[org.whodat]

Some men chose to die with their boots on! And I would much rather die doing something I enjoyed than to have someone find me dead in front of the TV. There is only one way out of this world.

[Varmint Al]

What a bunch of BS. Just another Drive By Study paid for with your hard earned tax money.

Deer hunting is good for your health. It is good exercise and most hunters get in shape before the season. The enjoyment factors totally outweighs any negatives on deer hunting. Men were born to hunt. It is in the genes.

Article on deer hunting here: http://www.varmintal.com/ahunt.htm#Deer_Hunting

Good Hunting... from Varmint Al

And to keep in shape, you can in most places hunt coyotes year round. http://www.varmintal.com/ahunt.htm

 

[samm1148]

Here come the nanny staters to tell you that some trumped up study is valid.

[Old Flat Toad]

“Hunting could be an even greater strain on the heart in men who are usually sedentary, the researchers note.”

Almost any sport or hobby could replace the word “hunting”. Probably a study financed by PETA.

[DemforBush]

The combination of physical exertion, adrenaline rush and the stress of rough terrain and cold weather may explain the "excessive cardiac demands" seen with hunting, according to Haapaniemi's team.

And also with mountain climbing, hiking, running on a cross-country team, and maybe putting up Christmas lights (hey, climbing up and down that ladder counts as rough terrain!) :)

What a goofy study.

[AngelesCrestHighway]

Just stay away from McDonalds afterwards.....

[quantim]

Deer hunting could be a dangerous endeavor for men

Does that include driving a SUV minding one's own business?  I would have said 'car' but that means you try to dodge them on the road. ;-)

That time of year is upon us.

In the SUV with front & side airbags, one is more likely to take the hit and not endanger other motorists in an erratic maneuver to avoid deer heading into the rut.

</half kidding>

There are few things that cause a greater adrenalin rush than knowing both one's self and the deer got away with a brush of death; while driving and both of us animals made the right decision at the right time.

Problem is, it often comes a split-second late.

[elkfersupper]

Deer hunting may put men's hearts at risk.

That is the object, dammit,

Rich food, booze, no sleep, buddy-baiting, and moving around in the outdoors.

Lord love a duck, I hope to die on a big-game hunt.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Deer hunting may put men's hearts at risk

So does shoveling snow.

The key is to stay in shape and then you don't have a problem.

[qam1]

For the love of ...

Nanny State Ping

[bannie]

So does sex.

[LantzALot]

I’m sorry, but I just can’t see this as anyting more than a back-door attempt to bash hunters. If you’ve spent a significant amount of time trekking over rough terrain and dragging heavy carcasses, you body is conditioned to take the increased heart rate; and the increase won’t be as great as it would be for one of these lab rats who just took his first trek for study purposes only.

[MarkL]

Which is why, as we all know that there are 2 ways to hunt deer.

The first, as practiced by John effin Kerry, is to take it as easy as possible, none of this strenuous hiking, which is why you slither along on your belly with your shotgun, as you stalk the deer.

But a much better way is you lasso the deer, then "break it" and ride it back to your truck, where you get it to jump on the hood of your truck, and then shoot the deer.

Mark