Corn Fed Venison
Al Patrick
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Makes you wonder what a moose would do. lol, Xxxx
shamelessly stolen from another board by me and reposted here :
Why I like guns
One year, I decided to take the wild taste out of venison, so instead of hunting I decided
to rope a deer, put it in a stall and feed it corn for a couple of weeks, then slaughter
it and have tasty venison for the rest of the year.
The following is my account of this effort: The first step was to get a
deer. I figured since they gather at my cattle feeder and do not seem to have much fear of
me, it would be easy to capture one alive. I filled the cattle feeder, then hid down at
the end with my rope. In about 20 minutes several deer showed up. I stepped out and
lassoed one of the deer, it just stared at me. I wrapped the rope around my waist and
twisted and twisted it so I could get a good hold on the deer. The deer remained still,
but I could tell it was mildly concerned about the whole rope situation. I took a step
toward the deer, it took a step back. I put a little tension on the rope, that?s when my
education began.
LESSON #1
While a deer may just stand there when you rope it, it will be spurred
into action when you actually start pulling on the rope. In other words, that deer exploded.
LESSON #2
Pound for pound a deer is much stronger than a cow or a colt. I had no
chance with that deer, there was no controlling and certainly no getting close to it. It
jerked me off my feet and started dragging me across the ground. That?s when I learned
that roping a deer was not nearly as good an idea as I had originally imagined.
LESSON #3
Deer do not have as much stamina as other animals do. After 10 minutes
it was tired. I managed to get up, although I didn?t realize it at
first, I had blood flowing out of a big gash in my forehead that was
blinding me. I also had lost my taste for corn-fed venison. All I wanted to do was get
that devil creature off the end of that rope. If I let the deer go with the rope hanging
from its neck it would probably die a slow and painful death. It may have been my fault
for getting myself into this fix but at that moment I hated that deer and I bet it hated
me too. In addition to the gash in my head I had several large knots where I had arrested
the deer?s momentum by my head banging against various large rocks as it dragged me across
the ground. I managed to get the animal lined back up in between my truck and the feeder
and I prepared to remove the rope.
LESSON #4
Deer bite. It?s not like being bite by a horse. A horse bites down and
lets go. A deer bites and hangs on, shaking its head. IT HURTS. I
probably should have tried a slow withdrawal, but instead I tried
screaming and shaking. My method was ineffective. Being smarter than a
deer (stop laughing) I decided to trick the deer. While it kept busy
tearing the stuffing out of my right arm, I reached up with my left and
pulled the rope loose.
LESSON #5
Deer strike with there hooves. They rear up on their back legs and whack away at the
offending target with sharp instruments of destruction. When a horse strikes with its
hooves and there is no ready escape, it?s best to avoid any loud noises and aggressive
moves. Livestock will usually back down enough to allow an escape. Since this was not a
horse a different strategy occurred to me. So I screamed hysterically like a toddler while
trying to run away.
LESSON #6
Never turn your back on an enraged deer. They?re twice as strong and
three times as evil as a horse. When my back was turned it kicked me
in the back of my head knocking me to the ground and then it didn?t
leave! Perhaps it didn?t recognize danger had passed or maybe it was
having fun jumping up and down on my back while I wailed like an infant
and cowered in the dirt. After what seemed like hours, I managed to
crawl under the truck. The devil creature ambled back into the woods. So now I know why
deer hunters go into the woods with rifle and scope. It?s so they can be somewhat equal to
their prey.
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Deer 1-0 Human 0-1
celtex
The story seems to be true but hasn't been proved yet.
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Susan (CobbersMom)
proved yet.
I enjoyed it both times but I don't believe it's true. Having had a wild
deer on a rope a few years ago is nothing compared to horses. Used to have
horses and they are much stronger. I think the author wrote it as humor.
Sue
Minocqua, WI
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A crow has seven pinion feathers at the ends of his wings and a raven has
eight. Therefore the difference between a crow and a raven is a matter of a
pinion.
Marty Carts
[...]
> A crow has seven pinion feathers at the ends of his wings and a raven has
> eight. Therefore the difference between a crow and a raven is a matter of a
> pinion.
You know, if you found two different types of birds with
the same number of pinion feathers, you could say the
difference is a matter of 0pinion.
Anyway, I've got your version memorized and ready for
several birdwatchers I know. Thanks. ___________Marty
Susan (CobbersMom)
say the> difference is a matter of 0pinion.> > Anyway, I've got your version
memorized and ready for> several birdwatchers I know. Thanks.
___________Marty
Hehehe, have fun with that!
I do wildlife rehab and was researching info on ravens when I came across
that. Found out in another newsgroup that some folks just don't get that
kind of humor. They try to explain how to differenciate crows and ravens
when you're not able to count the feathers.......
Even more interesting are my non-hunting, tree hugging type friends that
don't understand how I can do wildlife rehab and hunt. But it is fun seeing
the look on some faces when I explain the difference in taste between eagle
and loon....