Is there any legal way to shoot a deer in your yard?

I do have dogs. They are out all day and part of the night.. Saw one chasing one yesterday in the middle of the day.
The only problem is that when they come in at night, the deer know it.
I may start making them stay out all night and letting them in in the day to sleep.
Somebody said something about a motion detector light. But with all the critters we have here it would probably be going on and off all night.

Yeah, we have dogs outside 24/7 and, even though they're fenced in the deer still stay away.

Also, hubby and the dogs "mark their territory" around the garden when they are out walking. I think this also keeps the deer away.

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In Missouri we practice "catch and release." Catch by rifle, cut out the backstraps, loins, and hams (the front shoulder are worthless anyway) and release the remainder.

Move to Hawaii. No deer in my garden! Although there are some on Molokai, so you have to be careful which island you garden on.

A .22 to the guts is a common practice around here with vicious dogs. If you have some sort of ethics issue with it. Try a paintball gun, or one of those "grouse" arrows for your bow.

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the game warden/sheriff around her would laugh and say build a fence. If you shoot one there's always another one behind it.

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Shooting any animal in the gut is cruel, inhumane and just plain mean. The animal suffers for days before finally dying.

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the rest of the quote was ..."for vicious dogs." Myself and most here figure they've earned it.

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In TX, we are allowed to shoot any animal that is eating crops. I use an electric fence and dogs though. I couldn't afford the ammo to shoot all the deer I have around my place.

Plant stand up peas, the pea fields around here that border any timber are thick with deer and elk with the occasional moose.

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How close are your neighbors? Could they see you shoot the deer?
Aim for the deers head, you'll either miss and it will run like the wind, or you'll kill it where it stands. As long as you aren't brazen about the deed, don't shoot your mouth off about the deer you bagged out of season you'll never get caught.

The only mistake you have made is to post the question on a public forum.

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This is the worst time to kill a deer. They are nursing their young. Put a fence around your garden that's what I did to keep chickens, dogs and every other kritter out.

I second what EvansNC just said. You aren't going to see a fawn because they leave them hidden whenever they go into the open to browse.

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I am in the SE part of the state, and have a neighbor who gets 7 nuisance permits every year to defend his corn crop. Myself, I just plant a little extra.

Fawn?

Or Fryer?

A shot to the gut to ensure suffering and prolonged death is NEVER right. A "vicious dog" can just as easily be permanently eliminated. Come to our garden and we'll demonstrate the difference for ya!

I also disagree with your last sentence. I think, having been around HT awhile, that (fortunately) MOST here try to be good stewards of the land and live WITH nature. No one earns the right for the behavior you describe. Killing things should be a last resort... not some macho act. And causing intentional suffering, as opposed to putting an animal out of its misery, is purely a wussy way to act.

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Great point from Evan.

Snowshoe is right, fawns are almost impossible to spot. They lay in tall grass and won't move even if you are within feet of them. We still manage to find a few though:

I did forget about it being fawn season. Wouldnt want to shoot a mama.

Oh and by the way speaking of fawns , one day me and my big golden retreiver (Rocky) were walking on my land and he ran about 50 yards ahead of me and very gently picked up a fawn by the back of his neck (like a puppy) and brought it to me. Ha Ha . He was very pleased with himself. I didn't want to touch it just in case the mama would smell my scent on the baby. So I said "Go and put it back" and he went and put it right back were it was snuggled in.
Quite an experience.

yupp shoot it in the head make it qwick, then shoot slaughter shovel and shut up, that way you have some venison loins