Injured deer... what would you do?

I'd take it out with a shotgun. But you have to have one, and you have to run the risk that someone will find out that you killed a deer out of season.

Other than that, you just leave it and busy yourself with things that are more within human capability. If you are religious you can tell yourself, "The Lord will provide." You are correct not to touch the deer. They are incredibly powerful.

Deer are more than plentiful in many areas, even inside cities.

If you have a appropriately sized dog crate (not a wire cage) it is possible to capture and put a small young deer into a dog box.

Hint: immediately putting a dark rag over the deer's eyes will calm it. So if you have a large dark blanket you could just throw the blanket over and scoop it up.

Once in the dog, box head to the wildlife people who will euthanize the deer.

You say they will not come out so you must go to them.

This is not that difficult, my neighbor raised exotics and had White tailed deer that "hung around" they got out from time to time and were a problem. We would catch a full grown doe, stuff her in a dog box and release her back where deer belong.

Hint 2: Yes a full grown doe can kick like he77 but a baby is much more likely to lay down and be still if it is covered up.

I'd call a Wild Life Refuge. They take deer.

This deer can be rehabbed by them and gentled by people so he or she can then serve as an ambassador for kids at schools.

They use injured animals who can't go back to the wild.

I wouldn't just kill the deer. If it's eating, it wants to live.

Contact Bruckner nature center near Troy Ohio. They have w with a deer refuge for 3 legged deer. Thank you for caring. I have also seen deer in the wild with three legs doing well except for crossing icy roads. I have personally taken several deer on different occasions to them. You can usually get a farm vet to give you some help to sedate the animal for transport. Good luck!

put an ad on craigslist, post to you face book.....one of your friends or a friend of a friend might have a husband that hunts. The SPCA wont come, nor will any Police Officer shoot it...they have to account for every bullet and deer shooting is not what they do. If you ost to FB now and CL you should have a good response by morning. That is really sad and hopefully someone around will be able t put it out of its misery. It wont "live again". we all know that to be rubbish. I thought it was deer season. I know you are a deer lubber. I would just have it shot ...perhaps a crossbow, and let it finally find peace. No one can hear an arrow. I feel your frustration and hope it works out very soon.

ps. cross bows are lethal, accurate, and quiet.

You are taking the right approach. So long as the deer remains near your home, do all you can to find someone to put the animal down. Call your state game commission. Another option may be a local wildlife sanctuary or animal rescue. They may be able to put the deer down or at least put you in contact with someone who can.

I find it strange that the police won't put it down. Our local and state police will put down severely injured deer whether they are in the road or not.

Shoot the deer and drag it to the edge of the highway. Call the highway department and complain that there is a dead deer on the highway. They will come and pick it up and take it to a rendering company and make dog food meal out of it.

Deers don't have to put down, because they aren't as heavy as other hoofed animals like horses, cows,bulls. Because of this they can still stand on three leggs fine.

You contact a local wildlife rehab facility, because you can't just assume that the baby will die. There are vets who work with rehab groups and injured orphaned baby animals do survive.

If you want to be smart/sensible, then call animal control and let them take care of it so you won't have to. But, if you want a meal, then take the animal, butcher it to your preference, then have a feast!