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Shooting Deer In Water: Legal or Not?

Ark., Miss. forbid firing while deer are in water

By Bryan Brasher

When deer hunters envision killing that giant buck of a lifetime, they usually picture the deer standing in a green food plot or a beautiful hardwood bottom.

But with all the rain that’s pelted the Mid-South lately, many of those food plots and hardwood bottoms are underwater.

That begs the question:

What if your buck of a lifetime is swimming instead of standing?

The answer depends on where you’re hunting.

“Tennessee doesn’t have a law against shooting a deer in the water,” said Chad Harden, a wildlife biologist with the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency. “As long as you’re hunting in a safe, legal manner, it’s fine.”

In Arkansas, where seemingly half the state is flooded, just the opposite is true. For the complete story visit http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2009/nov/01/laws-vary-on-shooting-deer-while-theyre-in-water/