Thread: 2 for 1: ethical?

Shot two deer with one round the other day. Well, full disclosure - I’d clean missed first, so I’m not sure if it counts…

I spotted a hind in a tree line and didn’t think she’d hang around as it was already quite late in the morning, so I dropped to a crouch and took a quick shot. For some reason she bolted into the riverbed rather than back into the bush, followed by a large fawn. They stopped around 250m away and looked back, standing broadside with the hind behind. Again I doubted I’d get another chance and I was heading out that day, so I scrambled forward to a log that offered a decent rest, lined up on the fawn’s shoulder and let rip.

The fawn dropped on the spot, and the hind ran a few metres - and promptly fell over as well, legs in the air.

My shot had drifted right and caught the fawn in the neck, passing straight through and hitting the hind in the shoulder. I may have pulled it slightly, or I may have subconsciously adjusted my aim for the bigger animal behind. Either way, it was a clean kill on the hind but the fawn needed the knife as I’d missed the spine.

I don’t feel bad about it, especially given the current deer numbers and as I was able to carry out most of the meat from both animals, but I’d be interested to know what others would do in a similar situation. And hear any other cool 2-4-1 stories, of course