Originally Posted by
iSnipe
Another myth is: Only bucks leave large clumped droppings.
Yet another: Only bucks leave the large tracks. Contrary to that, is that many a hunter found the track maker of the large track to be a large doe. LOL!
More: That deer have 5 senses. Au contraire, mon amie. Many a hunter here can attest to the fact mature bucks have a 6th sense. They just seem to know something is wrong and are quicker to high-tail out of an area... and for no apparent reason. Yeah, there's a reason, they can mentally sense it.
iSnipe
6th sense my arse. they are just a helluva a lot better and quicker at processing the stimuli that their 5 sense pick up. They no something is up not because of magic, but because one of their highly tuned 5 senses has put them on edge.
As for the paper topic, sure you might find it interesting and all, but you really need to evaluate the topic for the ability to write a major college paper about. I just have a feeling that this will be a difficult topic to acquire enough info on as anecdotal evidence from hunter will acceptable can't be your only source of research. Plus, the audience you are writing for will be largely unfamiliar with the myths you are writing about and will make the paper harder to read and evaluate. There are plenty of topics related to deer and deer hunting that will be easier to wrie about and maintain your interest will also giving you a much better opportunity to get a better grade. I wrote my W132 college reasearch paper on the need for deer hunting. It was twenty pages long. Profressor said it was one of the best ametuer research paper she had read (my brothers prof said the same thing 3 years later when he submitted it to his proff at a differnt school). The topic was clean and directed to my prof that had no understanding of anything deer other then they hit her care last fall. Personally, I feel you got to get your audience to see the need for hunting deer in a pro veiw before you jump them into reading evidence (myths fact fiction?) that you as a hunter will use to your advantage to harvest deer. Not trying to discourage you on the topic cause I would find it neat (but then again I am on this forum so what does that say). Just offering you my opinion based on my college experience.
Good Luck!
PS I don't have the paper anymore so don't bother asking (heheheheheh!!!)