Deer Spies,...

[Berek]

Humans finally have a mole in place amongst the deer...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9845773/from/RL.4/

 

[Mongo the Mutterer]

Cool.

BTW we in Missouri brag about our Conservation department. Many of the states modeled theirs after the MDC. They really do good work, and they are really strict in enforcing the game laws. Good guys.

 

[Henry Bowman]

"All of the other reindeer
Used to laugh and call him names..."

 

[Colt]

Latest polls indicate that 9 out of 10 deer would rather just be shot.

 

[rero360]

that is hilarious, its a good idea, but still funny as hell, I wonder if the other deer treat him any different with that stuff on him, I can imagine it now "hey frank, whats that thing of on your head" "I don't know bob, I fall asleep, I wake up and this darn things hooked to my head, smells like people too, I wonder if it'll prevent me from getting any tail."

 

[longrifleman]

and they are really strict in enforcing the game laws.

Yeah, as in they'd arrest their own Grandmas while laughing hysterically.

I read in another article that they were thinking about streaming the video from the next capture of wild deer. That might be interesting. Or extremely boring.

 

[f4t9r]

"All of the other reindeer
Used to laugh and call him names..."

Thats funny !!!!!!

 

[entropy]

I read in another article that they were thinking about streaming the video from the next capture of wild deer. That might be interesting. Or extremely boring.

Might be intersting during the rut.....

 

[Azrael256]

I've watched a few deer who were probably unaware that I saw them. I sat in my grandparent's kitchen and watched them in the pasture. They ate stuff, then they stood around and looked at each other. Then a plane flew over, and they looked at it. Then they ate more. Then two of them sorta got in a fight (I assume comments about somebody's mother were exchanged). Then one of them tried to jump over one of the others, but he couldn't quite make it. Then they looked at each other. Then grandad came home, and the car scared them off.

This one sounds mighty boring. If they observe the deer having tea parties, or forming a coalition and calling each other "comrade," give me a call.

 

[Jubei]

"Hey Bob, what's that you're wearing?"
"I don't know, some schmuck in a labcoat stuck this rig on me. I was grazing in a field, then I felt this sharp pain in my butt and got a little sleepy, then this Beaker straps this getup on my noggin and it won't come off."
"Makes you look a little ridiculous."
"Yeah, and my old lady won't let me touch her now. She says she can't get in the mood while she's laughing. I think I'll go and taunt some hunter into shooting me."
"Okay Bob, good luck."

Jubei

 

[Red Tornado]

Sal, I hear you been talkin' to the Feds.
Tony, no way, I don't deal w' the Feds, I'd never wear a wire in here in your house.

 

[scout26]

‘Deercams’ reveal what animals do when humans aren’t around

I'm gonna go out on a limb here and guess that they: run around, eat, sleep and poop.

Now can I get a multimillion dollar taxpayer fund grant ????

 

[Fly320s]

A snippet from the article:

The study took place at the Charles W. Green Memorial Conservation Area near Ashland in central Missouri. The fenced, 10-acre area contained 11 deer, including three adult males, one male fawn, five adult does and two female fawns.

That seems like too many deer on too few acres. Is that a normal ratio for deer in general? In Missouri?

 

[M-Rex]

I can not wait for one of these camera-deer to get plowed on a highway or blasted by a hunter...in full technicolor.

I will absolutely download that video...in a heartbeat.

 

[longrifleman]

That seems like too many deer on too few acres. Is that a normal ratio for deer in general? In Missouri?

In Mo. in the wild that is way overstocked. Carrying capacity varies too much to really give a set no. of ac. depending on the mix of timber, crop and pasture. I don't know what the offical numbers are but from watching deer, I'd guess about 5-10 per sq. mi. with the higher number in areas with a greater mix of food and habitat.

 

[scubie02]

"deer are a growing nuisance for homeowners, bringing with them fleas and ticks and scaring household pets."

scaring household pets?

Anyway, I don't think they can really draw too many conclusions abou tthe behavior of penned deer and call that how they would behave in the wild.