2/17/2005: Live deer and dead deer lock horns

[York]

It was the first time that the deer won a fight...he just couldnt let go the feeling....

[missjenmarie]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Oh, thoooose Berkowitzs.
Thanks polar, that's a great routine.

xoxoxobruce,
i know you posted the live deer dragging the dead deer picture a long time ago, but i am using it in a painting, and was wondering if you had any hi-resolution images of the second image (pic00782.jpg) Please write me back at missjenmarie@gmail.com at your SOONest convenience. thank you.
jm
painter

Originally Posted by magilla

There's something really off about that. A deer is not going to start doing the dominance thing with a dead deer. On top of that, it is really really rare for antlers to get locked up so badly the deer cannot disengage. I have a feeling this pair was seen by hunters who plugged one of them. As the animal fell, or twisted, or jumped, the antlers became locked.

By the way, I am not saying the hunters did anything wrong, if that's indeed what happened. I myself used to hunt, and I probably would have taken one too

Hmmm. A couple observations. I went to Oregon State, and the soil in parts of the Coast Range there is almost unique- it's an odd type of clay, and the soil in the photos has that look to it. But it's awfully dry for Thanksgiving. And something that contradicts my hunter theory- the guy in the photo does not look like he's dressed for deer season. Just tack it up on the "Life's Little Mysteries" bulletin board, I guess.

All right, this thread is old as fuck but I have a couple of things to say. The first is, why do people speak with The Voice of Authority on subjects they obviously know little about?

1. Bucks in breeding season will fight ANYTHING. Trees, cars, horses, whatever.

2. It's really, really common for antlers to get locked up so badly the bucks cannot disengage. It usually leads to slow starvation for both bucks.

3. The dead one has obviously been dead for quite some time... look at how collapsed its sides are, the liquifecation of its entrails evident under the tail, and the hair sloughing off. Due to the location, I'ma guess roadkill. Meanwhile, the live buck looks pretty healthy, not like it's been locked up with a dead buck for very long.

4. That is OBVIOUSLY not the Coast Range... that's the east side of the Cascades, which is evident by both the soil and the flora.

5. Given the location, dry for Thanksgiving is typical.

-Oregon born and raised.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by missjenmarie

xoxoxobruce,
i know you posted the live deer dragging the dead deer picture a long time ago, but i am using it in a painting, and was wondering if you had any hi-resolution images of the second image (pic00782.jpg) Please write me back at missjenmarie@gmail.com at your SOONest convenience. thank you.
jm
painter

No missjenmarie, virtually all the IOtD pictures are found on the web and they're never hi-rez, sorry.