Is it normal that i killed a deer with a .22 pistol?

Once, when I was deer hunting, a small buck began browsing for acorns 25 yards away from where I was sitting without noticing me. I had a .308, but decided to shoot him in the head with my Ruger MKIII, just so I could tell people that I've killed a deer with a .22 pistol.

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  • chubbawubba69

    I'm also a hunter. I am glad that it worked out this time, but I would never try to shoot a deer with a .22. There is a good chance that a .22 would only wound a deer which I think is cruel. Stick to a bigger gun, it is more humane.

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  • DannyKanes

    Pointless.

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  • Kollian

    What wouldn't be normal about this? Seriously think about it, he killed the deer quickly. There's nothing wrong with hunting. The steak dinners you get at restaurants are made more violently than that.

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  • just shoot an infant while your at it, asshole. have fun killing animals who have no defense on themselves you piece of shit

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    • joybird

      At least he ate it!
      It's not without purpose which is why I asked this question earlier.

      If he hadn't I wouldn't condone mindless killing either.

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    • Would you tell a coyote or a puma the same thing?

      And deer are FAR from defenseless. Even modern human hunters, with all of their guns and camouflage and scent-eliminators, etc. often come back empty handed.

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      • joybird

        See what you've started!

        lol :o)

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        • This is why I always get kicked out of other forums.

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  • joybird

    Did you eat it?

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    • Of course.

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      • joybird

        I used to work in an abbatoir and that's how they killed the cattle - one shot in the top of the head, so they die instantly.

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        • And a domestic cow is one Hell of a lot bigger than a whitetail.

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        • Miss_Anthrope

          Where was this, in The Land of Denial? Unless this is a small family farming operation, this isn't done anywhere because it's not "efficient" enough. The emphasis isn't in whether the animals die instantly or painlessly, because those operations and the people who run them could really care less if or how much the animals suffer. So please, don't try to cover this over to take the shock and sting out of the truth - you can't.

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          • joybird

            Excuse me - do you think I made up how they killed animals? Why would I do this?

            Anyway, it was in 1990 in the UK and it was very important that they died instantly, otherwise they distressed the others coming in behind them. Any hold up slowed the killing line down. If they panicked and tried to climb the bars they could also bruise / hurt themselves. All bruised meat was automatically condemned and the farmer wasn't paid for it. This was to ensure the farmers didn't kick them or punch them, though they did use cattle prods to move them along.

            If you want the details... once the animal dropped dead they wrapped chains around their back feet and hauled them up onto an overhead rail. Then they cut off their heads and feet, before they reappeared on the 'floor' where they were skinned and their stomachs cut open.

            We also did kosher meat in the Republic of Ireland where they prayed, slit its throat and let it bleed to death.

            Admittedly, this was in 1990 and these abbatoirs are both closed. I haven't investigated how they do it now. Although I will admit, I'm not a great meat eater now.

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            • Miss_Anthrope

              "Admittedly, this was in 1990 and these abbatoirs are both closed."

              That was my point. Thank you for confirming it.

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  • Audrina

    I am not to sure I believe this story. If this is true, he didn't die right away, right? At 25 yards?

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    • I shot him squarely on the top of the head (he was looking down) with a 36 grain plated solid, he died instantly. I can hit small targets with handguns very consistently at 25 yards.

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      • Audrina

        Oh ok i misunderstood you. I thought you were saying that you killed him with a head shot from a 22 @ 25 yards.

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        • I did. He was 25 yards away from me, and I shot him in the head.

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