Had to put a deer down the other night

I was driving on a rural county highway up here headed for a larger state highway around dusk. 1/4 behind a pickup truck the whole way when he signaled to turn onto the on ramp of the state highway, he hit the brakes hard and stopped. I ended up 10 yards behind him when he suddenly backed up and took off onto the on ramp.

In the road was a young buck with 8" stubs for a rack. He was flopping around like a fish, but clearly not going to make it. Both front legs were broken and he was bleeding from his mouth. Another truck pulled up behind me and out came an old farmer who said it needed to be put down. He asked if I had a gun in my "rig" ( I was driving a mini van :) )

I had my conceal carry on me, which I don't always have (but wore this time because I am trying to wear in a new holster).
I put the deer down with 1 shot to the temple and he was gone within a few seconds.

I don't hunt, although everyone around me does including the old farmer. We loaded the deer into his truck and he took it home to process immediately.

I felt sick to my stomach for an hour and had to park and wait it out. I know it's all part of life and I'm glad the farmer could make good use of it right away. Just made for a bad night.