Oh Deer

Post Reply
CasVeg
Regular Poster
Posts: 658
Joined: Tue Mar 01, 2005 7:06 am

Re: Antlers

Post by CasVeg »

RHJunior wrote:The darned antlers are NOT on backwards!

http://dnr.state.il.us/lands/education/ ... s/DEER.GIF

http://www.ronsguideservice.com/hearder ... 20head.gif


Mind, in some species of deer and elk(primarily elk), the antlers sweep backward. But this fellow's a whitetail buck... the antlers sweep FORWARD, in a crown.

Lord above, I've spent the last decade or so living in whitetail country. I've seen more live deer, dead deer, deerskins, deer steaks, deer antlers, and mounted deer heads wearing sunglasses and John Deere caps than some of you people have seen COWS.

Give me SOME credit!
Heh, heh, deer steaks.

Whoah, did I just do what I think I did?

Anyway, I once had an opportunity to try venison jerky. . .among other things. I wonder if Texas is the only place you can get venison chili. I suspect not.
Top
User avatar
NydaLynn
Regular Poster
Posts: 426
Joined: Mon Apr 18, 2005 8:50 am
Location: Amish Country, PA
Contact:
Contact NydaLynn

Post by NydaLynn »

I'm sure you could whip up deer chili anytime you want.. so long as you are willing to get a hunting permit and get the meat yourself! :lol:
Hehe! not sure where else to get deer meat.. anyone know where to buy it?
"Que Sera Sera..."
<a href="http://nydalynn.deviantart.com"> Deviant Art stuff</a>
Top
User avatar
UncleMonty
Cartoon Hero
Posts: 1789
Joined: Fri Jan 01, 1999 4:00 pm

Post by UncleMonty »

Maybe I'm just odd.. OK, that's a given... But I like elk meat better than deer.

Which suddenly brings to mind... Are there ANY elk in comicdom, or even in the wide strange land which calls itself "furry fandom"? I don't think I've seen any, but there's a lot I haven't seen.
Avoid those who speak badly of the people, for such wish to rule over you.
Top
User avatar
Earl McClaw
Regular Poster
Posts: 759
Joined: Wed Nov 20, 2002 8:15 am
Contact:
Contact Earl McClaw

Post by Earl McClaw »

RHJunior wrote:The darned antlers are NOT on backwards!
...
Give me SOME credit!
shyal_malkes wrote:no
*hefts a large trout (caught in Lake Malarkey) and debates using it to slap around Shyal*

While I personally have never seen an image of a white tail deer with points swept exactly in the way of those in the strip, I'm hardly qualified to debate the point. I will defend crediting The Artist.
Earl McClaw invites you to visit Furryco and the DGL. (Avatar used with permission of Ralph Hayes, Jr.)
Top
User avatar
SolidusRaccoon
Cartoon Hero
Posts: 3046
Joined: Sun May 02, 2004 6:15 pm
Location: Outer Heaven

Post by SolidusRaccoon »

Heh heh, still would be a pain to have those things.
Yes, sir. I agree completely. It takes a well-balanced individual... such as yourself to rule the world. No, sir. No one knows that you were the third one... Solidus. ...What should I do about the woman? Yes sir. I'll keep her under surveillance. Yes. Thank you. Good-bye...... Mr. President.
Top
User avatar
NydaLynn
Regular Poster
Posts: 426
Joined: Mon Apr 18, 2005 8:50 am
Location: Amish Country, PA
Contact:
Contact NydaLynn

Post by NydaLynn »

SolidusRaccoon wrote:Heh heh, still would be a pain to have those things.
Dunno.. might come in handy... For instance you could carry more bead strings at Mardi Gra with em! ;)
"Que Sera Sera..."
<a href="http://nydalynn.deviantart.com"> Deviant Art stuff</a>
Top
User avatar
NydaLynn
Regular Poster
Posts: 426
Joined: Mon Apr 18, 2005 8:50 am
Location: Amish Country, PA
Contact:
Contact NydaLynn

Post by NydaLynn »

SolidusRaccoon wrote:Heh heh, still would be a pain to have those things.
"Que Sera Sera..."
<a href="http://nydalynn.deviantart.com"> Deviant Art stuff</a>
Top
User avatar
Shyal_malkes
Cartoon Hero
Posts: 1804
Joined: Wed Mar 30, 2005 10:12 am
Contact:
Contact Shyal_malkes

Post by Shyal_malkes »

*hefts a large trout (caught in Lake Malarkey) and debates using it to slap around Shyal*
how obvious do i have to be to show that i am making a joke, if i were really serious about it I would have elaborated or at least explained a little bit behind it.

and considering the kinds of swords and sticks I usually keep with me do defend myself a trout of less then say "lochness" wouldn't be very threatening and even then they're probably sitll tasty.
I still say the doctor did it....
Top
User avatar
Earl McClaw
Regular Poster
Posts: 759
Joined: Wed Nov 20, 2002 8:15 am
Contact:
Contact Earl McClaw

Post by Earl McClaw »

shyal_malkes wrote:How obvious do I have to be to show that I am making a joke...
An emoticon (smilie) would do. :wink:
(Relax, Shyal. The "trout" is an IRC cliche.) :roll:
Earl McClaw invites you to visit Furryco and the DGL. (Avatar used with permission of Ralph Hayes, Jr.)
Top
Labrusca
Regular Poster
Posts: 385
Joined: Sat Oct 30, 2004 3:13 pm
Location: Directly over the center of the earth.

Post by Labrusca »

Is there an inside joke in having a pair of deer run the radio station? Maybe that's the only way there would be bucks in the business. D'oh (doe).
There's no insanity in my family. *I* have it all!!
Top
Shaya
Newbie
Posts: 1
Joined: Wed Jul 27, 2005 9:37 am

Post by Shaya »

NydaLynn wrote:Dunno.. might come in handy... For instance you could carry more bead strings at Mardi Gra with em! ;)
The image I get from that is both hilarious and disturbing.
Top
Mwalimu
Regular Poster
Posts: 303
Joined: Sun Jan 25, 2004 12:54 pm
Location: Bloomington, IL
Contact:
Contact Mwalimu

Post by Mwalimu »

shaya wrote:
NydaLynn wrote:Dunno.. might come in handy... For instance you could carry more bead strings at Mardi Gra with em! ;)
The image I get from that is both hilarious and disturbing.
Sight gags involving deer antlers are nothing new. Coat rack, ring toss...

Although none of those beats the one of the unicorn who tried to do a somersault.
Top
User avatar
UncleMonty
Cartoon Hero
Posts: 1789
Joined: Fri Jan 01, 1999 4:00 pm

Post by UncleMonty »

Antlers in a radio station. They could hang all sorts of monitoring equipment off 'em, speakers, VU meters, Signal-Strength meters...


They'd help keep the cobwebs from building up, too.
Hmmm... Cobwebs... Antlers... Fun Halloween costume! Zombie Undead Deer!

Eh, somebody's probably tried it already.
Avoid those who speak badly of the people, for such wish to rule over you.
Top
LeiraHoward
Newbie
Posts: 23
Joined: Mon Apr 11, 2005 5:41 pm

Post by LeiraHoward »

Kerry Skydancer wrote:Gah. Just realized what was bothering me about that pic. I think we've found out which world the folks who paint the 'Deer Crossing' signs are from. His antlers are on backwards!
As discussed elsewhere in the thread, the antlers are not on "backwards."

However, I think I figured out what was bothering *me* about them... the front tines are longer than the main tines. (If you look at the pictures Ralph links to, both have the longer tines in the back, with the tines growing shorter as they move closer to the nose of the deer, with the exception of a pair of short "brow" tines directly above the head.)

Also, the way the tines curve back over the head is unusual... makes me wonder if he suffered a calcium deficiency... :-p

And it is a pretty small rack, at that... only a 6 pointer? Maybe he'll get a better one next year....


And to answer the question about venison chili.... I think that you can get that just about any place you can get deer of any sort... after all, if you've got a deer, not all of it can be steak, some has to be hamburger, and you can use that in pretty much anything.

And elk can be better than whitetail or mule deer... elk meat is excellent... (so is caribou, moose is good but whitetail better...) a lot depends on where the animal was from, what its diet was, (if male) whether it was harvested during the rut, how quickly it was field dressed, and how the meat was aged. A good corn-fed whitetail taken and processed properly is a culinary delight... elk is excellent as well, but if it is an older one or not taken care of properly, can be tough or gamey.
Top
User avatar
SolidusRaccoon
Cartoon Hero
Posts: 3046
Joined: Sun May 02, 2004 6:15 pm
Location: Outer Heaven

Post by SolidusRaccoon »

Yeah, still would hate to lug those around.
Yes, sir. I agree completely. It takes a well-balanced individual... such as yourself to rule the world. No, sir. No one knows that you were the third one... Solidus. ...What should I do about the woman? Yes sir. I'll keep her under surveillance. Yes. Thank you. Good-bye...... Mr. President.
Top
User avatar
UncleMonty
Cartoon Hero
Posts: 1789
Joined: Fri Jan 01, 1999 4:00 pm

Post by UncleMonty »

My sister has a "pet" herd of Roosevelt elk that wander through her yard occasionally. They're fun to watch, and she doesn't let hunters shoot at them within a mile or so of the house. Amazing set of antlers on some of those bucks. Anyone bringing one of those heads back from the taxidermist had better have a really big living room...
And a big meat freezer, too.
:wink:
Avoid those who speak badly of the people, for such wish to rule over you.
Top
DracoDei
Regular Poster
Posts: 924
Joined: Fri Jan 01, 1999 4:00 pm
Location: Near Atlanta GA

Post by DracoDei »

LeiraHoward wrote:Also, the way the tines curve back over the head is unusual... makes me wonder if he suffered a calcium deficiency... :-p

And it is a pretty small rack, at that... only a 6 pointer? Maybe he'll get a better one next year....
Might be part of the upright walking trade-offs, or it might just be that he drinks too much caffiene or something...
Top
Post Reply

Return to “Nip and Tuck”