Legislation to ban "Dead Deer in Public View"
 

I made this ballot at straightforward as I could to be "fair and balanced."

C. Davis

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I voted no ..however I do think that we as huntersshould make every effort to use good taste when transporting the deer ... no reason to feed fule to the fire ...unless he scored over 150 !

dd

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This is really hard for me to say since I have all of my teeth, but showing off better than a 150 buck is in my opinion "good taste."

C. Davis

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LOL ..thats a GOOD one C.D. !!

dd

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Are you kidding me? If they do that then they must outlaw charbroiled beef in public view. I can't believe what I am reading! People are really turning into weenies nowadays.

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I would favor it because I know thats the only way it would ever happen. The size of a deer makes no difference here. A dead deer is a dead deer to non-hunters. Many people would just as soon not see these displays. To me as a hunter, I don't need to show off my kill. I get it home and processed as soon as possible. In no way is this anything to me except to put the best light that I can on hunting. It has been a very special part of my life fo 50 years. I can already see where this will go. If you consider others feelings you are a weeny. How clever.

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Absolutely not, just pray that hunters can use some common sense. If you driving thru Ky, who cares, if going thru Baltimore/DC area, think about what your doing, have some common sense.

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J.B. I was just being facetious about the 150 ..just a Ha Ha ..a funny ...

dd

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so I wouldnt be allowed to hang my deer from a tree in my yard in order to skin it out??

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B.S. I am sure thats not what he ment.

dd

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What about public hunting land??? Real bad idea, lets as hunters make or suggest legislation that inhibits other hunters. Nope, sounds like an over sensitive group here. To each his own. Letsworry about our own lives and not the simple decisions some hunters make to leavea tailgate down.

Chris

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i'll let the government tell me where i'm gonna hang my deer when i give them all my guns, oh wait thats never.

frankly i dont care what you think, what city slickers think, what micheal jackson thinks, or what anybody thinks. my deer is in the bed of my truck, and the tailgate is up. if anyone can see over that then thats tough. to be honest, i like all the honking i get from big rigs when i pass them as they see the big buck i got in the bed of the truck.

and when i get home im gonna hang the sucker in the tree and skin it and if anyone driving down the road has a problem with that they can either A.) take it up with me or B.)keep their eyes on the road

sorry thats just how i feel

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I'm sorry, but this is madness. There have been anti's around for ages as well as fence sitters; use your god given common sence about common curtesy to others and respect for the game when transporting!!!
The last stinkin thing we need is another stupid law that can't / won't be enforced; wasting cops and Conservation officers time. There are too many stupid laws already not being enforced.
Prime example, seat belt law in NY for ADULTS, if your driving without one and die in an accident, oh well, YOUR stupid fault; why do we need state or federal intervention when itONLY effects the dumb adult not wearing one. If you don't want to wear it, don't - your choice - life liberty & persuit of happieness, not law book me to death, pretty soon i won't be able to take a leak in the woods without breaking the law. People are too willing to give up their freedoms and restrict their & others free will.
thats my 2 cents anyways.
Please just let common sence prevail

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Every time a law is passed that restricts or prohibits a right of the hunting individual it is a major victory for the anti's. They will nibble and take anything, knowing that over time they stand a good chance of winning.
RMO one thing I disagree with is your seat belt example. It isa fact that they prevent serious injuries and death in the case of an accident. Long term recovery and hospital stays are paid for by all the drivers that pay for insurance. What one person actually pays for insurance each can be a small percentage of a hospital bill. The less serious injuries to pay the less that your insurance payments should be.

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Well I hang mine in my barn to skin out but certainly ones backyard would fine with me. I am speaking only of theold main street parade of dead deer that I see the first weekend where I live. I would rather see a folks respect others and their ideas and respect even the game taken. Thats not going to happen with the attitude I see here. In the end we will all present ourselves as we see fit and hope for the best. I guess I'll go back to guns where even when we disagree, it can be civil.My thanks to those here who can do the same.

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DoctorDeath, I sometimes enjoy your pics at the end of your post more then the whole post sometimes! Also is that you on that classic car? I like to leave the tailgate down but I keepthe back of the deer out and not the gutted belly side.

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A very big F-ING NO here! Happy Holidays :D

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I voted no and it looks like a lot of others did as well.

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i voted No.....it should be up to the hunters to act responsibly

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HOTBURN That is NOT me on the trunk of that oldFord BUT I am sure there are a few on this forum that wish it was LOL ....

dd

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Another thread about the same topic?? Wow!!

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Gets a big no from me too.

Like I said in my other post, if someone feels that strongly try to work with your local fish and game department. If they feel it's a good idea they may be able to push things through silently. Lobbying your legislator(s) would put it in the publics eye and generate a "Hunter pushes for tougher hunting laws!" headline and articleas soon as an anti gets wind of it. Don't shoot yourself in the foot (no pun intended) trying to do whatyou think is right for the sport.

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What about folks who only have a car and the only place to put a deer is on the roof?

Not Govt job to protect idiots from being idiots and not govts job to protect overly sensitive people from being "insulted"

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This could have been another case of someone voting someone elses right away.I voted no also,if you don't like it don't look or move to some other communist country where it's illegal. But I think we should stillhave public hangings.

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Heck yeh W.T. its obviously the most popular subject on the Forum cause no one will let it die ...

dd

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I don't understand why you are so sensitive about it. I don't believe your who they are referring too. You taking a reasonable amount of time to not draw attention to yourself. I think its the guy who needs attention or validated like a car, and drives around showing it whether people want to see it or not. Your just taking the deer home and cuttin it up. Big difference.

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I rather have a ban on homosexuals than dead dear in public.For it is allowed to kill deer and animals in the bible but it's not allowed to be homosexual in the bible and the way most everyone should of been brought up.If you wasn't raised this way then you are not an american.What is this country comming to? A bunch of leatard freaks jumping around in public kissing and holding hands.I find this to be totally disgusting and worse than any dead dear with 5 bullet holes in it's body and its eyes bulging out and blood dripping down the side of the car thatis strapped to the trunk that is driveing thru a school zone area when children are being let out. But this is just my opinion.

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Fruit loops very appropriate username.

Voted No,but depending on where you live it's not a good idea.

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He** no. Just what we need more legislation on our God given rights as Americans. We need no mor elaws that restrict what we can and can't do as hunters. Without us, how many more people would be killed in deer/vehicle collisions? Come on, NO MORE LAWS!!!!!

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LOL ...and THIS coming from a guy who has a SN FruitLoops !!

dd

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DD John wayne wore a dress to but he was not a homo.He did it because he was man enough to do it.

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A big no from me as well. And since most others feel the same way about it,how bouts just do it the way you want and leave the rest of the world out of your fantasy land ideas. Hey if you dont like the dirty magazines in the adult bookstore,STAY THE HECK OUT. If you dont like the dead deer in back of my truck,DONT LOOK.

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LOL ...THIS is what just breaks me up ..how in the WORLD do you go from talking about displaying dead deer in public to John Wayne in a dress and homo's ... ONLY in America !

dd

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Thers no need for a new law, just a little good discretion!

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"I say no, yeah!"

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Actually up until 2 or 3 years ago, in Wisconsin, you were required to have the deer showing until it was registered.

I don't show my deer if I can help it, but I don't think there needs to be a law that says you have to. Every time a law is passed we lose a little more of our freedom.

What would this guy do?

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absolutly not! I guess everyone who dosent own a large suv or truck would have to give up hunting since you cant stuff a large deer into the trunk of a small car. and eventually it would lead to things like banning it being hung in your yard to skin since the public might driveby and be offended. Then the might start to ban decals that depict deer heads on trucks, that way the public dosent have to know that you hunt and kill poor innocent deer and that you might have one in the back of the truck now. Then what about hunting magazines with pictures of dead animals on the front that are in public view, they'll have to start keeping those behind the counter too since it might offend the public. Thats just one step closer and a win for the antis....

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No need for a law

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I voted "NO" for two reasons. My first and most important reason is that I fear any law restricting practices of hunters may be used in the long haul to further restrict practices of hunters in the future, by extending the law further. My second reason is just an objection to more laws. I don't like a bunch of bloody laws limiting my behavior. That isn't what I naturally think of when I sing those words ". . . home of the free . . ." Let's approach things like this from point of view of educating and molding the character of our citizens and hunters rather than passing another law. Laws have to be enforced by police. Police are not all created equal. Some police are wonderful individuals. Other police may have poor judgment, may have a will to dominate, may severely dislike hunters (no one says a policeman has to be pro-hunting). Sometimes laws are erroneously enforced. Sometimes laws are ambiguously written and have effects beyond those orignially intended.

I don't drive around with deer carcasses displayed and would not deliberately do this. I carry my deer carcasses in my Chevy Suburban and the rear windows are pretty darkly tinted, so most people aren't going to see a deer inside my truck. I do hang the deer from a tree in a backyard where I butcher my deer, and this has been in towns with neighbors. Usually the deer hangs about 24 hours before I butcher it. If there is anything offensive I do, it is the actual skinning and cutting up of the deer into quarters, which is in plain sight of the neighbors. What is my alternative? If I had a closed shed to do this in, of course I would do it there.

No law.

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Well ain't that odd ... most on here are admiting to their "No" vote but there are 9 "Yes" votes ..who voted yes....seems you would be proud to admit voting yes...

dd