In Ak and ID AZ that is legal. Who knows in Colorado?

by Rob Leahy , Prescott, Arizona, Sunday, September 29, 2013, 11:59 (4017 days ago) @ Fowler

I have done that several times, twice when I couldn't avoid hitting a deer. Both were on busy highways. One was the Coeur D'ALene Indian reservation and a truck full of happy Indians "stole" it from me. I was relieved that they did.
Once on I-40 between Williams and Flagstaff a small heard of mule deer ran out in front of me. I managed to dodge them but a gal traveling by herself hit a doe. It tore her plastic grill and both headlights off broken pelvis screaming deer crying lady. I told the gal what I was going to do, then did it. A Remington Mid range load out of my 4" 29 ended the deer's agony. She thanked me. I escorted her into a gas station in Williams.
In Germany another MP hit a doe crippled it. We followed procedure and waited 1 hours while that deer bleated for the local Forest Jeager to show up and pop it with a .22lr. That was legal but not very ethical.
What you did was ethical and right.

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