BigNock79 said:
...but man I hate seeing a pic like that just makes you sad in a way or it does my anyways. I would think I would have to burn a buck tag and put that lil feller down if he came by me.
I think you would be surprised by how tough deer are and how little they let major injuries bother them. Outside of primates, animals appear to have a ver different "pain" response than humans. In fact, with humans, much of the physical pain we feel is created in our minds.
I once shot a nice buck that was hot after a doe, jumping over fallen trees and running full tilt. Yet during butchering it was found he had a completely broken femur. The two ends weren't attached. That kind of injury would have caused a human immobilizing pain.