Nah, there's more important things than getting a buck. When we have deer and antelope that get used to being in town around people, they wouldn't be much fun to hunt anyway - half tame. If I was out of money and hungry it would be a different story of course.
Nah, there's more important things than getting a buck. When we have deer and antelope that get used to being in town around people, they wouldn't be much fun to hunt anyway - half tame.
Yes, I suppose some might find it amusing but you have to agree, it's predictable and acceptable as we all have differing "Hunting Code Of Ethics". I have never had any reservations on killing any animals but I set the rules for me. As stated before and pertaining to this scenario, I would have no reason to shoot this particular deer. However, I have no issues with anyone else who would do so, legally. I have seen some folks who turn wild animals, into pets and personally feel it would be wrong for me to do so ....I'm amused by selective ethics.
It's either ethical to shoot a deer for eating purposes or it isn't.
Originally posted byBrian Pfleuger:
I'm amused by selective ethics.
It's either ethical to shoot a deer for eating purposes or it isn't.
You may change your opinion when you come out to your truck, one day, and find that the deer have eaten all the weatherstripping and rubber and plastic seals.No I wouldn't. Maybe it's just me, but I enjoy seeing wildlife up close from the comfort of my home. So, any deer that hang around my place wouldn't become a target. Heck, I've had some by my back door that I could whack with a broom handle, but I don't bother them.
What/whom is that comment directed at?I guess I'm supposed to shoot deer now because I'm afraid of them.
FrankenMauser said:You may change your opinion when you come out to your truck, one day, and find that the deer have eaten all the weatherstripping and rubber and plastic seals.
If they're lacking certain minerals in their diet, they've been known to eat everything from car tires, to weatherstripping, to plastic body panels, and even the paint (scraping it off with their teeth).
In one of the places that I lived in Florida, there was a gated community just over the fence from me, where one of my friends lived. They had a small herd of the tiny little Florida Coastal Whitetails that had taken up the habit of chewing on the fake, plastic storm shutters on all of the houses, and had damaged several of the community's covered gazebos. After a few months, and many thousands of dollars in damages, the HOA that had previously protected the deer quietly arranged for the local rednecks (on my street) to "make the deer go away" as soon as deer season opened.
The residents complained that the deer were gone, but NONE of them complained that their houses and community property weren't being damaged any more.
Stupid deer = Easy meat!