It might be obvious to you guys...

spriddle · 11-16-2007, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by buckmanmike

In Georgia thet will start loosing their antlers the last of January into Febuary. Early spring is a good time to hunt for sheds before the rodents eat them up.
A couple of weeks ago when I was at deer camp I was clearing overhanging limbs from a cart trail. I found an old shed about six feet high wedged between a limb and the trunk of the tree. Obviously the tree must have grown see deer lost antler or deer know how to climb trees.

You should talk with mulecart76 here. You have a lot of knowledge on this subject. He's a die hard deer hunter. You two would talk all day. Good to have someone like this here.

Yamaha4life · 11-17-2007, 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by spriddle

A friend told me that mites kill many deer each year by entering the nose and setting up an infection. He also stated that due to all the dry weather this year the mite population had increased drastically and it was expected to kill around 40% more deer in our area. I don't know if this is true or what but what I was told. Something to think about or look up on the web.

Yeah the mites do kill deer, but more like 20%, atleast around here. Most of the death in the dry seasons is natural filtering. Only the strongest survive and those that are weaker and cant fight for the water and food die. Its sad but its God's way of keeping the animal population from getting to high.

gornoman · 11-18-2007, 06:29 PM

Thanx for all the great info guys! Now I know how it all works. On a side note, it was openeing weekend for taking deer with rifles in Wisconsin this past weekend. The wife and I spent the weekend at the campground and both mornings we woke to rifle reports. Sounds WAY different than the shotguns we normally hear. The beds of local pickups showed a good bounty was taken.

MuayThai41 · 11-18-2007, 06:48 PM

There was a great documentery on "Unicorn Deer" back in '85. Tom Cruise hosted it along with Tim Curry in a red outfit

BAXTER72 · 11-19-2007, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Yamaha4life

Yeah the mites do kill deer, but more like 20%, atleast around here. Most of the death in the dry seasons is natural filtering. Only the strongest survive and those that are weaker and cant fight for the water and food die. Its sad but its God's way of keeping the animal population from getting to high.

If you kill a sick deer that is dying of mites or what ever,
does that effect the meat in any way?
Will it make us sick if we have it processed and eat it?

Yamaha4life · 11-22-2007, 09:20 AM

Um I have no clue to be honest, you could try Googling it and seeing. I dont eat the meat I hunt and I dont hunt the meat I eat...

BAXTER72 · 11-22-2007, 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Yamaha4life

Um I have no clue to be honest, you could try Googling it and seeing. I dont eat the meat I hunt and I dont hunt the meat I eat...

mulecart76 · 11-28-2007, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by gornoman

...but since I am not a hunter I must ask those who know.

I almost hit a deer last night with our Jeep. The deer in question only had 1 antler. Question: do deer shed there antlers each year? Is it that time of year now? Did my deer just lose 1 in a fight or something? Poor thing looked so weird!

they do shed each year but will shed after season, different time for different areas, usually Jan, Feb

He could have lost fighting or early in the season one side was damaged and fell off, it starts off just like soft flesh and hardens over time. If it was damaged it could have grown weird or rotted off. I killed one 2 years ago that had 4 points on one side and spike on the other. It had probably been damaged and never grew right.

buckmanmike · 12-02-2007, 08:37 PM

There was an article in Ga. Outdoor News magazine, gon.com, about a hunter shooting an 8pt deer scoring about 100 that was a doe. Said it has been seen once or twice a year in Georgia.

BRS · 12-02-2007, 09:55 PM

I hit a deer once, back in 1990..I was pretending my way through college at FSU, and took off to St. George for the weekend. Let's just say I was in college and doing what college kids do,...running about 70mph on HWY65 at about midnight. Two does came out of nowhere and jumped across the two lane road...the second doe didn't make it. She was big about 70lbs..I guess and got clipped by my pop-ups. I had a 87 Nissan 200SX, sweet little car, anyway if not for my pop-up lights I'm pretty sure she would have come thru the windshield and landed on our laps! We pulled over, found her about 20 yards away and in peace. We called the po po for insurance purposes and made another drink while we were waiting!...Yeah I was pretty stupid back then...anyway, while we were waiting my buddy examined the deer and said she was pretty broken up inside and was stew meat. The cop came examined the scene...more than I had hoped and said I killed a dear out of season, but I could still take her If I wanted. Some good ole boys came by about that time and gladly took her off our hands. We were'nt really equipped to take her with us! Sorry,...long story, BTW she did about $1500 damage to the car.

11-18-2007, 06:29 PM	#13
gornoman Stay thirsty my friends Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Suburban Chicago Posts: 21,472	Re: It might be obvious to you guys... Thanx for all the great info guys! Now I know how it all works. On a side note, it was openeing weekend for taking deer with rifles in Wisconsin this past weekend. The wife and I spent the weekend at the campground and both mornings we woke to rifle reports. Sounds WAY different than the shotguns we normally hear. The beds of local pickups showed a good bounty was taken.

11-18-2007, 06:48 PM	#14
MuayThai41 Gone Wild Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Irving Texas Posts: 249	Re: It might be obvious to you guys... There was a great documentery on "Unicorn Deer" back in '85. Tom Cruise hosted it along with Tim Curry in a red outfit

11-22-2007, 09:20 AM	#16
Yamaha4life The Overposter! Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Dixie Posts: 1,586	Re: It might be obvious to you guys... Um I have no clue to be honest, you could try Googling it and seeing. I dont eat the meat I hunt and I dont hunt the meat I eat...

12-02-2007, 08:37 PM	#19
buckmanmike Gone Wild Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Snellville, Ga. Posts: 1,001	Re: It might be obvious to you guys... There was an article in Ga. Outdoor News magazine, gon.com, about a hunter shooting an 8pt deer scoring about 100 that was a doe. Said it has been seen once or twice a year in Georgia.

12-02-2007, 09:55 PM	#20
BRS Master BS'r Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: S. Florida Posts: 1,814	Re: It might be obvious to you guys... I hit a deer once, back in 1990..I was pretending my way through college at FSU, and took off to St. George for the weekend. Let's just say I was in college and doing what college kids do,...running about 70mph on HWY65 at about midnight. Two does came out of nowhere and jumped across the two lane road...the second doe didn't make it. She was big about 70lbs..I guess and got clipped by my pop-ups. I had a 87 Nissan 200SX, sweet little car, anyway if not for my pop-up lights I'm pretty sure she would have come thru the windshield and landed on our laps! We pulled over, found her about 20 yards away and in peace. We called the po po for insurance purposes and made another drink while we were waiting!...Yeah I was pretty stupid back then...anyway, while we were waiting my buddy examined the deer and said she was pretty broken up inside and was stew meat. The cop came examined the scene...more than I had hoped and said I killed a dear out of season, but I could still take her If I wanted. Some good ole boys came by about that time and gladly took her off our hands. We were'nt really equipped to take her with us! Sorry,...long story, BTW she did about $1500 damage to the car.

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