Oh Deer!

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esoxlucius said:
Every thread that me and John partake in always veers off somewhere, lol.
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I'm not sure that's a fair assessment. I prefer to think that these threads have a natural evolution that takes them in diverse directions, and we merely go along for the ride...:)

Anyways, I love deer as much as the next guy, and more than most. I love watching them...I love deer hunting...I love having a freezer full of venison...I love collecting antlers, both from my hunting trophies and also from shed hunting...I admire their ability to survive in close proximity to human activity...and I especially admire the sly cunning displayed by mature bucks (i.e. the targets of most hunters) in eluding detection. I just plain like deer.

But there's no denying that, on an ongoing basis, they are the most destructive wildlife with which I share my land. They trample and destroy birdfeeders...they have punctured the liner in my backyard pond with their sharp hooves...they destroy a huge percentage of the trees and other plants I try growing in my yard...and I swear that they go out of their way to poop on the lawn, driving my dog to distraction. I go through hundreds of pounds of deer feed and corn each winter in an effort to help them out, and the feeders I use for that purpose are way out back in the woods, requiring me to drag heavy bags of feed out there throughout the winter...so the least they could do is avoid the small section of lawn around my house...right? RIGHT???? :irked:
 
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jjohnwm said:
I'm not sure that's a fair assessment. I prefer to think that these threads have a natural evolution that takes them in diverse directions, and we merely go along for the ride...:)

Anyways, I love deer as much as the next guy, and more than most. I love watching them...I love deer hunting...I love having a freezer full of venison...I love collecting antlers, both from my hunting trophies and also from shed hunting...I admire their ability to survive in close proximity to human activity...and I especially admire the sly cunning displayed by mature bucks (i.e. the targets of most hunters) in eluding detection. I just plain like deer.

But there's no denying that, on an ongoing basis, they are the most destructive wildlife with which I share my land. They trample and destroy birdfeeders...they have punctured the liner in my backyard pond with their sharp hooves...they destroy a huge percentage of the trees and other plants I try growing in my yard...and I swear that they go out of their way to poop on the lawn, driving my dog to distraction. I go through hundreds of pounds of deer feed and corn each winter in an effort to help them out, and the feeders I use for that purpose are way out back in the woods, requiring me to drag heavy bags of feed out there throughout the winter...so the least they could do is avoid the small section of lawn around my house...right? RIGHT???? :irked:
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It's just as well you don't suffer from Elafiphobia then!:naughty:
 
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It's not hot at all today.I even had to yell at my son to turn off his a/c and open his windows.
 
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jjohnwm said:
I'm not sure that's a fair assessment. I prefer to think that these threads have a natural evolution that takes them in diverse directions, and we merely go along for the ride...:)

Anyways, I love deer as much as the next guy, and more than most. I love watching them...I love deer hunting...I love having a freezer full of venison...I love collecting antlers, both from my hunting trophies and also from shed hunting...I admire their ability to survive in close proximity to human activity...and I especially admire the sly cunning displayed by mature bucks (i.e. the targets of most hunters) in eluding detection. I just plain like deer.

But there's no denying that, on an ongoing basis, they are the most destructive wildlife with which I share my land. They trample and destroy birdfeeders...they have punctured the liner in my backyard pond with their sharp hooves...they destroy a huge percentage of the trees and other plants I try growing in my yard...and I swear that they go out of their way to poop on the lawn, driving my dog to distraction. I go through hundreds of pounds of deer feed and corn each winter in an effort to help them out, and the feeders I use for that purpose are way out back in the woods, requiring me to drag heavy bags of feed out there throughout the winter...so the least they could do is avoid the small section of lawn around my house...right? RIGHT???? :irked:
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You wouldn't think those deer berries would smell so bad lol.
 
esoxlucius said:
I bet you were relieved it was just deer Tom.....and not Jehovah's Witnesses, lol.
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Lol, my dog has three distinct and identifiable barks:

1. The light casual bark indicating a strange car coming up the driveway, or perhaps a squirrel or cat in the yard.

2. The slightly more aggressive, deeper bark that says "Deer!"

3. The insane, slobber-tossing, whale-eyed, glass-bashing tirade of werewolf-like ferocity that is reserved for coyotes, bears...and JW's on the porch. :)
 
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jjohnwm said:
Lol, my dog has three distinct and identifiable barks:

1. The light casual bark indicating a strange car coming up the driveway, or perhaps a squirrel or cat in the yard.

2. The slightly more aggressive, deeper bark that says "Deer!"

3. The insane, slobber-tossing, whale-eyed, glass-bashing tirade of werewolf-like ferocity that is reserved for coyotes, bears...and JW's on the porch. :)
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We don't need anything all snarly and noisy in our house to scare JW's. We have....ME!

I could write a book on them. My mum was taken in by their BS when I was a kid and I had to endure about 3 tortuous years of being dragged to the Kingdom hall every week, until she saw the error of her ways.

And one of my first jobs was working for a plastics recycling company which was run by JW's, and the vast majority of the workforce were JW's.

To say I've had my fill of them over the years would be the understatement of the century.

I apologise to any JW's on the forum who read this.....however, on second thoughts......no I don't!
 
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