Yes, even the baby ones. None are off limit..
Edgar
On Sep 10, 2012, at 7:46 PM, Merle Lester wrote:
>
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> edgar..do the hunters eat them?..merle
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>
>
> KG,
>
> I do feed them some corn and table scraps but I live on 16 acres and there
> are plenty of other things for them to eat too. There are many deer around
> this area and most are fairly tame...
>
> Of course the hunters bait them by dumping corn under their tree stands and
> shooting them when they come to feed....
>
> To me that's a huge betrayal of trust, to feed an animal so you can then kill
> it...
>
> Edgar
>
>
>
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>
>
> On Sep 10, 2012, at 3:41 PM, Kristopher Grey wrote:
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>>
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>> Edgar,
>>
>> Do you feed them, or (perhaps unintentionally) present feeding
> opportunities with grass/garden, and thereby acclimate them to
> human presence? Just a thought, an interrelated aspect, not a
> judgment.
>>
>> KG
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 9/10/2012 6:48 AM, Edgar Owen wrote:
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>>
>>> Merle,
>>>
>>>
>>> I have the same problem with people killing animals. Today is the first day
>>> of deer hunting season here in NJ. Since I've lived here I've had continual
>>> problems with hunters in all sorts of ways and have continually fought to
>>> deter and prevent them, in particular from killing the wonderful deer
>>> family that hangs out in my front yard and comes right up to me when I come
>>> out the door.
>>>
>>>
>>> It's a continual test of my Zen! And a continual lesson that Zen can indeed
>>> be active in the world...
>>>
>>>
>>> Edgar
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sep 10, 2012, at 3:49 AM, Merle Lester wrote:
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>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>>
>>>> i dunno about you folk out there but i am no good at suffering... firstly
>>>> my own and secondly witnessing others...human, animal or vegetable...
>>>> suffering is no way to live
>>>>
>>>> Merle
>>>> www.wix.com/merlewiitpom/1
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>
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