, and the saw to get thru the bone. You get the idea. There are no "useless" parts of a deer when the dogs are concerned!
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so to end its suffering he shot it. So my brother-in-law called and asked what parts I want from him.
