Our hunters get about a dozen each year. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 11:54 AM, Steven Desjardins <[email protected]> wrote: > We have a similar program here in Lexington. Professional bow > hunters, culling the herd, meat to the local agencies. Of course, > last year they got exactly one deer so it's not a rousing success. > > On Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 10:42 AM, Ann Sanfedele <[email protected]> wrote: >> Glad to hear about the homeless program donations. that seems wise. >> ann >> >> >> On 10/26/2012 10:16, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: >>> >>> Actually, Ann, at least some of the meat goes to a local homeless >>> program. This is controlled by our township, on township owned land. >>> One reason we bought this house is the knowledge that the land to the >>> west is protected green acres property (and the homes on the other >>> sides of our house are only partially visible from our yard. >>> >>> The deer are a real problem here. They eat all our flowers and >>> shrugs, damage the trees, attack bird feeders, and drive dogs crazy. >>> Once we cam home from a two day trip to find two separate herds on our >>> one acre property. They were hard to count, but we saw more than 30 >>> on that occasion. >>> >>> You didn't miss anything by passing up the images. It was pitch black >>> because of the time of day and the proximity of our house, and I could >>> see nothing through the viewfinder. I had to shine a flashlight on >>> the body to allow my camera to focus, and evenusing a flash, the >>> images are awful. >>> >>> Dan Matyola >>> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 10:04 AM, Ann Sanfedele <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> well of course if you say not safe for ann I'll at least open the post.. >>>> but I do thank you as I don't think I want to look at the photos. >>>> >>>> I have read that only bow and arrow were permitted recently and >>>> while it bothers me on one level to see any critter killed the >>>> reality is the deer could at least be used to feed people and >>>> they are overpopulated. I'd like a law that says if you are hunting >>>> it better be for food - the notion that hunting is "sport" and people do >>>> it >>>> for fun and trophys is the aspect that bothers me. >>>> >>>> I grew up eating venison and pheasant my father brought home from >>>> trips to Minnesota - can't bring myself to do it anymore but at heat I >>>> work on not being a hypocrite so since I eat beef and chicken as long >>>> as the beats arent being tortured before their demise I could hardly >>>> object. >>>> >>>> still, I won't be looking at those photos. >>>> >>>> ann >>>> >>>> On 10/26/2012 00:53, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> The other evening, my dog went crazy when I let him outside. He ran >>>>> frantically to the far side of the house, running back and forth, then >>>>> disappeared around the corner. When I followed, I thought I saw him >>>>> lying down outside his dog run, in back of the dog house. I called >>>>> out to him, but received no response. >>>>> >>>>> When I approached the object on the ground, I was shocked to find a >>>>> large buck. He was dead, but I saw no wounds. I grabbed the dog, >>>>> and took him inside. I called the local police, who came to my yard, >>>>> examined the buck, and turned it over to reveal a wound about an inch >>>>> in length. We both concluded it was an arrow wound. >>>>> >>>>> The patrolman and I dragged the buck out to the street, since they was >>>>> no way to keep my dog away from it where it was. I called a hunter >>>>> friend for advice, but he was of no help. I called the local deer >>>>> dresser (butcher), and he advised me to eviscerate it as soon as >>>>> possible. I really wasn't up for that. >>>>> >>>>> The policeman left, and I went inside, where my dog was still very >>>>> restless. About 10 minutes later, two cars a a truck pulled up, >>>>> including the same cop, the local wildlife management officer and two >>>>> hunters. One of the hunters had shot the buck with an arrow in the >>>>> woods next to our house just before sunset. To the west of our >>>>> property is 24 acres of municipally owned, heavily wooded, green acres >>>>> land. The Township contracts with a local hunting club to cull the >>>>> local deer herd, which is quite large and increasing every season. >>>>> The hunter had to break off his chase of the wounded buck, as he is >>>>> not permitted to enter private property after dark. >>>>> >>>>> It was very dark when we found the buck, and I could focus my camera >>>>> only by shining a flashlight on the corpse, so the images I took suck, >>>>> but I think they convey the size of the buck. >>>>> >>>>> http://photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=1042686 >>>>> >>>>> Dan Matyola >>>>> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>> follow the directions. >>> >>> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > > -- > Steve Desjardins > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
