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Man killed by deer near wangaratta

Post by winton » 17 Apr 2019, 1:31 pm

Just read this in The Age

https://www.theage.com.au/national/vict ... 51ez5.html

Any theories?

I'm thinking the deer was cornered, but who knows. They usually run off everytime I seem em.
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Post by YoungBuck » 17 Apr 2019, 1:36 pm

Are they rutting at the moment? Seems like a rare thing to happen.
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Post by bigfellascott » 17 Apr 2019, 11:22 pm

YoungBuck wrote:Are they rutting at the moment? Seems like a rare thing to happen.


No not rare at all mate, stags in rut are very dangerous and he's not the first to find out the hard way sadly, :drinks:
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Post by bigfellascott » 17 Apr 2019, 11:24 pm

winton wrote:Just read this in The Age

https://www.theage.com.au/national/vict ... 51ez5.html

Any theories?

I'm thinking the deer was cornered, but who knows. They usually run off everytime I seem em.


Farmed Deer mate :thumbsup:
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Post by winton » 18 Apr 2019, 3:03 pm

Heard from someone that the deer was a pet.

Deers as pets never ever work.
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Post by womble » 18 Apr 2019, 7:06 pm

Pity the greenies don’t try and rescue the deers
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Post by bigfellascott » 18 Apr 2019, 7:15 pm

womble wrote:Pity the greenies don’t try and rescue the deers


I want to see em rescue bulls and load them into their prius :D
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Post by womble » 18 Apr 2019, 7:45 pm

I know right.
Deer lives matter.
They need to get out there and save the deer
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Post by Bill » 18 Apr 2019, 8:44 pm

Taken from the NZ Deer industry website

Warning: Farmed stags can be extremely aggressive to humans over the rutting period, even if they appear to be gentle at other times of the year. Be cautious around actively rutting stags. Fully antlered stags represent an extreme risk to people during the rut.

tragic event and a also a timely reminder of the risks when keeping deer as pets.
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Post by Bruiser64 » 19 Apr 2019, 12:08 am

Bill wrote:Taken from the NZ Deer industry website

Warning: Farmed stags can be extremely aggressive to humans over the rutting period, even if they appear to be gentle at other times of the year. Be cautious around actively rutting stags. Fully antlered stags represent an extreme risk to people during the rut.

tragic event and a also a timely reminder of the risks when keeping deer as pets.


I would have thought that if you want to keep a stag as a pet, getting it gelded would be sensible. Most horse owners get their male horses gelded. Stallions are just too much of a handful.
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Post by marksman » 19 Apr 2019, 2:06 pm

anyone who has faced a rutting stag full of lust snorting, stamping his hooves, eye's rolling back while he has dribble dropping out of his mouth has no doubt that he is not one to fark with :wtf:
it sort of farks with the bambi theory hey :drinks:
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Post by bigfellascott » 19 Apr 2019, 5:05 pm

Sounds like the Lady is doing it tough in hospital :cry: , lucky the stags in the wild aren't as bad as the farmed/pet ones, would be interesting hunting em this time of year otherwise. :shock:

Ones scared of humans and one is used to em.
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Post by winton » 02 May 2019, 4:16 pm

Here's the update

https://www.theage.com.au/national/vict ... 51jbv.html

Woman extremely lucky to be alive.
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Post by Bruiser64 » 06 May 2019, 10:54 pm

winton wrote:Here's the update

https://www.theage.com.au/national/vict ... 51jbv.html

Woman extremely lucky to be alive.


That’s a terrible situation for the mum and her poor kids. It’s really heartening to see all the practical support the community is providing.
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