CbrGirl Posted April 10, 2009 Report Share Posted April 10, 2009 Stole this from another forum............. (long read but worth it!)ROPING A DEERNames have been removed to protect the stupid!Actual letter from someone who writes and farms.I had this idea that I was going to rope a deer, put it in a stall, fattenit up on corn for a couple of weeks, then kill it and eat it.The first step in this adventure was getting a deer. I figured that, sincethey congregate at my cattle feeder and do not seem to have much fear of me when we are there (a bold one will sometimes come right up and sniff at the bags of feed while I am in the back of the truck not 4 feet away), itshould not be difficult to rope one, get up to it and toss a bag over itshead (to calm it down) then hog tie it and transport it home. I filled thecattle feeder then hid down at the end with my rope.The cattle, having seen the roping thing before, stayed well back. Theywere not having any of it.After about 20 minutes, my deer showed up -- 3 of them. I picked out alikely looking one, stepped out from the end of the feeder, and threw myrope. The deer just stood there and stared at me.I wrapped the rope around my waist and twisted the end so I would have agood hold. The deer still just stood and stared at me, but you could tell itwas mildly concerned about the whole rope situation. I took a step towards it...it took a step away. I put a little tension on the rope and then received an education. The first thing that I learned is that, while a deer may just stand there looking at you funny while you rope it, they are spurred to action when You start pulling on that rope.That deer EXPLODED.The second thing I learned is that pound for pound, a deer is a LOT strongerthan a cow or a colt. A cow or a colt in that weight range I could fightdown with a rope and with some dignity.A deer-- no chance.That thing ran and bucked and twisted and pulled. There was no controllingit and certainly no getting close to it. As it jerked me off my feet andstarted dragging me across the ground, it occurred to me that having a Deeron a rope was not nearly as good an idea as I had originally imagined.The only upside is that they do not have as much stamina as many otheranimals.A brief 10 minutes later, it was tired and not nearly as quick to jerk meoff my feet and drag me when I managed to get up. It took me a few minutesto realize this, since, I was mostly blinded by the blood flowing out of theBig gash in my head. At that point, I had lost my taste for corn-fedvenison. I just wanted to get that devil creature off the end of that rope.I figured if I just let it go with the rope hanging around its neck, itwould likely die slow and painfully somewhere.At the time, there was no love at all between me and that deer. At thatmoment, I hated the thing, and I would venture a guess that the feeling wasmutual. Despite the gash in my head and the several large knots where I hadcleverly arrested the deer's momentum by bracing my head against variouslarge rocks as it dragged me across the ground, I could still think clearlyenough to recognize that there was a small chance that I shared some tinyamount of responsibility for the situation we were in, so I didn't wantthe deer to suffer a slow death, so I managed to get it lined back up inbetween my Truck and the feeder a little trap I had set before hand...kindof like a squeeze chute.I got it to back in there and I started moving up so I could get my ropeback.Did you know that deer bite? They do! I never in a million years would havethought that a deer would bite somebody, so I was very surprised when Ireached up there to grab that rope and the deer grabbed hold of my wrist.Now, when a deer bites you, it is not like being bit by a horse where theyjust bite you and then let go. A deer bites you and shakes its head --almostlike a pit bull. They bite HARD and it hurts.The proper thing to do when a deer bites you is probably to freeze and drawback slowly. I tried screaming and shaking instead. My method wasineffective.It seems like the deer was biting and shaking for several minutes, but itwas likely only several seconds.I, being smarter than a deer (though you may be questioning that claim bynow) tricked it. While I kept it busy tearing my right arm to sheds, Ireached up with my left hand and pulled that rope loose. That was when I gotmy final lesson in deer behavior for the day.Deer will strike at you with their front feet. They rear right up on theirback feet and strike right about head and shoulder level, and their hoovesare surprisingly sharp.I learned a long time ago that, when an animal -- like a horse -strikes atyou with their hooves and you can't get away easily, the best thing to do istry to make a loud noise and make an aggressive move towards the animal.This will usually cause them to back down a bit so you can escape.This was not a horse. This was a deer, so obviously, such trickery would notwork. In the course of a millisecond, I devised a different strategy.I screamed like a woman and tried to turn and run. The reason I had alwaysbeen told NOT to try to turn and run from a horse that paws at you is thatthere is a good chance that it will hit you in the back of the head.Deer may not be so different from horses after all, besides being twice asstrong and 3 times as evil, because the second I turned to run, it hit meright in the back of the head and knocked me down.Now, when a deer paws at you and knocks you down, it does not immediatelyleave. I suspect it does not recognize that the danger has passed. What theydo instead is paw your back and jump up and down on you while you are laying there crying like a little girl and covering your head.I finally managed to crawl under the truck and the deer went away.So now I know why when people go deer hunting they bring a rifle with ascope so that they can be somewhat equal to the Prey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NinjaNick Posted April 10, 2009 Report Share Posted April 10, 2009 This is fictional right? Deer exploded gave it away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magley64 Posted April 10, 2009 Report Share Posted April 10, 2009 the moral of the story: If you're going to rope a deer, tie it off to something solid, like a tractor, or an old truck...that way you can drag it to wherever you want it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cdubyah Posted April 10, 2009 Report Share Posted April 10, 2009 I think they just used the wrong adverb. Exploded like a giant burst of engery.Deer, smarter than dumb farmer without a firearm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbrjess0815 Posted April 10, 2009 Report Share Posted April 10, 2009 I needed that.. that was awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magley64 Posted April 10, 2009 Report Share Posted April 10, 2009 Deer, smarter than farmer.FIFYI live in farm country, know PLENTY of farmers. Most aren't smarter than your average deer... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yotaman88210 Posted April 10, 2009 Report Share Posted April 10, 2009 I think they just used the wrong adverb. Exploded like a giant burst of engery. +1 thats what I was thinking. I mean if he did explode, he sure did have a lot of stamina left Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cdubyah Posted April 10, 2009 Report Share Posted April 10, 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4DAIVI PAI2K5 Posted April 10, 2009 Report Share Posted April 10, 2009 hahaha that was great! i laughed al the way through it haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kawi kid Posted April 10, 2009 Report Share Posted April 10, 2009 wow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V4junkie Posted April 10, 2009 Report Share Posted April 10, 2009 Possible? Most definitely! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FocusDave01 Posted April 10, 2009 Report Share Posted April 10, 2009 that made my day there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OsuMj Posted April 10, 2009 Report Share Posted April 10, 2009 mmk, so i was snappin photos of a deer and her little deers from half a field away and she started walkin at me, and i was like "oh sweet, good photos", then I look up and realize she's a little two close for comfort... I whisper yell to my friend who is half a corn field away, he looks up and starts running at the darn thing waving his arms like a crazy person and yelling, and the deer took off in the opposite direction... yeah. and here's a real life photo of that day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V4junkie Posted April 10, 2009 Report Share Posted April 10, 2009 Ah, deer are not often known to inhabit deserts. That is an interesting photo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OsuMj Posted April 10, 2009 Report Share Posted April 10, 2009 Ah, deer are not often known to inhabit deserts. That is an interesting photo!that's a corn field. you can tell its not a desert because there's a tree... sheesh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V4junkie Posted April 10, 2009 Report Share Posted April 10, 2009 You do know that the plural for deer is deer, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OsuMj Posted April 10, 2009 Report Share Posted April 10, 2009 You do know that the plural for deer is deer, right?wha????i know. i was just bein silly... i should have known better, I noticed that the grammar police were out today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V4junkie Posted April 10, 2009 Report Share Posted April 10, 2009 I'm just over-reacting because of my topography fail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BonkerS Posted April 10, 2009 Report Share Posted April 10, 2009 This is fictional right? Deer exploded gave it away.I believe that was in reference to it going crazy. It was not a literal translation of "exploded..." as in BOOM!btw...hilarious. About as funny as the idiot who put deer piss all over himself and got pwned by a buck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvkawzx6-R Posted April 11, 2009 Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 How in the hell did this guy think that was a good idea? What a dumbass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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