Reason to fear deer

Republican-American ^ | November 14, 2002

[ErnBatavia]

Reminds me of driving around Western Australia, north of Perth in the country....I was warned again and again about driving at dusk because of the Kangaroos. No wonder many, many vehicles down there have "roo bars".

[Edison]

Not to worry, I'm on the job next week. Going to save one or two motorists in CT if all goes well.

Edison

[wardaddy]

you and me both...lol

[norraad]

Yes, what a metaphor for all our problems, n'est pas?

After all, they are edible.

[EggsAckley]

[Focault's Pendulum]

I hope that deer has a digital license.

[Tax-chick]

My father, husband, and boys are hunting in Missouri next week. We'll be eating our share of the deer problem!

[templar]

Wonder if you get to keep the deer after hitting it, back east? A hundred bucks for one of those old '60s cars that were all front bumber would be cheaper and easier than a hunting license, rifle, gear, etc. Faster too, maybe.

[Free the USA]

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[Plutarch]

In Yosemite, where aggressive black bears are legendary, the only animal that ever killed anyone was a deer:

Black bears on the other hand are much smaller and more timid. Most of the problems with them occur when people carelessly leave food or other scented things in their tents, cars, backpacks, etc. There have been very few deaths by black bears and none in Yosemite National Park (the only death by an animal in the park was a small child who was gored by a deer).

Apparently, the mother put a child on the "tame" deer to take a photograph. Oooops.

[joesnuffy]

Long ago, animal lovers looked into the eyes of deer and saw Bambi,

Another of Disney's gift...

[umgud]

Deer pickins here in CA is slim pickens. Send em on. We'll shootem.....

[El Gato]

Reminds me of driving around Western Australia, north of Perth in the country....I was warned again and again about driving at dusk because of the Kangaroos. No wonder many, many vehicles down there have "roo bars".

Pretty much the same thing. Deer are sometimes termed "Rats with antlers", so I guess 'Roos would be "Rats with pounches", not to be confused with Kangaroo Rats. (BTW that's the Rodent type rat, not the DemonRat, although there are certain similarities....)

[steveo]

Isn't moose a problem is some areas also?

[RightOnTheLeftCoast]

Connecticut beckons! ;-)

[elbucko]

Each year, more than 1 million deer are hit by vehicles,.... and killing more than 100 people,...

(sniff!) If gun control will save just one life, won't it all be worth it?! (/sarcasm)

[dbwz]

That has led some to encourage the reintroduction of natural predators, which in this case is the mountain lion. Migrating east from the Rockies, mountain lions already are chasing their favorite meal in Missouri and Michigan, and are expected to arrive in New Jersey within a few years.

I had heard that the idea of bringing mountain lions to NJ was in the works. Right now we've got a ban on bambi hunting, we're looking at a possible ban on teddy-bear hunting, and you can believe that nobody's going to be allowed to touch the kitty-cats. Maybe in some places the ecosystem can be played with in the manner they're speaking of (introducing natural predators) but NJ is far too populous an area for this.

[No Truce With Kings]

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[RightWhale]

Isn't moose a problem is some areas also?

Not a problem exactly, but cars have bagged about half a dozen so far this winter up on the road within 2 miles of my house. Typical year.