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Rex

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179. Got to be thankful for being the apex predator.
Mon Dec 2, 2013, 10:27 AM
Dec 2013

When you are at the top of the food chain, everything is food!

Didja get your deer? mainer Nov 2013 #1
And a beautiful animal was killed for what? upaloopa Nov 2013 #4
Deer meat fed my nieces and nephews for several years, there, when times were lean. MADem Nov 2013 #8
To eat. MicaelS Nov 2013 #10
I disagree arely staircase Dec 2013 #142
It's a matter of taste (pun intended). MicaelS Dec 2013 #144
It depends on how the meat is handled between shot and pot. oneshooter Dec 2013 #147
Maybe in order to try to prevent over-population of deer from eating all the enough Nov 2013 #11
Have had PA deer via a friend from PA now in Maine. GREAT STUFF. Have also had Indiana deer. GREAT. RBInMaine Nov 2013 #25
Are you a vegetarian? If not, lots are "killed for what". If so, your choice. Not the majority, RBInMaine Nov 2013 #18
did you get a deer, here in virginia its crawling with them kinda hard not to get them tjere is so loli phabay Nov 2013 #23
No, but is was still great being out. Have had LOTS of deer mean in my time from friends and RBInMaine Nov 2013 #26
i get a lot from roadkill as its easy to harvest and less effort than dragging it out of the woods loli phabay Nov 2013 #28
My hometown area in Maine is a no-hunting zone so TOO MANY DEER. Constantly getting hit by cars. RBInMaine Nov 2013 #34
thats what happens here as well, i have a few lots of land that i can hunt and friends who own farms loli phabay Nov 2013 #42
Ya, that's the best. I go with people who know people with large tracts of land. RBInMaine Nov 2013 #55
Yes I am a vegetarian and Buddhist upaloopa Nov 2013 #63
I respect that. How does even the most environmentally-sensitive agriculture Eleanors38 Nov 2013 #72
I contribute to killing too. There is no perfection upaloopa Nov 2013 #81
Good for you. Your choice. Please don't be too judgmental on others. Hunting is an ages-old RBInMaine Dec 2013 #102
One could argue LWolf Nov 2013 #56
Dear cary ticks... iandhr Nov 2013 #61
Deer multiply like bunnies. Vashta Nerada Nov 2013 #67
And a beautiful animal was killed for what? yeoman6987 Dec 2013 #87
Food. It is all the rage with the kids these days. Rex Dec 2013 #95
The hunt is the key tool in herd size management here in Wisconsin, with ~ 400,000 deer ... Scuba Dec 2013 #104
+1,000 nt MADem Dec 2013 #178
to prevent this arely staircase Dec 2013 #143
not all deer are "beautiful", this poor creature hasn't had a date in years! snooper2 Dec 2013 #182
oit here in rural va you cant see a deer thats roadkill without the tenderloin salvaged loli phabay Nov 2013 #13
No, but it was still great being out in the woods. Have had lots of deer meat in my time. Yum. RBInMaine Nov 2013 #21
I could not kill one upaloopa Nov 2013 #2
Someone has to, though. MADem Nov 2013 #6
That's because people have reduced their grazing area. upaloopa Nov 2013 #7
OK, you first--move out of your home, raze it to the ground, and return it to forest land. MADem Nov 2013 #9
this. loli phabay Nov 2013 #24
I think you need to study the natural history of deer. enough Nov 2013 #12
Indeed. "Creatures of the edge." There are more on woodland edges than in woods proper. Eleanors38 Nov 2013 #14
Same with people. Arugula Latte Nov 2013 #29
Deer lived without man and were preyed upon upaloopa Nov 2013 #65
Interesting, your "European" caveat, since Native Americans... Eleanors38 Nov 2013 #70
Hyperbolic. RBInMaine Nov 2013 #22
Sometimes... pipi_k Nov 2013 #79
wrong. Drahthaardogs Dec 2013 #84
The IUCN conservation status of the two most common deer species found in North totodeinhere Dec 2013 #168
Deer do not graze. maced666 Dec 2013 #174
Hunters are regulated hurd managers and ardent environmentalists. No land, no hunting. RBInMaine Dec 2013 #106
Well 2naSalit Dec 2013 #155
No. It's not rhetoric. And I don't hunt. MADem Dec 2013 #175
Interesting 2naSalit Dec 2013 #183
I think perhaps you need to attend to the beam in your eye! MADem Dec 2013 #184
You've obviously missed my point. 2naSalit Dec 2013 #187
And you've missed mine. MADem Dec 2013 #189
The hurds become huge in some areas. Some starve in the winter. Many hit by cars. RBInMaine Nov 2013 #19
I go all the way up 95 to Aroostook County, and I keep a weather eye out at this time of year, as MADem Nov 2013 #33
Oh, way up in "THE COUNTY." Ever see a Moose? RBInMaine Nov 2013 #43
I sure as hell have--dead AND alive--and once on the damn highway, too! MADem Nov 2013 #47
Herd. A HERETIC I AM Dec 2013 #154
I see a lot of deer where I live too and have no interest in hunting Gormy Cuss Nov 2013 #40
yup, best meat is free meat. loli phabay Nov 2013 #44
It's not really free. LWolf Nov 2013 #59
over the years the cost gets less, eventually its just the tag cost and cost of a round loli phabay Nov 2013 #62
My cost for venison range slightly over $2/lb. Beats beef. Eleanors38 Nov 2013 #74
Many of these hurds must be managed or they starve. And again, it is about much more than "killiing" RBInMaine Dec 2013 #105
hoping to hit a hunting lot tomorrow, going after rabbits loli phabay Nov 2013 #3
Jeez, how big is your freezer? Eleanors38 Nov 2013 #16
well we got two chest freezers and one stand up freezer in the garage for food loli phabay Nov 2013 #17
I've done LOTS of fishing in my time, fresh and salt water. Nothing is better than fried trout. RBInMaine Nov 2013 #27
for me its yellow perch broiled with lemon, i so love it. dont do as much sea fishing nowadays loli phabay Nov 2013 #32
Flounder is awesome. Canadian relatives used to catch a dozen on a tide with a tidal line. AWESOME. RBInMaine Nov 2013 #35
when younger we used the lines buried at the low tide mark loli phabay Nov 2013 #39
Interesting. My relatives just used a line and checked it at low tide. The Bay of Fundy has the RBInMaine Nov 2013 #48
might be the same technique, the lines are tied to wood or a brick then its buried in the sand loli phabay Nov 2013 #51
My grandmother had a small cottage on the Maine coast. After a good storm, she'd send us kids down pinto Dec 2013 #94
My brother and I would get up early in AM and get mussels off reefs at low tide and have them for RBInMaine Dec 2013 #101
You ought to try moose meat. GOOD ! RBInMaine Nov 2013 #37
had it, but not many around here lol, best meat is free meat loli phabay Nov 2013 #41
Ah, good. Yup, I have gotten meat from hunting partners luckier than me, friends, and relatives. RBInMaine Nov 2013 #45
we tend to help each other out, if someone cant get out to hunt or does not get anything loli phabay Nov 2013 #46
Yup, and hunting groups often share the bounty no matter who gets lucky, as we do up here. RBInMaine Nov 2013 #49
yeah i think thats a common.theme wherever you hunt. loli phabay Nov 2013 #52
No hunting, no guns, but I have relatives who hunt deer....and I think Maine is a great state! MADem Nov 2013 #5
Thanks. I have LONG and DEEP connections to MA. Ancestors and family from there, lived there, etc. RBInMaine Nov 2013 #50
Once upon a time, MA and ME were one state! MADem Nov 2013 #58
Masshole sounds like physics. Eleanors38 Nov 2013 #77
Hee hee! Well, we do have MIT on the Cambridge side of the Charles!!! nt MADem Dec 2013 #91
Some states develop good customs around hunting. Eleanors38 Nov 2013 #15
We hunt the big woods and along adjacent fields. Many BIG deer, but LOTS of ground. Have MOOSE RBInMaine Nov 2013 #30
Lots of shooting in the forest around my place. longship Nov 2013 #20
I hear it is a big deal up in the U.P. RBInMaine Nov 2013 #31
Yup! All the Finns up dere take it seriously. longship Nov 2013 #38
I love that "Rusty Chevrolet" song by "Da Yoopers". Too funny. RBInMaine Nov 2013 #54
All the Chevies are rusty up dere. ;-) nt longship Nov 2013 #57
I love that "Rusty Chevrolet" song by "Da Yoopers". Too funny. RBInMaine Dec 2013 #114
Look for the movie Escanaba in da Moonlight. xmas74 Dec 2013 #158
here in the mountains of va its like the battle of the bulge loli phabay Nov 2013 #36
Got a turkey 4 seasons ago in Uvalde Co. while hunting deer. Eleanors38 Nov 2013 #66
Not a hunter, but since Labor Day, we've been hitting the mushrooms hard. opiate69 Nov 2013 #53
yup shrooming is fun too, though i am the only one who eats them. loli phabay Nov 2013 #60
I make a risotto with lobster mushrooms that'll make anybody a believer! opiate69 Nov 2013 #73
My mother and step father have done that in the past. Great SHROOMS to eat all around in Maine. RBInMaine Dec 2013 #103
I'm a coward. Love mushrooms but afraid to forage for them mainer Dec 2013 #113
A Large PIcture of a Healthy Pacific Northwest Elk Herd: freshwest Nov 2013 #64
Just last weekend, me and my buddy were out on Harstine Island. opiate69 Nov 2013 #82
Years ago, I did some mountain climbing in deep snow. Only got to 10K, though. When we rested, the freshwest Dec 2013 #86
Very cool. opiate69 Dec 2013 #88
Oh yes. All these animals are beautiful. Hunters are among the most ardent environmentalists there RBInMaine Dec 2013 #100
I love deer hunting season......... 4bucksagallon Nov 2013 #68
I with ya. Ranchemp. Nov 2013 #78
You know it! Had a VG dove season, and now in deer season. Eleanors38 Nov 2013 #80
gross. ZRT2209 Nov 2013 #69
What's gross? Ranchemp. Nov 2013 #75
I wonder if they have a "great time" doing that Skittles Dec 2013 #83
To answer your question, Ranchemp. Dec 2013 #118
Good point. freshwest Dec 2013 #89
I was stopped on our road today because elk hunters were craning a corpse out of the canyon w/ ropes Coyotl Nov 2013 #71
I used to bow hunt but gave it up for a camera. Bonhomme Richard Nov 2013 #76
Wildlife photography is great. I only believe in game hunting for food, not trophy hunting. RBInMaine Dec 2013 #109
One from this morning Bonhomme Richard Dec 2013 #145
He looks a little pissed off. n/t oneshooter Dec 2013 #148
Just a bit. I was interrupting his breakfast. n/t Bonhomme Richard Dec 2013 #150
Beautiful pic. opiate69 Dec 2013 #151
That is the only way animals should be shot, with a camera. RebelOne Dec 2013 #188
I watched 5 deer walk right through my front yard today. They were beautiful. liberal_at_heart Dec 2013 #85
I don't want to kill anything anymore mynaturalrights Dec 2013 #90
Egos and apologies intact. flvegan Dec 2013 #92
yeah better to kill them with chevy or ford, or have fun watching them starve. loli phabay Dec 2013 #93
Your attitude is rather rude and elitist. I guess you are a vegetarian, right? If not, end the RBInMaine Dec 2013 #98
Holy shit, really? That daft, huh? Did you see the username? flvegan Dec 2013 #173
In a perfect world, the Deer would be armed with high powered rifles solarhydrocan Dec 2013 #107
+1 darkangel218 Dec 2013 #159
factory bred chickens are so much better are they not. loli phabay Dec 2013 #161
Look I get some things....................... MFM008 Dec 2013 #96
You can't go shooting up anything. This is hyperbolic. There are all kinds of rules. Don't like RBInMaine Dec 2013 #99
This message was self-deleted by its author MFM008 Dec 2013 #177
Shooting the place up? Our group in S. Texas takes five deer/yr Eleanors38 Dec 2013 #110
You go right ahead and eat that Ranchemp. Dec 2013 #119
"Shooting the place up..."?????? ScreamingMeemie Dec 2013 #128
I meant MFM008 Dec 2013 #176
If you want to shove that factory farmed, chemically filled meat Ranchemp. Dec 2013 #181
Enjoy the meals. We were gifted with a large piece of an elk one year.... Hekate Dec 2013 #97
Agreed. I am not for trophy hunting. That's just BS. I am talking about game hunting for food. Also RBInMaine Dec 2013 #108
South Carolina has a lot of wrecks involving deer. Are_grits_groceries Dec 2013 #111
We have taken two this weekend madville Dec 2013 #112
Interesting. What state are you in? RBInMaine Dec 2013 #115
Florida madville Dec 2013 #156
Is there any way to undo a "flame"? No need to flame this post. RBInMaine Dec 2013 #116
There's always those that are going to flame hunters, Ranchemp. Dec 2013 #122
LOL, you should change your handle to 'ProHunting' nt Logical Dec 2013 #160
Why? Ranchemp. Dec 2013 #171
Or defending cops? n-t Logical Dec 2013 #172
Defending good cops, Ranchemp. Dec 2013 #180
No, I like seeing your posts! nt Logical Dec 2013 #186
If you want to avoid flames, put your hunting threads in the Outdoor Life group. Paladin Dec 2013 #123
yep Enrique Dec 2013 #169
I'm with you, RB. Enthusiast Dec 2013 #117
We have to cut up my son's deer today. ileus Dec 2013 #120
Good parents! Your son will always appreciate that. mainer Dec 2013 #127
I don't hunt, but I am what some would call an outdoorsman. DisgustipatedinCA Dec 2013 #121
I've enjoyed & understood animals more through hunting. Eleanors38 Dec 2013 #185
If you don't need to hunt for survival agent46 Dec 2013 #124
Well stated. (nt) Paladin Dec 2013 #125
If someone is going to eat meat I'd rather they at least occasionally administer the death. alphafemale Dec 2013 #126
+1000. If you are going to eat it, you need to be involved more than plastic wrapped food uppityperson Dec 2013 #153
I'm sorry, but that's just bullshit. Paladin Dec 2013 #157
If you used to be a hunter, then you have been involved. Not sure why you are sorry. uppityperson Dec 2013 #162
"I'm sorry" was used as an introductory figure of speech. Paladin Dec 2013 #163
Indeed. Since you seem to want to take offense what you have done, then you are right. uppityperson Dec 2013 #164
Killing something you raised from a baby is even harder. alphafemale Dec 2013 #167
Just not guilt a person who actively particpates in the death that needs be for their to be meat. alphafemale Dec 2013 #165
Yep Duckhunter935 Dec 2013 #129
Why can't we do both? Ranchemp. Dec 2013 #130
out of season i dont do photos, never seen the attraction of pictures of deer, mayby one or so loli phabay Dec 2013 #132
I don't mean just deer, Ranchemp. Dec 2013 #133
not into photographing any wildlife, i guess i already know what they look like loli phabay Dec 2013 #140
I can't eat photos! CFLDem Dec 2013 #131
In many areas deer populations need to be reduced in order to stop starvation totodeinhere Dec 2013 #170
I couldn't do it. I don't know, even if I were starving. I don't think I could. Voice for Peace Dec 2013 #134
Then you prefer others to do your killing for you. n/t oneshooter Dec 2013 #135
no, I don't eat them. Voice for Peace Dec 2013 #136
Are you a vegan? oneshooter Dec 2013 #149
no, I don't hire out my killing. I kill my own food. Voice for Peace Dec 2013 #166
better defend the entertainment one receives from killing. LanternWaste Dec 2013 #137
This year was a first for me wercal Dec 2013 #138
To rid of ticks, get guinea fowl! mainer Dec 2013 #139
We used to have chickens for their eggs wercal Dec 2013 #141
Guineas roost in the trees, so may be less vulnerable mainer Dec 2013 #146
Good to know...I may have to check them out. wercal Dec 2013 #152
Got to be thankful for being the apex predator. Rex Dec 2013 #179
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