Animals Gone Wild!
Posted on 11/14/2010 5:55:19 AM PST by stillafreemind
Gerald Rushton was killed by his pet European red stag deer. While feeding the animal he was attacked by the buck and was stomped and gored by it. This was all witnessed by his granddaughter who immediately ran to get Mrs. Rushton who then called 911 for help.
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They're absolutely "crazy" during rutting season!
Classic “deer bit me in the neck” 911 call.
http://www.maniacworld.com/deer-hit-my-car-then-bit-my-neck.html
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Classic “deer bit me in the neck” 911 call.
http://www.maniacworld.com/deer-hit-my-car-then-bit-my-neck.html
Language warning.
I saw that,,,
550lbs. is much larger than the local whitetail,,,
I’m in NW Louisiana here,,,
30 miles or so from that area,,,
No rut here yet,,,
Folks hunt over feed plots here in the first part of the
season...
What blows me away are the number of stories like this. We (humans) used to KILL these things with rocks, knifes, and our bare hands, now we are at their mercy. Crazy upside down world.
Condolences to the family.
Uh...’Domesticated’ Dobermans?
“Pet” deer. You have to be kidding me. There is a reason they are called “wild” animals.
“Your response is fascinating. I wonder what would happen if you took a wild animal raised in captivity as a “pet” and bred it only with other wild animals raised in the same manner. If you did that for several generations, would the wildness be bred out?”
Some folks did that with the ancestor of the modern wolf about 150,000 years ago and got a dog. But then, they don’t make people like they used to - they were pretty tough.
They also did something similar with wild hogs, sheep, horses, cats, etc. The Russians did it recently with wild foxes.
It depends on the animal, the circumstances and the people.
You need a particular kind of species - one with a short lifespan - but not too short, one you can control - sort of (ever see a picture of an aurochs - the ancestor of modern cattle?), etc.
Given enough time, patience - and casualties - you could probably domesticate most anything.
550 lbs????
Sounds like a sumo deer!!!
PMS. Premating Syndrome.
We have a forest preserve nearby with a gang of rogue deer. Every year during rutting season, they kill one, maybe two people- usually hobos or a college kid who had too much to drink. Last week they cornered a bear and ate him.
They should be hunted and taken out of the gene pool. If they are that bad their genes should not be passed on to other generations. Any rutting buck can be dangerous but those sound like they have learned to kill just for the heck of it.
Animals Gone Wild!
Are you pissing on my shoes again? A gang of rogue deer ate a bear? Yeah, right. What were their gang colors? Real tree or mossy oak?
That sure is a big one alright,,,
I was just thinking back to the late 50’s,,,
My Dad killed a whitetail that was just short of the
state record,,,250lbs. +,,,
Made a nice mount...
Think Elk!
How Rudolph’s nose got red.
I had a Doberman Pinscher that came from a long line of domesticated Dobermans. He was a wonderful, wonderful pet, companion, and friend. But, when push came to shove, genetics won out, and Baron was still a Dobie.
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