Tough thing to see. What would you do?

[patvetzal]

Going to take a long time to die with a broadhead thru the heart, but either a slit throat or hatchet blow to the heat will end the suffering quickly.

[Snowwalker]

Today driving from Cochrane to Ottawa...first 100km...3 dead moose.

How many dead cars? I can't believe that the people survived hitting a moose when you see the cars.

[Snowwalker]

Going to take a long time to die with a broadhead thru the heart, but either a slit throat or hatchet blow to the heat will end the suffering quickly.

Slitting the throat is not too hard on a doe, try that on a buck with a rack or something like moose or bear/pig.

[Fox]

How many dead cars? I can't believe that the people survived hitting a moose when you see the cars.

A trip from Ottawa to Dryden, drove the 11pm-7am leg starting at Sault Ste Marie, this was in June, scary when the 18 wheeler is pulled over with a caved in cow catcher and you have a buick rental car.

Keep your eyes peeled on the road up there, dusk and dawn are bad times to be on the road and June is nasty with the bugs driving the moose on to the roads.

[Fenelon]

I've never thought about the legal implications of dispatching an animal that was clearly in need of the service. If it's an issue, then we can have a discussion about it after the fact. I've used my steel cap work boot toe, .22 mag, hammer, folding scissor jack, or just my hands in the case of birds. I've only done this with public around if it was an obvious animal that was so badly hurt that no vet office was going to help it eg. uncased and loaded my .22 mag with a big WTD doe hung in a page wire fence. Ruptured rumen with blood coming out of its anus and nose, one back leg completely off and the two front ones broken. The animal was bawling the entire time. Any cop that's attended the scene was more than happy that I did the job for them. Saddest thing I ever witnessed was a big mature WTD buck with a broken back, dragging itself with its front legs. A big crowd watching and the poor animal was in this condition for a good 25 mins until the police arrived. The young cop was literally shaking in fear. Poor guy had prob. never killed anything in his life. He was good enough to at least put the animal out of its misery, but he wanted to neck shoot it in fear of a skull rickoshet. I told him he didn't have to worry about that on a deer, and told him to head shoot it, or get his shotgun and shoot it with a slug or buckshot. He shot it 11 times in the neck, with his .40cal service pistol. The bullets only penetrated the hide, then completely mushroomed flat on the meat of the neck. It was bawling as he continued to shoot it. I kept saying "the head" and he finally popped it in the skull. I really felt bad for the guy as he was almost sick.

[mpsmyth6]

So many cops have never had to put an animal down and have heard of times on the farm where a cop was called and they asked the farmer/hunter to deal with the animal as it is less paperwork. Amazing the paperwork when they pull their firearm out of it's holster. I remember a neighbour's horse was hit on the road, broken leg and bad condition. The cop did the same as above, shot it over and over, till they finally took the advice of the farmer and shot it in the head.
If I came across a wounded deer, I'd be inclined to call MNR before the cops, unless of course someone needs help or to report property damage (car). Otherwise ask the MNR, and they may approve over the phone to put the animal out of suffering and may approve keeping the animal for meat. I always have a hatchet and knife in the truck, just never know.