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Sheriff pledges ‘justice’ in the unsolved murder of a Minnesota deer hunter with his own rifle
Maine law designates the hunter who fires the lethal shot as entitled to tag the deer, though disputes occur when multiple hunters claim the same animal, officials said.
- Several years ago in Aroostook County two hunters both fired at the same deer, and under Maine law the hunter who fires the lethal shot is responsible, Cross said.
- Because both parties sometimes claim the same animal, disputes between hunters arise when some hit deer nonlethally but another shoots while it is still alive.
- Game wardens say they assess the full scene and try to work with hunters in disputes, focusing on who fired the lethal shot and if the deer was alive for a subsequent shot.
- Hunters can reduce clashes by contacting landowners for permission and experienced shooters taking time to make precise shots for quick, clean harvests.
- Cross warned that in rare cases neither hunters nor wardens can determine who fired the lethal shot, which under the big-game animal registration rule leaves neither hunter able to register the deer.
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What happens when 2 hunters shoot the same deer?
This story was originally published in November 2022. I have a friend who visits Aroostook County for an annual deer hunting trip with family and friends. Several years ago, he and another hunter came upon a deer in a clearing. It appeared to be injured, but my friend shot it. Coming upon the deer, the hunters could see that it had been shot previously. A short time later, an older hunter emerged from the treeline. The man explained that he had …
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Sheriff pledges ‘justice’ in the unsolved murder of a Minnesota deer hunter with his own rifle
The mystery of who killed Terry Brisk in 2016, and why, remains unsolved. A $30,000 reward is available for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the killer.
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