Atlasman, you just dont get it.Keepfeeding the deer in your yard,your doing exactlywhat deer farmers do to pen raised deer, you seem more of a hypocrit then anything else to me. Enjoy the view from the windows of your house at the deer ..... and at an empty freezer lol.
The guy shot a deer that had escaped from a fenced area, pen or cage,(not sure which, you said it was from a cage in one post and pen inothers) and had no way of knowing this, period, nothing more to say about him shooting this deer except thats its an incredibleanimal and he made a good shot.
Also you yourselfsaid the deer lost its natural inatedefense abilities, so, he did the deer a favor by killing it, because it probablywouldnt have made itthrough winter anywayif it didnt have its natural inateskill like you said in this quote
A deer has it's inate defenses as it's sole defense against predators.....when that inate skill is washed away by a cage or being exposed to humans every day those deer are no more a challenge to kill then a stray cat.
I dont think the chickens andcattle have much inate skills left before they get slaughtered either, but I still eat the hell out of them and always will, I raise my own and they areboth fenced and in cages. Its not sad when I make a fresh 24 oz prime rib or freshscrambled eggs for family or friends.
So, is it sad the deer was killed being it was at some time completely or partially raised behind a fence and shot completely and uterly defensless like cattle and chickens?
Was it sad the hurricane destroyed its pen, cage or whatever, and washarvested legallybefore it was returned to a fenced area?
Or is it sad its bigger than any buck you have shot this year or ever possibly??