Chatham Chatlist Highlights

Date: Sun, 1 Mar 2009 10:55:21 -0500
From: Howard C
Subject: Gary Phillips can sniff out the racists

Fe Fi Fo Fum, Gary Philips can smell a racist.

What a great sixth sense.

Can he also see dead people?

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Date: Sun, 1 Mar 2009 10:11:32 -0500
From: Laura Young
Subject: deer debate

What do you make of this?  Someone put a deer stand on my property and a fancy camera and feeding station without asking permission.

It was very near (100 yards or so) my neighbor and my pond and pasture.  It was in an open area of oaks.  The corn the hunter had left was untouched and had sprouted but the acorns all around had been chewed and shells left.  I see the deer and I see signs where they have chewed on smilax and blackberry etc.  I’ve never had any damage to my household landscape or large garden.  My free range chickens cause more damage than the deer.  I would love to figure out why I have no problem with the deer.

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Date: Sun, 1 Mar 2009 06:27:40 -0800 (PST)
From: Chuck
Subject: Re: Deer

With all this talk of harvesting deer, I find myself wondering exactly how would one approach such an endeavor?  I have deer in my yard nearly every day.  My subdivision does not permit discharging of guns, and there are other houses within an unsafe distance, so I wouldn’t consider shooting them, but I know the deer are easily within bow distance.  Assuming I did take one with bow and arrow, what’s next?  What does one need to do immediately to preserve the meat?  I am not setup to butcher a carcass, so where would I take it, and how quickly do I need to get it there?  What’s the cost?

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