[quote=chasboThe first thing the deputy asked me was if I wanted to have him charged with trespassing. I replied that the property is not posted and I didn't actually see where he was shooting from. The deer was lying about 90' beyond my fence line on yet another property owners land. [/quote]

So it was not trespassing. If the guy shot a deer on your land with a shotgun it is not difficult to tell. Shotguns do a number on deer. It would have looked as if the deer had been hit by a cannon ball. If you could not have tracked the deer back to the point it was shot at you really would be citiot. I am sure any law enforcement officer could have. And it sounds as if the other prop owner did not press charges. So again not likely a trespassing issue.

This is an issue of a guy shooting in a no shooting zone. I am not saying what you did was wrong. Half the people around would likely act the same way. Is it chickshit.....some like RvW would say yes, some would say no. I am somewhere in betwen and what I am saying is there are different ways of dealing with things. What makes you sound bad is the deer are pets line followed by the scared to call until you ran away. Deer are not pets even when they eat apples out of your trees anymore than bears are pets, elk are pets, or any other animal that uses your yard as its own personal toilet/dinner plate are pets . And hunting season is OK and needed to control #'s of animals. If the guy shot the deer out of season, at midnight , or even if it was someone I did not know, I might react the same way you did. And just because the guy had a O'crap look when someone starts yelling about calling the cops does not mean he had any idea he was in the wrong(he would when someone starts yelling hence the O----- look).

As far as bullets shooting past your house I understand the worry but I would not loose to much sleep. Not likely to big of a deal if the law enforcement officer that live next door shoots all day long as well. Most people have a pretty good idea what they are shooting at and will not line a deer up with you livingroom window. You likely have a better chance of getting run over standing at your mailbox than getting shot with a stray round.

Bottom line is the guy was in the wrong but dont expect to post a story such as this and not get some people who say it could have been dealt with other ways.