Let me be the first to fawn all over this thread.

Sentence structure makes head hurt

Smart deer, must of ran off looking for his girlfriend Gisele.

Actually it went off to run into the highway in front of a car with a family of 4 in it. They died, it didn't. I love a good story!

AwwwwWWWWWWWWwwwwwww.......

Cute AND smart! That's what I like in an ungulate.

Did the vet try electrolysis on the birthmark?

He ran out of there to avoid paying the bill.

So the wild animals have healthcare now?

Hooved rats.

'Bambi' was just a cartoon, get over it.

He was just trying to buck the system.

Did he use his PetPerks card?

Oh deer.

MBooda: Did the vet try electrolysis on the birthmark?

Was the birthmark hairy?

ISITTHATOBVIOUS: So the wild animals have healthcare now?

you should read the stimulus package closely, 10 billion for universal healthcare coverage to unemployed wild animals

Shortly after, the deer was witnessed to have run onto the highway, causing a 5 car pileup and killing 2 people.

Apparently the deer in Toledo are smarter than the ice fishermen.

What's really unusual is that, instead of hooves, this deer had feet!

"The deer remained calm while it was being treated, then got to its feet and fled", Officer Skala said.

/my local PetSmart store

ISITTHATOBVIOUS: So the wild animals have healthcare now?

If that pisses you off, wait til you hear about how ducks eat for FREE at subways.

mLayth: If that pisses you off, wait til you hear about how ducks eat for FREE at subway

free Sun-chips too

subby: "heads off to the great unknown to be target practice for some hunter"

Nah, just off to trample your garden and eat your flowers...

It isn't target practice when one shoots a deer.

OregonVet: It isn't target practice when one shoots a deer.

It is if you do it right.

As a guy who, literally, shot a rifle for the first time ever this past week, I'd like to throw out there that any responsible hunter would never use a deer for "target practice". If you shoot it, it dies quickly, and you stock your freezer. I can't remotely condone hunting if you're a terrible shot.

Mmmmm, venison on pain killers. Tasty and relaxing.

ichiban: As a guy who, literally, shot a rifle for the first time ever this past week, I'd like to throw out there that any responsible hunter would never use a deer for "target practice". If you shoot it, it dies quickly, and you stock your freezer. I can't remotely condone hunting if you're a terrible shot.


Yes, and let me also add not only is the animal dispatched quickly and as humanely as possible, but YOU USE THE ANIMAL--IF YOU DON'T LIKE VENISON, YOU GIVE IT TO SOMEONE WHO DOES.

Heard stories from our hometown about leftover venison being taken to city dump.

bbbbbb: ichiban: As a guy who, literally, shot a rifle for the first time ever this past week, I'd like to throw out there that any responsible hunter would never use a deer for "target practice". If you shoot it, it dies quickly, and you stock your freezer. I can't remotely condone hunting if you're a terrible shot.


Yes, and let me also add not only is the animal dispatched quickly and as humanely as possible, but YOU USE THE ANIMAL--IF YOU DON'T LIKE VENISON, YOU GIVE IT TO SOMEONE WHO DOES.

Heard stories from our hometown about leftover venison being taken to city dump.

That town needs a good smiting!!

/Is smiting a word
//Eh, who cares, it is now.

choo choo with square wheels: Apparently the deer in Toledo are smarter than the ice fishermen.

Be me a proud Toldeo-person I am, dere here smarter all everyone here. Smart.

Smart deer. Suspect it may outsmart most hunters.

Good morning Great Prince...


/ surely not obscure?

bbbbbb: ichiban: IF YOU DON'T LIKE VENISON, YOU GIVE IT TO SOMEONE WHO DOES TRY FISHING INSTEAD.

/ ftfy
// nothing really against hunters and hunting but why the fark would you be shooting at something you're not going to eat? What's the point?

Around these parts that old boy would now be safely in somebody's freezer.

Deer had the cut because he crashed through the glass doors at the local Wal Mart looking for a new coat because the global warming is making him cold this year. After the drugs he ran off to the cookie store for some munchies before crossing the road and killing that family of four.

In the mid 1950's and early 60's deer were almost wiped out in most states. Hunters voted to tax themselves set tough bag limits and shorter seasons. As a result and the encroachment of urban America deer have rebounded nicely. The same thing happened with the wild turkey population. Tougher laws and transplanting turkeys has once again populated them across the country.

That is what hunters have done for wildlife. Unlike the bleeding heart animal rights groups who burn down houses and try to disrupt hunting and fishing.

This thread is full of WIN.

nelbuts1: As a result and the encroachment of urban America deer have rebounded nicely.
That is what hunters have done for wildlife. Unlike the bleeding heart animal rights groups who burn down houses and try to disrupt hunting and fishing.

Tell the hunters "thank you" from all the people who've died after hitting their precious deer on the interstate.

I came across a deer which had been hit by a car, but was still alive. I wasn't quite sure what to do. I positioned my car between it and traffic. Called the police. Policeman stopped by. I figured they would have some kind of euthanasia kit. I asked him about it. He motioned to his sidearm. He was professional and apologetic about it. Ultimately, he shot it in the chest with a shotgun. Took it about 2 minutes to die. I shook his hand and thanked him for handling the situation.

I would have preferred a more gentle euthanasia, or preferably a treatment option. Optimally, if we were going the firearm route, I would have hoped a headshot would have been taken. But, the cop was the one with the extensive firearms training.

There should be a better protocol for handling wounded deer. The problem with a firearm shot on a roadway is ricochet and bullet travel. That turns out to be the more important factor than a quick dispatch. A captive bolt pistol perhaps? May pose problems with antlered deer. A lethal tranquilizer dart perhaps? Might taint the meat for (protected) vultures. Dunno.

The article makes me wonder about those science fiction stories about the rare hyper-intelligent animal.

Wait for the story about some little snowflake all crying and nashing it's teeth because the mean hunter killed it's friend Bambi that it had trained to eat out of it's hand.

Happened near me.

choo choo with square wheels: Tell the hunters "thank you" from all the people who've died after hitting their precious deer on the interstate.

Quit speeding through their neighborhood!

JungleBoogie: There should be a better protocol for handling wounded deer. The problem with a firearm shot on a roadway is ricochet and bullet travel. That turns out to be the more important factor than a quick dispatch. A captive bolt pistol perhaps? May pose problems with antlered deer. A lethal tranquilizer dart perhaps? Might taint the meat for (protected) vultures. Dunno.

Shotgun - negligible chance of a ricochet
bolt pistol - horns lets a wild animal go all stabby when you get to close
cop with tranquilizer dart shooting gun -FARK Greenlights
Think off all the dumbass cop threads, do you really want them to have a tranq gun? We will start seeing a bunch of successful minority Americans with ear tags.

A lot a wildlife officers carry a .22 rifle to dispatch the deer with, cops not so much. The cop went with the shotgun because he realized the possibility of a pistol round going completely through and ricocheting

JungleBoogie: I came across a deer which had been hit by a car, but was still alive. I wasn't quite sure what to do. I positioned my car between it and traffic. Called the police. Policeman stopped by. I figured they would have some kind of euthanasia kit. I asked him about it. He motioned to his sidearm. He was professional and apologetic about it. Ultimately, he shot it in the chest with a shotgun. Took it about 2 minutes to die. I shook his hand and thanked him for handling the situation.

I would have preferred a more gentle euthanasia, or preferably a treatment option. Optimally, if we were going the firearm route, I would have hoped a headshot would have been taken. But, the cop was the one with the extensive firearms training.

There should be a better protocol for handling wounded deer. The problem with a firearm shot on a roadway is ricochet and bullet travel. That turns out to be the more important factor than a quick dispatch. A captive bolt pistol perhaps? May pose problems with antlered deer. A lethal tranquilizer dart perhaps? Might taint the meat for (protected) vultures. Dunno.

The article makes me wonder about those science fiction stories about the rare hyper-intelligent animal.
Officer should have shot it in the head to facilitate a more humane demise. A blanket laid over the top would have slowed the bullet to help prevent ricochet. (I'm guessing it was on pavement) The optimum thing would have been to remove it from view of the public before dispatching it. But in this case, the officer could have slit its throat and drug it to the grass to bleed out. It would have been much quicker and probably less painful for it. It's not a pretty thing either way.

In my state,and I'm pretty sure in most states,you can donate any meat or fish you don't want,you get a tax write-off & either the homeless or prison inmates get to eat good,healthy meat.

takesthecake: Officer should have shot it in the head to facilitate a more humane demise. A blanket laid over the top would have slowed the bullet to help prevent ricochet. (I'm guessing it was on pavement) The optimum thing would have been to remove it from view of the public before dispatching it. But in this case, the officer could have slit its throat and drug it to the grass to bleed out. It would have been much quicker and probably less painful for it. It's not a pretty thing either way.

When I was but a lad of 16 in Wisconsin, I hit a deer with my Camry. The deer clearly had broken its back and crawled into the brush by the road. Unfortunately, I was living in one of the 3 homes that didn't own firearms. We did own an axe however, and 3 good whacks finished that deer. We went back and got it's skull a few months later.

WOW, smarter than some humans..

I once saw a dog push the button on a crossing, sat down and waited. as soon as the lights turned red, it got up, waited for the traffic to stop and then proceeded to cross the road.

/true story

Rossford police Officer Mark Skala, who responded to the call, assumed the animal would have to be put down.

Why do people (cops) so often assume the first thing that needs to be done with an injured animal that it "needs" to be "put down?"

/Try to "put down" even the most grievously injured human and all hell breaks loose.
//Humans are still a type of animal.

MrBentor: Rossford police Officer Mark Skala, who responded to the call, assumed the animal would have to be put down.

Why do people (cops) so often assume the first thing that needs to be done with an injured animal that it "needs" to be "put down?"

/Try to "put down" even the most grievously injured human and all hell breaks loose.
//Humans are still a type of animal.


That's what I was thinking..

xopher.tm: bbbbbb: ichiban: IF YOU DON'T LIKE VENISON, YOU GIVE IT TO SOMEONE WHO DOES TRY FISHING INSTEAD.

/ ftfy
// nothing really against hunters and hunting but why the fark would you be shooting at something you're not going to eat? What's the point?

Dude I can't imagine eating any of the hunters I've gunned down. What a horrible suggestion.

That's sick man. Sick.

edmo: Smart deer. Suspect it may outsmart most hunters.

But it will be no match for a Chrysler Town and Country going about 65.

It's impossible to know for sure without having been there, but the body language described in the article suggests that the deer knew what it was doing. It might have held a vague idea that this was a place where humans and other animals got along, so it might be a good place to seek help. It's always interesting when a wild animal initiates a non-hostile interaction with humans.

takesthecake: Officer should have shot it in the head to facilitate a more humane demise.

An injured deer will most likely be struggling and trying to get away from anyone approaching it. Chances are the head will still be a moving target for you to shoot at, even at close range. The chest is a more stationary target and thus safer.

A blanket laid over the top would have slowed the bullet to help prevent ricochet. (I'm guessing it was on pavement)

And just how much would the blanket slow the bullet? Or are you talking about a kevlar blanket? And who the hell wants a bloody blanket?

The optimum thing would have been to remove it from view of the public before dispatching it. But in this case, the officer could have slit its throat and drug it to the grass to bleed out. It would have been much quicker and probably less painful for it. It's not a pretty thing either way.

Again, you have an animal that is going to be struggling to get away and not being overly cooperative with you. A dead deer is easier and safer to move than a wounded deer. Maybe, just maybe, slitting the deers throat is more "humane", but the thing has already been hit by a frickin car. It's already suffering. Cutting it's throat puts a person at risk of getting injured by the deer or getting cut by the knife. Unless you want to use a dull knife, you know, for safety reasons.

As for moving it out of the view of the public, it's not worth the risk of injury to try and shield those who may happen to be passing by a look at an unpleasant site.

xopher.tm: bbbbbb: ichiban: IF YOU DON'T LIKE VENISON, YOU GIVE IT TO SOMEONE WHO DOES TRY FISHING INSTEAD.

/ ftfy
// nothing really against hunters and hunting but why the fark would you be shooting at something you're not going to eat? What's the point?

Plenty of trophy hunters out there who are over-compensating for tiny, tiny penises.

We eat what we kill. I have found poacher camps that were filled with carcasses. I would like to shoot them.

Wulfhardt: It's impossible to know for sure without having been there, but the body language described in the article suggests that the deer knew what it was doing. It might have held a vague idea that this was a place where humans and other animals got along, so it might be a good place to seek help. It's always interesting when a wild animal initiates a non-hostile interaction with humans.

Or it may have looked it up in the yellow pages while it was at the Kum & Go buying coffee and the latest edition of "Racks".

Wulfhardt: It's impossible to know for sure without having been there, but the body language described in the article suggests that the deer knew what it was doing. It might have held a vague idea that this was a place where humans and other animals got along, so it might be a good place to seek help. It's always interesting when a wild animal initiates a non-hostile interaction with humans.

Possibly the deer was in shock from its injuries or didn't have to strength to go anywhere at the time.
Maybe the deer was sick with something, possibly disoriented.
For all we know the deer ran off and then died somewhere.

I dunno why people automatically assume the animal just "knew" people were trying to help it. I guess because it makes them feel good.
In reality if an animal that should be scared of people is laying there calmly letting people mess with there is usually something seriously wrong with it, either injury or illness.

/buzzkill