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hunter shooting at another hunter rattling antlersIt is dusk, the last day of deer season. You have seen plenty of deer sign in the area but have had no luck.

As you prepare to leave your tree stand you suddenly hear a twig snap and see something large moving in the brush close to your location. You are certain it must be a deer. There are only minutes of legal hunting time left.

What do you do?

    I would shoot.           I would not shoot.

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