If you wound an animal and cannot locate it, what should you do?

• A. Ignore and move on.
• B. Post on social media to alert others.
• C. Leave a note on the landowner's property.
• D. Make every reasonable attempt to locate and recover it and report it if required.

Answer: (D)

When you wound an animal, your priority is to take responsibility for recovering it or reporting the incident to stay within the law and minimize any unnecessary suffering. If you can’t locate the animal, continue the search to the extent practical and report the wound to the appropriate wildlife authority if required by regulations. This shows ethical hunting and compliance with rules, and helps ensure the animal isn’t left suffering or unaccounted for. The other options miss this duty to recover or report and don’t address both care for the animal and legal obligations.