wildobsessionwhitetails said:
i agree dd either erase it or move it no one should just get out of the business just because they made a mistake bottle feeding if your not making mistakes your not learning if your not learning somerhing new everyday month or year then maybe you should quit blackshire if you dont want to read this type of tread dont read the forums as your input and help just plain out sucks
Funny...I guess you should tell the people on the forums who pm me thanking me for the advice I gave them...and those who texted me after I offered them my cell number in case they needed more help when they weren't near a computer that my advice sucks, because they seem to have a different opinion on the matter.
Another thing, perhaps you should go back and re-read what I wrote because you TOTALLY misconstrued what I said.
I was DEFENDING the original poster in this thread asking for advice on feeding their deer and disagreeing with those who are sitting there saying, "Kill the deer because it's aggressive!" simply because it is doing what comes naturally to it...defending it's territory during breeding season.
The "maybe you should get out of the business" portion was NOT directed at the original poster for making a mistake...we all make mistakes and we pay for them, just as he did. Thankfully he was not seriously injured or killed. My mistakes have never resulted in any injuries to myself...but I have screwed up and cost the lives of some of our deer. It's a part of the business and we just have to learn from our mistakes so we don't make them again. That comment was directed to those who said, "Kill it...it's aggressive and dangerous!"
The first thing anyone should do when getting involved in something is read up on it...and the first thing you will read about deer, especially white-tails is the bucks can be extremely dangerous during rut. If you get into the business, that means you have chosen to deal with that risk. So in my opinion, it seems extremely hypocritical to get into the business and then kill every buck that is aggressive during rut. That's their natural behavior. Instead of kill them, you should do the smart thing...which is build up your enclosures so your bucks cannot escape, take proper safety precautions when entering the enclosures/feeding/watering, etc and let the deer's cycle run its course...unless of course, you intended to kill it in the near future anyway...then, do whatever you want. But if this guy plans on breeding it for the next 5 years, it's kind of a **** move to tell him his best option is to kill it now.
To put it simply: White-tailed bucks can often be aggressive during rut. If you can't handle an aggressive buck, you probably shouldn't be in the business of breeding white-tailed deer.
I wouldn't replicate any tricks performed by Evil Knievel without being willing to deal with the possibility of breaking my neck.
That's my opinion and I'm sticking to it.