Posted on 11/28/2006 12:28:10 PM PST by Dr. Zzyzx
Man Shoots Doe With Rack of Antlers
MICHIGAN, N.D. (AP) -- When Carmen Erickson dropped a deer with a single shot in a cattail slough south of here, he thought he'd downed a nice buck. Unlike his shot, he was a little off. The deer was a doe.
"It's got no male utilities," said Erickson, who lives in Minot. "It has teats ... it was pretty unusual."
Six hunting partners with Erickson witnessed the doe with a 4-by-4 rack.
"I'm sure this story will be around for 10 years," he said. "At least in our group."
Erickson notified the state Game and Fish Department and received a voice mail from a biologist who said these types of deer often are bucks whose testicles haven't descended or for some reason are castrated. Erickson said that is not the case with his deer, however.
"We couldn't find any male genitals on the deer," he said.
"We turned it over, and I got a lot of heat over that. Like I was supposed to know," Erickson joked.
Gary Rankin, district game warden in Larimore, said he has seen a couple of antlered does over the years, but for a doe to have a well-developed rack is unusual.
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It is not the first antlered doe to be reported in the region this year. A conservation officer for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources reported seeing a 10-point antlered doe shot near Robbin, Minn., during that state's firearms deer season. DNR conservation officers in other parts of Minnesota also reported a handful of antlered does.
Erickson said the antlered doe is a first for his crew, which has been hunting together for 25 years.
"It definitely was a keeper, he said.
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Information from: Grand Forks Herald, http://www.grandforksherald.com
Where are her antlers?I think this is all a misunderstanding. He was talking about ass antlers:
Well, I wasn't there, and if I had been there I probably wouldn't say anyway excpet to note that Wyatt Earp killed a wolf at 400 yeards with a single pistol shot. In a crosswind.
It's a well worn trail...
This doe must have had a steady diet of carpet!
I note the zipper pull location and will make no further comment..........
The dingdong deal is antelope?
"Rescue Squad Helps Dog Bite Victim"
"Juvenile Court to Try Shooting Defendant"
(He had a fair trial)
"Panda Mating Fails; Veterinarian Takes Over"
(He was their `go-to' guy)
atlatl - I'd never heard of that. Thanks to you, I've increased my vocabulary today. (Happens pretty often on this site!)
Wow. Would this be a John Doe?
Now compare to woomera...
*groan*
Good. You may live.
By the way, Wyatt Earp was my grandfather.
So, it's generic?
I have not been posting much as of late,but these posts have taken on a life of their own!I could not resist the Groucho moment!
Think that's bad? I could have gone with a recipe for sear doe-buck.
LOL. I know a few females that have a problem with facial hair...is that the same thing?
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