Bobcat . . .
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A crossbow works wonders for old geezers.yes but an errant 22 bullet goes a 1/4 mile or??? nearest kid is 250 feet.
Houses are on 1 acre lots. Neighbor kids are still too close for me. And if I really wanted to dispose of them- I could just drop a large rock off the deck- Hell I have wacked one with a shovel and twice hit one with blunt end of a thrown hatchet.....
Sorry, Kev. I can translate Mississippi and most of the deep South, but never could translate Yankee.
We rarely see during daylight here, but last year they ate a lot of fruit off my trees and I was pissed.
I can probably step out my front door and see a deer almost any time. NO fear. I have shot them with marbles and my slingshot- and they just look up like what the hell. Bottle rockets do NOT even get them to stand up. Now the moose- either one and he is outa here........... The deer are bad..........
Deer are good!! Great summer sausage and jerky!! 22 placed properly behind the ear and deer in the freezer! not too sure how those flower eaters would taste but beats the heck out of replanting flowers!! Chili seasoning can do wonders!! Just sayin!! not saying break the law just fill the freezer of property damaging varmints!!
If I lived on acreage- no problem- I can hit a neighbors house with a rock in all 4 directions- too close to shoot.Deer are good!! Great summer sausage and jerky!! 22 placed properly behind the ear and deer in the freezer! not too sure how those flower eaters would taste but beats the heck out of replanting flowers!! Chili seasoning can do wonders!! Just sayin!! not saying break the law just fill the freezer of property damaging varmints!!
I'd suggest you lasso the rascals off your deck, but I guess that's been tried and didn't work so good!
http://www.darwinawards.com/legends/legends2007-02.html
Roping a Deer
2007 Urban Legend
Darwin says, "Darwin warns, "This is an Urban Legend. I cannot find an original soure, nor any confirmation. Although Snopes has not yet addressed its veracity (as of 2/2008) its widespread presence on the Internet and its overall tone lead me to consider it to be invented. Please contact me if you have information!"
Names have been removed to protect the stupid!
I had this idea that I was going to rope a deer, put it in a stall, sweet feed it on corn for a few weeks, then butcher it and eat it. Yum! Corn-fed venison.
The first step in this adventure was getting a deer.
Since they congregate at my cattle feeder and do not have much fear of me (a bold one will sometimes come right up and sniff at the bags of feed while I am in the back of the truck four feet away) it should not be difficult to rope one, toss a bag over its head to calm it down, then hog-tie it and transport it home.
I filled the cattle feeder and hid behind it with my rope. The cattle, having seen a roping or two before, stayed well back. They were not having any of it.
After 20 minutes, my deer showed up, 3 of them. I picked a likely looking one, stepped out, and threw my rope. The deer just stood there and stared at me. I wrapped the rope around my waist and twisted the end so I would have a good hold. The deer still just stood and stared at me, but you could tell she was mildly concerned about the whole rope situation.
I took a step toward it. It took a step away. I put a little tension on the rope, and received an education. The first thing I learned is that, while a deer may just stand there looking at you funny while you rope it, it is spurred to action when you start pulling on that rope.
That deer EXPLODED.
The second thing I learned is that, pound for pound, a deer is a LOT stronger than a cow or a colt. A cow or a colt in that weight range, I could fight down with some dignity. A deer? No chance.
That thing ran and bucked, it twisted and pulled. There was no controlling that deer, and certainly no getting close to it. As it jerked me off my feet and started dragging me across the ground, it occurred to me that having a deer firmly attached to a rope was not such a good idea. The only upside is that they do not have much stamina.
A brief ten minutes later it was tired, and not as quick to jerk me off my feet and drag me. It took me a few minutes to realize this, since I was mostly blinded by the blood flowing out of the big gash in my head.
At that point, I had lost my appetite for corn-fed venison. I hated the thing, and would hazard a guess that the feeling was mutual. I just wanted to get that devil creature off the end of that rope. But if I let it go with the rope hanging around its neck, it would likely die slow and painful somewhere.
Despite the gash in my head, and several large knots where I had cleverly arrested the deer's pell-mell flight by bracing my head against large rocks as it dragged me across the ground, I could still think clearly enough to recognize that I shared some tiny amount of responsibility for the situation we were in. I didn't want the deer to suffer a slow death.
I managed to get it lined up between my truck and the feeder, a little trap I had set beforehand, like a squeeze chute. I backed it in there, and I started moving forward to get my rope back.
Did you know that deer bite? They do!
I never in a million years would have thought that a deer would bite, so I was very surprised when I reached up there to grab hold of that rope, and the deer grabbed hold of my wrist. Now, when a deer bites you, it is not like a horse, it does not just bite and let go. A deer bites and shakes its head, like a pit bull. They bite HARD and won't let go. It hurts!
The proper reaction when a deer bites you is probably to freeze and draw back slowly. I tried screaming and wrenching away. My method was ineffective. It felt like that deer bit and shook me for several minutes, but it was likely only several seconds.
I, being smarter than a deer (though you may be questioning that claim by now) tricked it. While I kept it busy tearing the bejesus out of my right arm, I reached up with my left hand and pulled that rope loose. That was when I learned my final lesson in deer behavior for the day.
Deer will strike at you with their front feet. They rear right up and strike at head and shoulder level, and their hooves are surprisingly sharp. I learned long ago that when a horse strikes at you with its hooves and you can't get away, the best thing to do is make a loud noise and move aggressively towards the animal. This will cause it to back down a bit, so you can make your escape.
This was not a horse. This was a deer. Obviously, such trickery would not work. In the course of a millisecond, I devised a different strategy. I screamed like a woman and turned to run.
The reason we have been taught NOT to turn and run from a horse that paws at you is that there is a good chance that it will hit you in the back of the head. Deer are not so different from horses after all, other than being twice as strong and three times as evil. The second I turned to run, it hit me right in the back of the head and knocked me down.
When a deer paws at you and knocks you down, it does not immediately depart. I suspect it does not recognize that the danger has passed. What it does instead is paw your back and jump up and down on you, while you are laying there crying like a little girl and covering your head.
I finally managed to crawl under the truck, and the deer went away. Now I know why people go deer hunting with a rifle and a scope. It's so they can be somewhat equal to the prey.
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They have a deer repellent which you apply to a ribbon strung like a fence, that is supposed to work. You should contact your fish and wildlife people to take care of the problem.
@Mike1950 have you tried human hair? Little net bags or panty hose with hair in it usually does the trick.
For a couple weeks- I will take some pictures- start a thread- we have deer. They eat the punkins off your porch. They own the road. No fear..... we cannot grow anything in the front yard- they will eat it or pull it out of ground.
These are tame deer- human hair- no way- humans do not bother them.
It doesnt matter. Its the smell of it. Its how I keep deer out of the sweet corn. Diesel fuel on a rag works as well. Growing hot peppers amongst your flowers is also effective. Coffee grounds sprinkled in the flower beds is mildly effective and best deters the likes of coons, cats, possums and such.
I have tried - human hair- Lion crap- bells- fireworks- slingshots - dogs - Etc. Etc these deer are tame. They come up on front porch and eat the flowers. I will start a thread of deer pictures. I have a deer proof back yard- 6'+ solid fence- they do not like to jump over what they cannot see thru.
I guess i should consider myself fortunate to live in the country where they still fear humans. Although the damage they do to crops is an ever growing problem. I feel your pain.
Last year in one month- november- they killed 27 - those were the reported ones within 1 mile of my house. Their only natural predator- cars..........
Here's my kitty. Trapped by a nuisance trapper friend of mine in E. Washington. Tanned by Moyle Mink in ID. I'm told bobcats from E. WA, E. OR, and ID have white belly fur. Bobcats from all other areas have yellow. Furriers were paying $300 per hide for the white ones several yrs. ago. Gary
Yankee! I'm from further south than anyone else in the continental US! Damn and I used to like you! I think I'll go hang in Mississippi! Man one tired grammar feux pas and I'm a target. Bet you guys didn't know I'm really a grammar Nazi! @woodtickgreg have you ever tried the powderless rounds for a .22? They are quieter than my pellet gun and will still drop a racoon.Sorry, Kev. I can translate Mississippi and most of the deep South, but never could translate Yankee.
Sorry Les, I couldn't pass on the opportunity to pick on the Snowbird State.
