Mercy Killing of Animals

[Liberty]

It is illegal to shoot dove with a BB gun in the country also.

Yep!

Migratory Game Bird Hunting Methods

Lawful Hunting Methods

Shotguns, archery equipment including crossbows, falconry, dogs, artificial decoys, and manual or mouth-operated bird calls are lawful.

A shotgun is the only legal firearm for hunting migratory game birds. Shotguns must NOT be larger than 10-gauge, must be fired from the shoulder, and must be incapable of holding more than three shells. Shotguns capable of holding more than three shells must be plugged with a one-piece filler which cannot be removed without disassembling the gun, so the gun’s total capacity does not exceed three shells.

Hunting is permitted in the open or from a blind or other type of concealment or from floating craft or motor boat provided that all motion resulting from sail or motor has ceased. Sails must be furled and motor turned off before shooting starts.

A craft under power may be used to retrieve dead or crippled birds; however, crippled birds may not be shot from such craft under power.

Doves aren't a migratory game birds though, are they.

[WTR]

Yes

[03Lightningrocks]

Yes

[der Teufel]

Durian is great - tastes like whipped cream with sugar. Knock a buzzard offa crap wagon though...

TASTES like tapioca pudding.
SMELLS like you're sitting in the Grand Central Station men's room, in Summer.

I'd heard about Durian on a business trip to Malaysia several decades ago. On a visit a few years later I had a chance to try it. I totally did not understand what all the fuss was about. It's kinda good, I didn't really notice a bad smell, although many folks say they do.

One of my Malaysian coworkers described it as "Like eating ice cream, with your head in a toilet!"

[Pawpaw]

It is illegal to shoot dove with a BB gun in the country also.

Yep!

Migratory Game Bird Hunting Methods

Lawful Hunting Methods

Shotguns, archery equipment including crossbows, falconry, dogs, artificial decoys, and manual or mouth-operated bird calls are lawful.

A shotgun is the only legal firearm for hunting migratory game birds. Shotguns must NOT be larger than 10-gauge, must be fired from the shoulder, and must be incapable of holding more than three shells. Shotguns capable of holding more than three shells must be plugged with a one-piece filler which cannot be removed without disassembling the gun, so the gun’s total capacity does not exceed three shells.

Hunting is permitted in the open or from a blind or other type of concealment or from floating craft or motor boat provided that all motion resulting from sail or motor has ceased. Sails must be furled and motor turned off before shooting starts.

A craft under power may be used to retrieve dead or crippled birds; however, crippled birds may not be shot from such craft under power.

Doves aren't a migratory game birds though, are they.

From the same page...

Please report Migratory Game Bird bands. Check migratory game birds harvested (especially doves) for small leg bands and report them to reportband.gov.

[txglock21]

Upon dispatching, one should also process and eat said animal.

Not Legal. Supposed to let the game warden or sheriff deputy pick it up and take to a processor. The meat goes to various government run schools for orphans, deaf and blind, etc.

I was kidding. But the warden can give you permission to take the animal home if they choose to.

Correct

This brings up a question that may or may not have happened in the past.

You are on your deer lease where you have legal permission to hunt. you come across a spike that is stuck in a fence with an obvious broken leg. You dispatch said spike with a legal firearm, tag it, and keep the meat. The fence is a property boundary fence, and the deer was on your side of the fence.

Was this legally harvested? I know it's illegal to snare deer, but this one is just stuck in a fence. No snares intentionally set.

You failed to mention if this was during a legal deer season or not. If during the season, then yes, it's legal. If not, then I would do as others have said above and call a game warden first and ask or dispatch it and leave it for the other critters to feed on. Circle of life.

I am pretty certain one has to call a game warden even if it is in season.

Why?? I don't call a game warden every time I shoot a deer while legally hunting. I have put down quite a few gimpy deer while hunting. It's called culling the herd. As long as everything is legal (ie. season, tags, your property, etc..) what difference would it make. I've actually killed a nice buck that walked up on me without realizing I was sitting there and when he did turn and run, ran head first into a tree and knocked himself out! To me, it was a stupid deer that needed to be eaten.

[03Lightningrocks]

I am pretty certain one has to call a game warden even if it is in season.

Why?? I don't call a game warden every time I shoot a deer while legally hunting. I have put down quite a few gimpy deer while hunting. It's called culling the herd. As long as everything is legal (ie. season, tags, your property, etc..) what difference would it make. I've actually killed a nice buck that walked up on me without realizing I was sitting there and when he did turn and run, ran head first into a tree and knocked himself out! To me, it was a stupid deer that needed to be eaten.

https://tpwd.texas.gov/landwater/land/h ... nt19.phtml

If a deer is hit by a vehicle or caught in a fence, what can be done with it?
A deer may only be reduced to possession after it is lawfully hunted and tagged on private property and certain public hunting property. Additionally, it must be taken by lawful means and methods. It is unlawful to retrieve and possess a deer that has been hit by a vehicle or caught in a fence.

[txglock21]

I am pretty certain one has to call a game warden even if it is in season.

Why?? I don't call a game warden every time I shoot a deer while legally hunting. I have put down quite a few gimpy deer while hunting. It's called culling the herd. As long as everything is legal (ie. season, tags, your property, etc..) what difference would it make. I've actually killed a nice buck that walked up on me without realizing I was sitting there and when he did turn and run, ran head first into a tree and knocked himself out! To me, it was a stupid deer that needed to be eaten.

https://tpwd.texas.gov/landwater/land/h ... nt19.phtml

If a deer is hit by a vehicle or caught in a fence, what can be done with it?
A deer may only be reduced to possession after it is lawfully hunted and tagged on private property and certain public hunting property. Additionally, it must be taken by lawful means and methods. It is unlawful to retrieve and possess a deer that has been hit by a vehicle or caught in a fence.

Thank you sir, I learned something new after 40 years of deer hunting!