Why not? That'd be a way to warm up your hands (while you field dress it).
I was out yesterday afternoon and had 2 does about 80 Yds away (late archery season). They were working their way towards me, but before they got any closer a neighbor about 1/2 mile away decided to see if his left-over fireworks still worked. The firecrackers didn't bother the deer much, but the aerial bombs did!
