Operation Antler succeeds

[hurthawk]

The other day, a big buck that hangs around my backyard showed up with a string of Christmas lights tangled in his antlers.
I knew that they posed no danger to him, but he was constantly irritated by their presence. Today, he came by again so I decided to try to help him. Armed with a set of wire clippers and more guts than brains, I set out to relieve him of his decorations.
I put out a pile of horse feed to coax him in close but every time I got near the antlers he would jump back and give me a "just what do you think you are doing" stare. This was not working so (working on the assumption that I am craftier than a deer) I filled a scoop with feed,
held it in my left hand, and clipped a wire with my right every time he dipped his head to the scoop. This was not an easy process but, after
10 anxious minutes, I prevailed.

Here are the before and after pics.
Happy Holidays,
Rick

 

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[Mike_of_Tenn]

LOL cool lil story! And I love the pics! WTG!!!

Mike

 

[packerbacker]

Great job hurt but you should have plugged him in for a pic first.

 

[nova treasure]

Nice job,

Nova Treasure

 

[fossis]

Good Samaritian, but be careful, they can hurt you if they want to.

Fossis...............

 

[DD-777]

Great job Hawk!!! I'm sure he'd thank you if he could...

 

[whitt459]

you would not want to try that with a texas deer, you would be hanging where the lights were at. whitt459

 

[Mental Granny]

I am so glad you were able to get them off him! And I am really glad you got the before and after pics! What I cant believe is it only took ten min. to clear him of his decorations! LOL!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

 

[hurthawk]

The deer around here are protected and they know it.....for example check out Diane's lunch visitors the other day...



Rick

 

[Mental Granny]

Rick great video thanks for sharing ...now we know whats going on YOU SPOIL THEM! LOL!
I've told people around here they can read and they get the hunting schedule when it comes out every year and find out when only the does are safe and when they need to stay hid and then they know the last day and at sunset they will and do come right up to the road and stick their tonuges out at you! But some people with no sense of humor dont beleive me!

 

[txkickergirl]

omg that is crazy talk about spoiled pets. No that wouldn't happen in Texas....Here we hang the lights on the horns.
Glad you could help the fellow out.

 

[crazyjarhead]

He looks like he could hurt you.

 

[Mental Granny]

I think he likes you he looks like he might be the same buck s in "Morning Visitor" his points look the same.
He is still pretty!

 

[hurthawk]

Santa Granny,

The Xmas deer is not the same buck in "Morning Visitor" that buck just showed up in the backyard this morning after an absence of
10 days...(I guess he was out chasing does in another part of the forest)
Happy holidays,
Rick

 

[Mental Granny]

Is your whole area protected or is he indanger if goes chasing does in the forrest?

 

[txkickergirl]

Is your whole area protected or is he indanger if goes chasing does in the forrest?

I think he is in more danger of rogue Christmas decorations, someone should write a song about it, instead of
Grandma got ran over by a reindeer>>>Santa's reindeer got trussed up like a Christmas tree, walking into the neighbors backyard...all those strands begun to snap and crackle setting the critter all aglow....Now you can say theres no such thing as rudolph but as for me and misses we believe.

 

[Mental Granny]

Too Funny! That was cute now I got that tune stuck in my head!

 

[kimsdad]

Great job hurt but you should have plugged him in for a pic first.

LOL!!

Great job taking the decorations down!

 

[Mental Granny]

At least you did not wait til the spring thaw, like some people do!

 

[RON (PA)]

Great job...I'm suprised he let you cut the wires.