MT Wardens Investigating Mule shot
Contributors to this thread:Mule Deer
From: Bowboy
05-Nov-24
Live deer in Billings shot with arrow. This is not a good image for Bowhunters. I’m sure the media will twist it.
From: Bowboy
05-Nov-24
Bowboy's Link
From: drycreek
05-Nov-24
Bow “hunters” are not immune to being d*ckheads any more than any other group. Hopefully he will get his just reward !
From: RK
05-Nov-24
How do you twist a deer with an arrow in it?
From: Nick Muche
05-Nov-24
That’s not a bowhunter….
From: APauls
05-Nov-24
x2 Nick
From: Dirtman
05-Nov-24
Is that crossbow bolt? Looks like it.
From: Boatman71
05-Nov-24
Not that it really makes a difference, but it does resemble a crossbow bolt, vs an arrow. And yes I also agree Nick.
From: Zbone
05-Nov-24
It'll live, it was hit in the void...8^)
From: Bou'bound
05-Nov-24
Ducked the string big time
From: WV Mountaineer
05-Nov-24
Bou will be along shortly to put perspective on it.
From: sawtooth
05-Nov-24
This is very unfortunate, but does happen even to the best of hunters.
From: SD
05-Nov-24
What kind of information are they looking for? Is it out of season? It's no stretch to think everything about this was legal and just an unfortunate shot placement.
From: bentstick54
05-Nov-24
Article says they believe it was shot in a residential area within the city limits which is illegal ( If true).
From: wytex
05-Nov-24
SD it says the deer was seen in a neighborhood within the city limits where hunting is not allowed. Could it have been shot outside of city limits and gone there, yes but I'm betting it was a neighborhood deer and some a hole shot at it. Hopefully they get some answers either way. If a legal shot then the hunter should step forward and explain, I don't know of a law against wounding animal but I may be wrong.
From: Al Dente Laptop
05-Nov-24
Unless someone shoots 14" arrows, that is definitely a crossbow bolt.
From: SD
05-Nov-24
Ya, I read the article. I just don't see the need to jump to conclusions. I've seen deer that moved back and forth from town to country plenty of times. I've even heard of bucks moving great distances once in a while, even in November. I easily could be wrong and this could be a city buck that never leaves the park though. And there are certainly plenty of a-holes out there.
