Barbaric Red Necks

[Nickel]

I say she's lying anyways, she has an agenda (as seen by her Rednecks dont use computers line) and now that its deer season she's trying to garner support.

Actually she said that the people who did whatever they were doing with the deer probably didn't read the forums.

 

[aps45819]

Why was one deer headless?

Probably on the front of a semi

 

[Animals4Life]

Why was one deer headless?

My thought was to have the head mounted maybe? I don't know much about mounting dear heads so maybe not...I mean does it have to be a whole deer going to the taxidermist to be able to get just the head mounted?

 

[mv_princess]

Thanks! I knew there would be a few logical ones in the bunch...you gathered correctly. All I was saying was it should not be done on the side of the road. And to just answer everyone elses post in a nutshell, I am a county girl born and raised, I am not a vegan and I have even eaten venison and also have supported people who hunt. I do realize that the deer population has to be controlled by hunting and all that other stuff. I know seeing dead deer on the side of the road is also not pleasant and many have caused serious accidents as a result of them being struck. I also know why the one dear was headless and why the guy was sawing the antlers off of the other one. I just think that it is not an appropriate sight for the roadside.

Well if you're from the county, wouldn't you have seen this kind of thing before? And why haven't I seen it? Granted I have only been here for 15yrs.

 

[migtig]

I was such a deprived kid - I didn't know meat was sold in the grocery store in prepackaged saran wrapped bundles until I was in high school.

It's possible the headless deer was actually hit in the head by a car. Hence it's state of still looking like a deer. Or it could have been partially decapitated and some scavenger - dog or what have you - carried off the head.

Taking the antlers does seem like they were just being utilized. The meat probably wasn't good enough to salvage.

I know I have been late for work before due to a fresh deer hit with a vehicle in front of me and everybody gutting and dragging off the deer immediately. I never thought twice about it.

I think maybe the best thing for your nieces would be to actually meet some real life hunters who can explain the process to them. The more you try to shelter them and the more anxiety you have over an issue the more traumatic you actually make it for them. There is an overpopulation of deer around here, so you are going to see a bunch more road kill before it's over. Plus it's rutting season...

 

[Nickel]

I Or it could have been partially decapitated and some scavenger - dog or what have you - carried off the head.

Could you imagine seeing a dog dragging around a deer head?

 

[mv_princess]

Could you imagine seeing a dog dragging around a deer head?

I wonder if it would be anything like a cat bringing home a dead bird. Would the dog just leave it up on the back porch for you?

 

[migtig]

My thought was to have the head mounted maybe? I don't know much about mounting dear heads so maybe not...I mean does it have to be a whole deer going to the taxidermist to be able to get just the head mounted?

Actually, I believe it still has to be called in and get it's tag number before a taxidermist or butcher will touch it, which would go against your count limit for the season, so odds are nobody wanted to waste one of their count on a head that was probably damaged due to the vehicle impact.

 

[Animals4Life]

Actually she said that the people who did whatever they were doing with the deer probably didn't read the forums.

Thanks again for the defense. I do not know why Nucklesack felt the need to
read more into that statement but that's his choice I guess.

 

[migtig]

Could you imagine seeing a dog dragging around a deer head?

Don't laugh, my dog came home once dragging half a doe.

 

[desertrat]

My thought was to have the head mounted maybe? I don't know much about mounting dear heads so maybe not...I mean does it have to be a whole deer going to the taxidermist to be able to get just the head mounted?

If you shoot a deer you can't just drag it to the side of the road and cut it's head off to be mounted, but yes all you would need is the head or "cape". Anyway why would you drag it all that way? If it was a road kill deer it wouldn't be much of a trophy either so that makes no sense. "Here guys, check out what if found dead on 245 last year". I like aps' explaination that the "head became detached through trauma", and is adorning a Peterbuilt bumper which is now heading up the PA turnpike. As for the antlers, it may have been a bit insensitive of others feelings to operate on the side of the road, but not any more so than the guy with the shovel picking up the dead ovenflated racoons.

 

[mv_princess]

I think it's pretty insensitive of horses to just take a dump on the side of the road. You know I have to see that stuff.

 

[mike44md]

I think it's pretty insensitive of horses to just take a dump on the side of the road. You know I have to see that stuff.

That was no deer, that was bozo my great dane!!!

 

[desertrat]

Actually, I believe it still has to be called in and get it's tag number before a taxidermist or butcher will touch it, which would go against your count limit for the season, so odds are nobody wanted to waste one of their count on a head that was probably damaged due to the vehicle impact.

True, I forgot about that. Any reputable taxidermist anyway and, as far as the butchering, well it just ain't all that difficult. (Sometimes I've had trouble decided what to call a particular cut though)

 

[Vince]

I was such a deprived kid - I didn't know meat was sold in the grocery store in prepackaged saran wrapped bundles until I was in high school.

It's possible the headless deer was actually hit in the head by a car. Hence it's state of still looking like a deer. Or it could have been partially decapitated and some scavenger - dog or what have you - carried off the head.

Taking the antlers does seem like they were just being utilized. The meat probably wasn't good enough to salvage.

I know I have been late for work before due to a fresh deer hit with a vehicle in front of me and everybody gutting and dragging off the deer immediately. I never thought twice about it.

I think maybe the best thing for your nieces would be to actually meet some real life hunters who can explain the process to them. The more you try to shelter them and the more anxiety you have over an issue the more traumatic you actually make it for them. There is an overpopulation of deer around here, so you are going to see a bunch more road kill before it's over. Plus it's rutting season...

Growing up in similar environment and being a hunter, I don't think I would have thought anything about seeing someone cutting atlers, or even gutting a deer by the road. As kids we butchered and packaged our own meat (pork or beef). When I learned to hunt my mother taught me how to clean pheasant, rabbit, etc.

 

[SouthernMdRocks]

My thought was to have the head mounted maybe? I don't know much about mounting dear heads so maybe not...I mean does it have to be a whole deer going to the taxidermist to be able to get just the head mounted?

I can't believe anyone would want to have a roadkill's head mounted, usually it's done as a show of your sportsmanship and how well your hunt went. It was most likely just for the antlers like the previous post said about rattling. Nonetheless, it would be pretty gross for those not use to it. I don't blame you for feeling like it was an inappropriate place to see it but, when I was younger I hit a deer and had my dad come to the site to gut it and make use of the meat that was still good. And btw a cop helped, it was dark out so I don't think many woud have seen it.

 

[desertrat]

I think it's pretty insensitive of horses to just take a dump on the side of the road. You know I have to see that stuff.

Oh yeah? Wait till you are sitting next to an Amish buggy on your motorcycle and the horse decides to dump 5 feet from you. I think it's the sound of it hitting the pavement that gets me.

 

[Nickel]

When I learned to hunt my mother taught me how to clean peasant, rabbit, etc.

 

[SouthernMdRocks]

If you shoot a deer you can't just drag it to the side of the road and cut it's head off to be mounted, but yes all you would need is the head or "cape". Anyway why would you drag it all that way? If it was a road kill deer it wouldn't be much of a trophy either so that makes no sense. "Here guys, check out what if found dead on 245 last year". I like aps' explaination that the "head became detached through trauma", and is adorning a Peterbuilt bumper which is now heading up the PA turnpike. As for the antlers, it may have been a bit insensitive of others feelings to operate on the side of the road, but not any more so than the guy with the shovel picking up the dead ovenflated racoons.

 

[mike44md]

Oh yeah? Wait till you are sitting next to an Amish buggy on your motorcycle and the horse decides to dump 5 feet from you. I think it's the sound of it hitting the pavement that gets me.