I’m in upstate NY and people have rehabbed deer in their back yard. Legal or not, no one raids the home and kills the deer. And even if you wanted to kill it, wait until it’s an adult and has more meat to offer.
And I’ve never had a speeding ticket! :)
If it was infected with "wasting disease", which we do not yet know, you don't want to eat any of the meat as it may be contaminated and be the death of you. There is no cure nor vaccine.
It, "wasting disease", has a long slow progression before killing its host, it takes an autopsy to confirm its presence.
Still willing to eat it rather then euthanize it before it spreads the disease further?
I keep hearing about "feds" and "drones" and all sorts of crackpot fantasies.
First point, I live in Kenosha County. There were NO DRONES. The DNR does keep tabs on the deer herd in various parts of the state via aerial survey planes. These are population surveys used to help determine which areas will be opened to hunting and when. They also keep tabs on obvious losses to predators and any sign of spreading disease.
Secondly, there were no "Feds" involved. The DNR personnel are sworn, state level law enforcement, and they are normally armed while on duty. They were accompanied by Kenosha County Sheriff's Deputies, who are also normally armed. The Deputies were deployed as a courtesy because the Sheriff is kept appraised when LEOs from out of the County are operating on his turf. There were no "Fritz" helmeted ninja garbed black booted thugs present. Yes, Kenosha County has a SWAT team, no they were not employed.
Lastly, the lady who runs the "no-kill" shelter is a local nut job who has made problems for herself in the past and has apparently not learned much from her previous encounters with the law. At one point she trespassed on private property, removed two dogs from a fenced enclosure, transported the dogs to Illinois and sold them. She is frequently featured in the Kenosha News crime beat column. She is a few bricks short of a full load and is not considered a reliable witness.
I hope everyone can stop hyperventilating about the massive raid and relax with an adult beverage...
And to all a good night,
GtG