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Index of Subjects This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00CF_01CEBF9C.2E7620A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi All, Oct 2, 2013 As usual it helps to be there. I would defer judgment until I knew = the circumstances in detail.=20 But if the kill was not remote from areas that might be frequented = by children or adults who might be intimidated by a Coyote then I would = take the deer.=20 A Bobcat can eat only a token amount a deer in one feeding but will = hide it for later use. A carcass, at this time of year, will quickly = bloat and create a downwind scent plume that extends for miles for those = with a nose for decaying flesh. So Coyotes would likely be drawn to it.=20 My experience with Bobcats is sparse; two seen on the dead run about = 50 paces away and running from right to left across my direction of = travel. Two members of our hunting group once left a deer in the woods = overnight uncleaned but hanging clear of the ground so it would cool off = as quickly as possible; it began to snow heavily with a brisk cold wind = just after they shot it, flashlight were weak and there was no hope of = getting it out before dark so they flagged a trail to the nearest woods = road. When they got back the next day they found frozen cat tracks = around the deer but it had eaten only from an area with unusually thin = hide; the penis and little else. =20 Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville ----- Original Message -----=20 From: duartess@ns.sympatico.ca=20 To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2013 11:40 AM Subject: RE: [NatureNS] Deer Kill By Bobcat in East Chezzetcook I absolutely agree! And that was the 1st thing I thought of too, but = my husband said I should mind my own business and not say anything. = Needless to say I bit my tongue but I was really unhappy about that too. = What my friends said, was that it would just have to go and find = something else to kill. Apparently the officer didn't have a problem = with what he did either, or if he did, he didn't say. I guess it's just = the mindset of different folks.=20 ....sigh....=20 =20 Gayle=20 No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2014.0.4142 / Virus Database: 3604/6715 - Release Date: = 10/01/13 ------=_NextPart_000_00CF_01CEBF9C.2E7620A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =EF=BB=BF<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML xmlns=3D"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3DUTF-8" http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META name=3DGENERATOR content=3D"MSHTML 8.00.6001.23520"> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV>Hi All, =20 = Oct=20 2, 2013</DIV> <DIV> As usual it helps to be there. I would defer = judgment=20 until I knew the circumstances in detail. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> But if the kill was not remote from areas that = might be=20 frequented by children or adults who might be intimidated by a Coyote = then I=20 would take the deer. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> A Bobcat can eat only a token amount a deer = in one=20 feeding but will hide it for later use. A carcass, at this time of year, = will=20 quickly bloat and create a downwind scent plume that extends for miles = for those=20 with a nose for decaying flesh. So Coyotes would likely be drawn to it. = </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> My experience with Bobcats is sparse; two seen = on the=20 dead run about 50 paces away and running from right to left across my = direction=20 of travel. Two members of our hunting group once left a deer in the = woods=20 overnight uncleaned but hanging clear of the ground so it would = cool off as=20 quickly as possible; it began to snow heavily with a brisk cold = wind just=20 after they shot it, flashlight were weak and there was no hope of = getting=20 it out before dark so they flagged a trail to the nearest woods road. = When they=20 got back the next day they found frozen cat tracks around the deer but = it had=20 eaten only from an area with unusually thin hide; the penis = and little=20 else.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; = PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"=20 dir=3Dltr> <DIV=20 style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A title=3Dduartess@ns.sympatico.ca=20 href=3D"mailto:duartess@ns.sympatico.ca">duartess@ns.sympatico.ca</A> = </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=3Dnaturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</A> = </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, October 02, = 2013 11:40=20 AM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: [NatureNS] Deer = Kill By=20 Bobcat in East Chezzetcook</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>I absolutely agree! And that was the 1st thing I thought of too, = but my=20 husband said I should mind my own business and not say anything. = Needless to=20 say I bit my tongue but I was really unhappy about that too. What my = friends=20 said, was that it would just have to go and find something else to = kill.=20 Apparently the officer didn't have a problem with what he did either, = or if he=20 did, he didn't say. I guess it's just the mindset of different folks. = </DIV> <DIV>....sigh.... </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Gayle </DIV><A></A> <P align=3Dleft color=3D"#000000" avgcert??>No virus found in this=20 message.<BR>Checked by AVG - <A=20 href=3D"http://www.avg.com">www.avg.com</A><BR>Version: 2014.0.4142 / = Virus=20 Database: 3604/6715 - Release Date: = 10/01/13</P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_00CF_01CEBF9C.2E7620A0--