woody116
Senior Member
I have a chance to hunt some great property, plenty of deer. The trail where I would set up is like the deer interstate.
Now the problem, this is a small lot. The owners have a wooded area behind their house, and on the other side of the wood lot is 1/2 million dollar homes. Law says I can not hunt within 100 yards of a home, without permission. I would more than 100 yards, but the property line wouldnt be much more than 20 yards or so from where I could hunt.
So, the issue is this. If I make a so-so shot, I could have a difficult time recovering the deer if these homeowners will not let me track the deer onto their property. I could ask for permission prior, but that could work against. I got this spot because the homeowner is so sick and tired of the deer eating all the flowers around the house.
My question...how hard are spine shots? Should they be taken or attempted? If you miss the spine, I assume you miss all vitals then you could lose the deer quickly. They have a fenced yard (split rail) and I could take the shot while in the yard, which would force the deer to go over/under the fence, which could benefit maybe?
Should I just pass on the property? Down side is that I am loosing my hunting areas. My 10 acre lot that I had last year now has 4 guys hunting it, not just 2.
Any suggestions?
Now the problem, this is a small lot. The owners have a wooded area behind their house, and on the other side of the wood lot is 1/2 million dollar homes. Law says I can not hunt within 100 yards of a home, without permission. I would more than 100 yards, but the property line wouldnt be much more than 20 yards or so from where I could hunt.
So, the issue is this. If I make a so-so shot, I could have a difficult time recovering the deer if these homeowners will not let me track the deer onto their property. I could ask for permission prior, but that could work against. I got this spot because the homeowner is so sick and tired of the deer eating all the flowers around the house.
My question...how hard are spine shots? Should they be taken or attempted? If you miss the spine, I assume you miss all vitals then you could lose the deer quickly. They have a fenced yard (split rail) and I could take the shot while in the yard, which would force the deer to go over/under the fence, which could benefit maybe?
Should I just pass on the property? Down side is that I am loosing my hunting areas. My 10 acre lot that I had last year now has 4 guys hunting it, not just 2.
Any suggestions?