Thread: Deer in Southern areas?

Originally Posted by Cigar

A farmers stock being shot is normally a deliberate act by irresponsible people. Either they intended to shoot the animal (for the meat, or for "fun"), or they misidentify the animal when illegally spotlighting (i.e think it's a deer).
For example, here is recent post from Facebook:
REWARD OFFERED!!�� PLEASE HELP US!!��PLEASE SHARE FAR AND WIDE!!��We are absolutely beyond heartbroken not only to be contacted while we were away over Easter and told our beautiful Awakeri had broken his leg and had to be pts, but now to come home and find out that he was actually SHOT with a high powered rifle, which broke his leg, which then forced his life to be ended unnecessarily (humanly by a vet). This happened in Matatara Rd, Upokongaro, Whanganui Good Friday night on private land the shooter was either trespassing or on the road. Awakeri only turned 3yrs old in November. He would have been in excruciating pain standing all night in his paddock where he had been happily grazing with the other horses. They were all in the open next to a round pen so no...he could not be mistaken for a deer.

Damn. Any chance it could caused by an overshot from distance? couple Years back, I read a article said a boy was shot by a flying bullet came out from bush up north of Taupo or somewhere I can `t remember. The boy was fine, surgery on the shoulder, the father carried beacons and helo came in quick, but lost lots of blood.