Your next move

[Highstrung]

So, I'm sitting in a field today, my son is in the woods. I know where he's sitting that it's going to be too dark to shoot. I run down there in the Polaris to pick him up, did it, pulled back onto a main road. As we pull onto it I look over my shoulder to say something to him, and a large buck is standing seventy five yards behind us. It's not completely dark on the road but it's at that point..the buck is broadside. I grab his rifle, and check out the deer.. he then turns as to where he's facing us... and

[MKW]

If I like the looks of him, he's dead. I killed my biggest by shooting him in the white patch on his throat.

[FishSticker]

So, I'm sitting in a field today, my son is in the woods. I know where he's sitting that it's going to be too dark to shoot. I run down there in the Polaris to pick him up, did it, pulled back onto a main road. As we pull onto it I look over my shoulder to say something to him, and a large buck is standing seventy five yards behind us. It's not completely dark on the road but it's at that point..the buck is broadside. I grab his rifle, and check out the deer.. he then turns as to where he's facing us... and

Explain to the young man that you cannot know for sure what is beyond the animal....shooting the rifle from an unelevated position is unsafe and assure him that we will return to hunt the animal again the proper way.

Life lesson time....I am more than certain you would raise him the proper way.

[MKW]

Wait...is this a main road on your property or a main road as in a main county road?? My answer could change depending...

[Rubberhead*]

I'm with FishSticker.

[trkykilr]

The deer facing me is no factor at all. I can kill him just as dead as I could if he was broadside.

There are a lot of things in play. If I’m alone, I kill the deer. With my son in the ranger, I hope I wouldn’t.

[banded_mallard]

One of my interior property roads, I would shoot him or let my son shoot him. State or county road, I would not shoot. Then would use it has a teaching lesson for my son.Don’t see much wrong if it is in shooting hours and it’s on your interior property rd.

[wskinner]

Scrambling to get a round chambered, or to remove rifle from its secure holder, not sure of background, questionable light, deer most likely to bolt any second, including the one in which you're squeezing the trigger, ... that's going to be a no from me? In the heat of the moment, I have taken one or two shots, which in hindsight, I shouldn't have for one or more reasons listed above, so I won't be crucifying you if you did.

[Sportin' Woodies]

Kill him at all costs. This is deer hunting. Not turkey hunting.

[scswamprat]

shooters shoot...

[YoungBuckTX]

i would tell the boy to hold my beer, and then bury lead into the big buck's brisket

[dirtnap]

i would tell the boy to hold my beer, and then bury lead into the big buck's brisket

This is funny.

[KRT]

Haha

[Relentlous]

I would have. What’s the difference if you’re sitting a stand on a rd and take a far shot? You knew it was a buck/deer. You know the lay of you land. Smoke him, then make a sandwich.

[bearclaw]

I would have son load deer and skin it for me.

[Bad Habit]

public road- pass and explain why- private property or club road BLAM

[Highstrung]

Private main road, a mile deep into the property.. I had a vantage point where I knew no one was in or around us, unless he was one dumb poacher. I'm not questioning what I did..

[Lowcountry Boy]

Right on, let's see him.

[uga_dawg]

Private main road, a mile deep into the property.. I had a vantage point where I knew no one was in or around us, unless he was one dumb poacher. I'm not questioning what I did..

Smoke his ass

[jevans]

If it was an interior road on my property and I knew what was behind the deer, I’d have no problem letting me or my son shoot it.