Poachers beware: 'Bambi' is in on sting operation

Country Today ^ | 12-05-02 | Sara Bredesen

[scholar]

There is a deer explosion in most of the US. Bambi is being slaughtered on the highway causing no end of destrucion to rapidly moving vechiles. There are too many Bambies.

In my area here in NW Indiana, the Bambi issue is a major battle between the Bambi lovers who feed and encourage them and those of us who worry everyday we drive down the highway. I saw 5 Bambis grazing along the side of the highway on my way home from work yesterday. Thankfully they were grazing and not running across the road.

I love the wild critters but the deer population is out of control and something needs to be done. This over population is bad for humans and the deer.

[Lokibob]

Here is a question:

The Utah Highway Patrol sets up a drunk driving road block, stopping all vehicles and checking for drunk drivers.

They get on television and say that the road block was successful, because they cought X number of drivers that were drinking.

Does that meant the road block would be unsuccesful if everybody stopped were sober?

Back to the thread, if nobody shot at the deer decoys, would the program be unsuccessful?

[AEMILIUS PAULUS]

I once met the man who shot Bambi. His only comment being about the expression on Bambi's face when the .270 hit.

[Squantos]

Just scratch out "doe" on your late deer hunt license and insert "decoy" and everything will be fine.........The game warden will understand.

I wonder what the game warden would do if I used a foam rubber gun and a gunshot recording to hunt his fake deer ? Nooooo I'm not gonna try it :o)

All joking aside there are some real turds in the hunting punchbowl that cause some of this and they are on "both" sides of the law. If hunting is not for food for ones table or conservation of wildlife resourses then I consider it a crime anyway.

Stay Safe !

[OKSooner]

One would think that an experienced hunter would never be a sucker for any "animal" that would be enough of a dumbass to skyline itself like that, especially next to a road, which is where they're usually placed. I know of one guy who should have known better who took a shot at a stuffed deer in a particular place "between Amarillo and Oklahoma City". When he got caught he was fined a thousand bucks, IIRC, and was laughed at by everyone in town. The last time I was in Beckham county (oops, hope I didn't give anything away) that same guy was police chief of one of the small towns.

I suppose it's an example of a guy putting an embarassing episode behind him.

[mlmr]

We should give deer hunters medals!! I beg hunters to hunt our 30 acres....

[mlmr]

What was the expression?

[AEMILIUS PAULUS]

It was fifteen years ago. However, I never forgot. First, the big eyes widened even more. There was a quick glance-by Bambi-at Thumper. The mouth dropped open. Bambi then fell on the left side. All the while he was falling his legs remained stiff.The tongue protruded as he uttered his last words "Flower."

[SJackson]

I don't know how decoys are used in other states, in WI they're largely used alongide roads and I blieve outside of gun season. Essentially they're catching poachers and road hunters, which I support.

[Ronaldus Magnus]

Let me get this straight. There is a deer explosion in most of the US. Bambi is going through Burger King (literally) and munching everyone's backyard. Bambi is being slaughtered on the highway causing no end of destrucion to rapidly moving vechiles. There are too many Bambies.

As the say out west about their nuisance critters:

1) Shoot
2) Shovel (optional)
3) ...and Shut Up!

[babylonian]

I've never been able to understand why so many people go bonkers when they see a deer.

[mouser]

if all they did was kill a deer and go on noone would mind but as a farmer i have had 4 cows shot by these jacka** not to metion the time i spend fixing fence each year there is a big difference between the hunters who respect your land and onership of it and the road hunters

[ofMagog]

Kinda like shooting cows up here in Colorado. Rather than fine poachers they should be castrated and have their guns destroyed, plus never being allowed to hunt again.

[OKSooner]

This was a case of "road hunting during deer season". I also agree with enforcing the law against it and with the fine imposed. I also thought it was ironic that the guy was police chief three years later. It's interesting to me, though, that in this case and one other case that I know of, the guy caught doing it just flat-assed should have known better.

It makes me wonder if some sort of "buck fever" irrationality went to work when the guys involved saw the decoys. Not to excuse them though, they deserved to get caught and they deserved the fine, which was about $1000 at the time.

[185JHP]

I like the concept. I wonder if this guy has thought of making some "illegal campaign contributor" decoys?

[SJackson]

The closest he seems to come is

a sheep decoy, for the dems to lure voters

and the fox/coyote decoys

[July 4th]

In addition to deer eating all of the neighborhood landscaping, a subdivision a few miles away from me had another problem. A large stream runs behind 10 or 15 houses, and a family of beavers decided to set up shop. They were relocated by the DNR after a beaver felled a birch tree and put it through the bay window of one of the houses.

[Vic3O3]

for any "animal" that would be enough of a dumbass to skyline itself like that, especially next to a road...

Oh, I don't know about that. I had a dumb doe do exactly that, last night! Silouetted on the southern hilltop, 200 yds off a road, in a empty beanfield...not only that, she didn't even flinch when a road hunter drove past, or when 2 shots got cracked off at her! She just kept on strolling and browsing. (not a robo-bambi)

[pocat]

foam rubber gun

LOL!

Some guy over on the FiringLine.com forum asked a question about hunting with a paintball gun! He said that he didn't want to kill a deer - just mark it! He just wanted to "test his skills". After being made fun of for many replies, he was warned that it wouldn't be a good idea, because the animal-rights wackos would probably charge him with animal cruelty.

[Squantos]

Agree much more fun to hunt the PETA folks and mark them with paintballs instead so they < sarcasm >understand the horrors of the hunts they strive to prevent< / sarcasm >..........(wonder if a judge would buy that load of crap if I wing a few of the PETA PITA's (pain in the @ss)...with a paint ball gun :o)

Stay Safe !