tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post4375459824505617668..comments2024-03-28T22:08:48.577-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: I Miss the DeerOldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-86064976926205369442019-01-04T21:10:33.388-08:002019-01-04T21:10:33.388-08:00:):)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-22749558958430866912019-01-04T19:31:19.475-08:002019-01-04T19:31:19.475-08:00Sarge, seems to me that, that day back in 1980, th...Sarge, seems to me that, that day back in 1980, the Missus should have instead given you the "OK, you're right, I'm an idiot" look. You were, after all, telling the truth.<br />Maybe her aim isn't so good.<br />--Tennessee Budd.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-4771773807589226952019-01-04T19:06:16.169-08:002019-01-04T19:06:16.169-08:00Hunting is a needed thing, something a lot of tree...Hunting is a needed thing, something a lot of tree huggers don't understand.<br /><br />Many deer starve in the depths of a bad winter. Not enough food to go around. Hunting helps keep the numbers down. Better for the herds, better for the species.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-86413296583378574622019-01-04T18:41:36.276-08:002019-01-04T18:41:36.276-08:00As I read this post this morning running out the d...As I read this post this morning running out the door, I looked up and out the eating area window and there, across the creek and on the other side of the west pond, (about 75 feet away) was a big doe, and her fawn from this past spring, standing on the bank looking at me listening to my morning meeting, drinking my tea. They are pretty to look at, and pretty good eating as well.<br />When Hubbie hit the deer with my car, it was $8000+ of damage, and I learned that it is a good habit to always carry a bottle/flask of water, and to grab a jacket or coat as you are headed out the door, even if the weather is sunny. Cause ya never know when you will be standing on the side of the road, swishing glass out of your mouth, and needing a jacket. We didn't take that one home as there was no room in the freezer. Lots of folks around here will slit the backbone skin and cut out the back straps and take them.<br /><br /><br />I just looked it up and per the DNR here in MI, 376,000 deer were harvested in 2017, the most recent numbers available. Over 500,000 hunters.<br /><br />No wonder opening day of deer gun season is an unofficial state holiday--schools are closed, businesses shut down, the whole nine yards. Of course the deer all head for the roads, all the hunters are in the woods!! Suzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07117433684554337583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-63686743988991014892019-01-04T17:48:41.200-08:002019-01-04T17:48:41.200-08:00I'm guessing you're talking highway speeds...I'm guessing you're talking highway speeds. Up in my old neck of the woods the collisions were usually slower. Often the animal was still alive after the collision, but badly hurt.<br /><br />I came upon a scene like that in northern Vermont. Car with NY plates in one ditch, badly injured deer in middle of the road. No humans were hurt but the car was stuck pretty good, also had a pretty stove in fender, not sure if it was driveable. I did what I could.<br /><br />This was in the days before cell phones. I had to go to the next town and call the state police from a phone booth.<br /><br />It was a miserable night for all concerned. Especially the deer.<br /><br />In Vermont, back in the day, the state would collect the animal, if it was salvageable, some of 'em (like you say) weren't, they'd take the carcass to a local butcher and the meat would go to low income families.<br /><br />Vermont being what it is today, the meat probably goes to waste and the low income families eat steak on the taxpayers' dime.<br /><br />I wouldn't know.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-14036254275678588482019-01-04T17:42:15.972-08:002019-01-04T17:42:15.972-08:00We have turkey here in Little Rhody as well, those...We have turkey here in Little Rhody as well, those modern dinosaurs are everywhere.<br /><br />Had one dispute the right of way with me once on the way to work. I only wanted one lane, she wanted two. After I passed her, she actually chased my car for a bit. Then she got mad at the BMW behind me who had beeped his horn at her. Kinda funny to see a bird in a standoff with an expensive German ride.<br /><br />Yeah, deer have attitude.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-27526025400108968202019-01-04T16:33:54.370-08:002019-01-04T16:33:54.370-08:00Beans, I'm not sure that Steamed Venison marin...Beans, I'm not sure that Steamed Venison marinated in antifreeze served with Road Rash Hash and with burst intestine sausage sounds appetizing. <br />The state takes it? Maybe in your neck of the woods. We have buzzards and Caracara. The do a pretty good job, although they do, occasionally, attempt to take off above maximum gross weight. They really stink bad when you hit them. Yes, I know that for a fact.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-81464185957053813002019-01-04T16:17:02.061-08:002019-01-04T16:17:02.061-08:00I live across from the Air Force Academy, and see ...I live across from the Air Force Academy, and see deer and turkey all the time. I am sometimes amazed at how little they are fazed by humans. They simply do not care.Bill in CSpringshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15221168104205818093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-87497842343857023142019-01-04T14:35:41.268-08:002019-01-04T14:35:41.268-08:00Maine? I like Maine, check that, I love Maine.
Ev...Maine? I like Maine, check that, I love Maine.<br /><br />Everything is weird in Word.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-49823350990194424232019-01-04T14:34:41.367-08:002019-01-04T14:34:41.367-08:00Usually the state takes it.Usually the state takes it.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-28925302937676820632019-01-04T14:34:13.010-08:002019-01-04T14:34:13.010-08:00Interesting, originally an Asian species, neh?Interesting, originally an Asian species, <i>neh</i>?OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-35618657797192560982019-01-04T14:33:33.499-08:002019-01-04T14:33:33.499-08:00Little Rhody has its fair share of idiots and drun...Little Rhody has its fair share of idiots and drunkards. I'm surprised the cold doesn't drive 'em south.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-82669974982723583172019-01-04T12:30:46.105-08:002019-01-04T12:30:46.105-08:00Nylon12 - No meat comes wrapped in plastic, just s...Nylon12 - No meat comes wrapped in plastic, just sayin'.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-37387358335563091172019-01-04T12:30:10.955-08:002019-01-04T12:30:10.955-08:00Cap'n - A pox on civilization, it's why de...Cap'n - A pox on civilization, it's why deer are overrunning some locales.<br /><br />A lot depends on where one's front yard is.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-11380920964891233172019-01-04T12:28:44.396-08:002019-01-04T12:28:44.396-08:00Too early is too much. Too many people let commerc...Too early is too much. Too many people let commerce dictate when Christmas is.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-81890999682785286652019-01-04T12:28:02.779-08:002019-01-04T12:28:02.779-08:00Yes, roads baffle them.Yes, roads baffle them.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-60477319335233545282019-01-04T10:34:30.920-08:002019-01-04T10:34:30.920-08:00I’m not a big fan of early Christmas decorations. ...I’m not a big fan of early Christmas decorations. But I’m a huge supporter of the 12 days. There are currently at least seven trees and multiple elves, snowmen, and nutcrackers. (not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-2995000789081819752019-01-04T10:25:41.216-08:002019-01-04T10:25:41.216-08:00Not all meat comes wrapped in plastic........Not all meat comes wrapped in plastic........Nylon12noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-60734501139998893422019-01-04T10:22:00.440-08:002019-01-04T10:22:00.440-08:00An exception is the pheasant, important to the Dak...An exception is the pheasant, important to the Dakotas in the fall, also state bird of South Dakota. Good eating too!Nylon12noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-54191193899263463852019-01-04T09:50:24.482-08:002019-01-04T09:50:24.482-08:00Checked out places to live around San Antonio and ...Checked out places to live around San Antonio and Memphis and other places and found neighborhoods utterly overrun by deer with signs on the street warning drivers not to hurt their deer. I decided Encinitas was better and stayed. X took my daughter later and moved to Texas. I guess she likes deer. She left after a little while. Short of the feelzz there is no reason to tolerate giant wild animals in your front yard. Let us try once again to pretend we got civilization. It used to cost something. Now, not so much. My maternal family has a hasty way with game animals and they keep a rilfle propped by both front and back doors. They have a powerful dislike for squirrels and rabbits.HMS Defianthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10024721130102173694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-64831693781350442832019-01-04T09:30:48.398-08:002019-01-04T09:30:48.398-08:00Blogger handles things weirdly when imported from ...Blogger handles things weirdly when imported from outside. I don't know how many times it took to realize that cut-and-paste text is going to get wonkyfied going from Word to Blogger.<br /><br />I have never been successful in cut and pasting photos, always have had to import them. By the way, never got to tell you that the NYD photos are nice. You all are good photographers out there in California, Texas and Maine (did I remember Maine? I mean Rhode Island...)Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-61229820017001827162019-01-04T09:27:12.609-08:002019-01-04T09:27:12.609-08:00Did you at least get to eat the fruit of your spoi...Did you at least get to eat the fruit of your spoils, so to speak?Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-24054464824757935372019-01-04T09:24:17.416-08:002019-01-04T09:24:17.416-08:00Having watched the drunks at play in Rhode Island ...Having watched the drunks at play in Rhode Island on national tv (LivePD)(Warrick, RI) and Rhode Island being a northeastern state inhabited by Yankees and the occasional retired AF personnel and spouces, well...<br /><br />It would be surprising to not hear sirens all day and night. :)Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-83462774125399724512019-01-04T09:11:33.070-08:002019-01-04T09:11:33.070-08:00Deer seem to know when and where they’re safe ......Deer seem to know when and where they’re safe ...except when crossing the road.<br />(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-10799628974047515062019-01-04T08:53:09.241-08:002019-01-04T08:53:09.241-08:00Some of them have bad attitudes, I can attest to t...Some of them have bad attitudes, I can attest to that.<br /><br />I can't believe the deer wouldn't let you just play through.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.com