SaltH2OHokie
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I was driving home last night from dropping my boat off at the mechanic when the car in front of me (idiot) hit a deer and kept going. My friend and I stopped, decided we were going to have to dispatch of her, but she was still kicking and thrashing enough that neither of us wanted to get close enough to use a pocket knife.
I called the non-emergency police number for Suffolk and got 19 different menu options...hung up after about number 8 and just called 911. Said I was going to shoot a deer and figured they should know (.45ACP out of a 3" barrel isn't exactly quiet). She practically screamed "NO!" and said a cruiser would be there shortly. He was. Saw what was going on, hopped out to join us. By this time the guy who hit her showed back up with his son and his neighbor (who wanted the deer). Told the cop I would shoot her and mentioned my .45 on my waist to which he paid no attention and said he'd rather shoot her. I obliged. Shot 1: neck, Shot 2: missed.
I then say again that I'd be glad to shoot her. Shot 1: Back of head, Shot 2: middle of head.
She took a while to die and since the neighbor decided he wanted the deer (and seemed entitled to it since his neighbor did indeed hit the animal) I wanted to leave rather than watch the deer think about dying.
Told the cop I was headed out, he smiled, said thanks, have a good night, etc.
Never asked about a permit...I had it OWB with a tucked in shirt, but had since put bibs on over top of it, so it was mostly (99%) concealed when he pulled up, never even mentioned my gun. Nor, at any point, did any of the other folks say a word about it.
Isn't that what we're looking for?
ETA: at some point in that story, a higher up (older cop, unmarked car, bars or chevrons or something on his coat sleeve) pulled up, rolled down the window and after hearing the story of what had just happened told the cop that he should have just let me shoot it in the first place, laughed and pulled off. Also, uninterested in my gun, permit status, etc...
I was driving home last night from dropping my boat off at the mechanic when the car in front of me (idiot) hit a deer and kept going. My friend and I stopped, decided we were going to have to dispatch of her, but she was still kicking and thrashing enough that neither of us wanted to get close enough to use a pocket knife.
I called the non-emergency police number for Suffolk and got 19 different menu options...hung up after about number 8 and just called 911. Said I was going to shoot a deer and figured they should know (.45ACP out of a 3" barrel isn't exactly quiet). She practically screamed "NO!" and said a cruiser would be there shortly. He was. Saw what was going on, hopped out to join us. By this time the guy who hit her showed back up with his son and his neighbor (who wanted the deer). Told the cop I would shoot her and mentioned my .45 on my waist to which he paid no attention and said he'd rather shoot her. I obliged. Shot 1: neck, Shot 2: missed.
I then say again that I'd be glad to shoot her. Shot 1: Back of head, Shot 2: middle of head.
She took a while to die and since the neighbor decided he wanted the deer (and seemed entitled to it since his neighbor did indeed hit the animal) I wanted to leave rather than watch the deer think about dying.
Told the cop I was headed out, he smiled, said thanks, have a good night, etc.
Never asked about a permit...I had it OWB with a tucked in shirt, but had since put bibs on over top of it, so it was mostly (99%) concealed when he pulled up, never even mentioned my gun. Nor, at any point, did any of the other folks say a word about it.
Isn't that what we're looking for?
ETA: at some point in that story, a higher up (older cop, unmarked car, bars or chevrons or something on his coat sleeve) pulled up, rolled down the window and after hearing the story of what had just happened told the cop that he should have just let me shoot it in the first place, laughed and pulled off. Also, uninterested in my gun, permit status, etc...
