Would you shoot Buttons???

If you saw "rainbow-antlered" Buttons, would you shoot him?

  • Yes

    Votes: 166 55.9%

  • No

    Votes: 131 44.1%
  • Total voters
    297
I'd drop him for a few reasons:
1 he is a deer and I am a hunter and I like venison
2 he is at a great disadvantage because of his domestication and will inevitably fall to a local truck or angry dog next door
3 I'm sick of people making every thing cute and personable, that deer is a deer, not stinkin bambi, I would honestly shoot him out of spite. Interfering with wildlife is a crime, I love animals and would never torture one by decorating it , who takes the blame when that deer goes through someones windshield and hurts a passenger?. Let's face it, the cuter the animal the better it tastes.
 
I voted no...

I married a vegetarian 5 years ago so hunting for meat isn't a big deal to me.

Now if Button's was a record class buck then it would definately be "YES"... :)
 
I would not shoot buttons.

From the Rainbow antlers, and effiminate name, I am guessing that the deer is ###. I would not want to eat a ### deer...it just creeps me out. Might be contagious.
 
Woodsman said:
Whether you approve or not of humans intervening and rendering deer tame or not really isn't the issue. I am not approving or condeming this action myself. It simply exists and you and I won't stop that.

Either you guys are dirt poor or simply morally void to shoot a deer that is willing to walk up to you looking for a bite of your apple. Justify it anyway you like. Shooting a tame animal wearing ribbons and a neck band is LAME.

And please if it should happen, post your picture with the ribboned and neck banded deer and show us all how proud you are!! Maybe you'll make Outdoor Life or Field&Stream or Outdoor Canada....under "DUFUS shoots Molley's pet deer!"

A proud moment for us all!
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What?

Rendering deer tame is excatly the issue. The question was would you shoot a button with rainbows painted on it.

Most are saying yes because the little buggers taste so dam good. Rainbows or not its wild and legal. Moral and ethics have nothing to do with legally harvesting the game that you set out for no matter what the size or situation as long as you follow the law.

If little Suzy gets upset that her pet got shot then that's lies on the shoulders of the hunter who tagged out and the parents who need a course in conservation education. Its illegal to have wild animals as pets period.

What's the matter with you? Calling us lame on a site that is devoted to hunting and guns. :bangHead:

Save your judgement for a good arguement.

Possibly, poor judgement might be a manner to look at this only because a little girls feelings are going to get hurt but morals and ethics have nothing to do with shooting and killing a wild animal according to the law.
 
Personally I think he should be shot and put out of his misery. Walking around like that would be embarassing. He's likely been tormented by all the other deer. He's even probably considered suicide, so don't feel bad about shooting him, you're just doing the little guy a favor.:D
 
Woodsman said:
Whether you approve or not of humans intervening and rendering deer tame or not really isn't the issue. I am not approving or condeming this action myself. It simply exists and you and I won't stop that.

Either you guys are dirt poor or simply morally void to shoot a deer that is willing to walk up to you looking for a bite of your apple. Justify it anyway you like. Shooting a tame animal wearing ribbons and a neck band is LAME.

And please if it should happen, post your picture with the ribboned and neck banded deer and show us all how proud you are!! Maybe you'll make Outdoor Life or Field&Stream or Outdoor Canada....under "DUFUS shoots Molley's pet deer!"

A proud moment for us all!
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I have to say, that in my 2 previous posts in this thread, I was posting "Off the Cuff", I thought this thread was dead months ago and I thought some reasonably good thought and views came out of it. Every one has a right to their own opinions, and I do try to respect others opinions on issues that pertain to hunting and gun rights.

To Woodsman in particular:

I think it is a shame that you pass judgment on fellow hunters so harshly with your statement "Either you guys are dirt poor or simply morally void to shoot a deer that is willing to walk up to you looking for a bite of your apple." with your "morally void" remark being the most damning of statements. Most, if not all hunters that I know, and have been in contact with, are thoughtful, thankful and morally upstanding citizens in the community at large. The most aggregious of offenses has occured by not letting nature take its course with the case of "BUTTONS", as many people have already pointed out on this thread.

Where I hunt in Ontario, WMU 92, we were allowed 6 extra tags this past season, and the reason isn't because we are a bunch of 'moraly void" individuals, but rather because we have a huge deer herd that "MUST" be decreased, in order for farmers to have a viable operation, vehicle collisions to decrease, and a multitude of other reasons that is probably another thread altogether.

I see this kind of attitude ever more increasing in my area. I live very close to the city limits of London, ON., and the biggest problem around here, as far as hunting oportunites are concerned, are the city folks who move to the country, wanting a better and more peaceful living expeirence; they don't want hunters of any type on their property, and complain to the MNR and OPP when shooting and hunting happens close to them. Get a life, get a grip. Teach your sons and daughters the way of Nature. "Morally Void" should be a statement reserved for those that have no clue what-so-ever as to what actually happens in Nature, and not what is shown on the TV.

I am legally able to take Buttons with my tag, or tags, however the case may be, and have no regrets with helping to decrease the population of deer in my area. Little Suzie that feeds Buttons is more to blame for its fate than I am, because, well, I legally, morally, and ethically did what i wanted to do most, put meat in my freezer.

I find it hard to believe that you use the term "Woodsman" as your forum name and can have the views that you do. A true "Woodsman" would be more sensible in my view. And next season, when inevitably I will take a young deer, be it a young buck or a young doe, legally obtained, with ribbons or not, I will be sure to post picks, just for you.:D

And I still say:




BOOM
:sniper:

7.62mm
 
effinggoof said:
I would not shoot buttons.

From the Rainbow antlers, and effiminate name, I am guessing that the deer is ###. I would not want to eat a ### deer...it just creeps me out. Might be contagious.
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your screen name really suits you doesnt it:rolleyes: seriously, are you 9 years old?
 
Ok it is leagal it is moral and it is acceptable
but............would I do it
NO
I can shoot bigger deer than that anytime of the year (just about)
harvesting any deer is not why I hunt I hunt to KILL the BIGGEST BUCK AROUND and to waste my tag on a puny little tyke is a WASTE
now dont get me completley wrong cuz im going to try to get a doe draw but thats so I can shoot a deer at 1500 yards
as for buck if they dont score over 140 I dont even bother looking twice
 
7.62MM, that's a long winded statement that reflects nothing of what I stated! Do you read clearly?... or do you interpret whatever you like from a simple statement. I agree about trimming the herd and bla bla bla... 6 permits and bla bla...city folks hate hunting blabla bla..."that's not nature" bla bla bla

I hunt like you, BUT I won't shoot a tame animal. That isn't a sport to me. It's an ugly kill. No challenge. No contest. Just a kill. I do think that this is a morally void act. You don't? For God's sake it's wearing bloody ribbons and a neck band! It's only one darn deer that some old lady has taken a liking to. You NEED to shoot it?

And by the way, a true woodsman knows when to let a deer pass and also when to take the shot. You apparently will kill anything that meets your cross hairs!...even if it wears ribbons, has a neck band, ...and maybe even if it's tied to a tree!
 
Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, 1997

http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/DBLaws/Statutes/English/97f41_e.htm#BK47

PART III
LIVE WILDLIFE AND FISH

Wildlife in captivity

40. (1) A person shall not keep live game wildlife or live specially protected wildlife in captivity except under the authority of a licence and in accordance with the regulations. 1997, c. 41, s. 40 (1).

Exceptions

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to,

(a) a person who keeps game amphibians or game reptiles in captivity for the purpose of personal consumption;

(b) a person who keeps in captivity for the purpose of personal education a single game reptile, game amphibian, specially protected mammal, specially protected reptile, specially protected amphibian or specially protected invertebrate, if it is not designated by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada or the Committee on the Status of Species at Risk in Ontario as endangered, threatened, special concern or vulnerable; or

(c) a person who keeps game wildlife or specially protected wildlife in captivity for any educational or scientific purpose, or for any other purpose, if the person has the authorization of the Minister. 1997, c. 41, s. 40 (2); 2002, c. 18, Sched. L, s. 3.




I guess I am the morally void individual that follows the law, strange isn't it, who we seem fit to vilify. I highly doubt that the individual that put the ribbons on the deer, got a licence from the ministry. And I think that a person that would tie a deer to a tree, should be dealt with in a proper fashion as well

7.62mm
 
Woodsman said:
7.62MM, that's a long winded statement that reflects nothing of what I stated! Do you read clearly?... or do you interpret whatever you like from a simple statement. I agree about trimming the herd and bla bla bla... 6 permits and bla bla...city folks hate hunting blabla bla..."that's not nature" bla bla bla

I hunt like you, BUT I won't shoot a tame animal. That isn't a sport to me. It's an ugly kill. No challenge. No contest. Just a kill. I do think that this is a morally void act. You don't? For God's sake it's wearing bloody ribbons and a neck band! It's only one darn deer that some old lady has taken a liking to. You NEED to shoot it?

And by the way, a true woodsman knows when to let a deer pass and also when to take the shot. You apparently will kill anything that meets your cross hairs!...even if it wears ribbons, has a neck band, ...and maybe even if it's tied to a tree!
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I dont consider hunting a sport imo
 
I would shoot buttons but I think the taxidermist might piss him self when I bring buttons in to get mounted. Although you would always have some thing to talk about when guest are over. could she not be charged with animal abuse for making buttons look like that?
 
the_big_mike said:
I dont consider hunting a sport imo
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Neither do I. Hunting is a sport for some.... but not for me.

Go ahead and shoot the biggest bucks around if that's what you want to do. If you want better meat, shoot buttons. He'd make an interesting mount too :D

Great thread, very entertaining :slap: :bangHead: :onCrack: :popCorn:
 
7.62mm, here we go again! Nice cut and past job! The point of that was?

Rationalize away all you want. Shooting a tame animal is a gutless morally void act. It is not hunting.

Bi Mike, hunting isn't a sport? Hunters spend millions of $$$ every year because...?

You know what? I give up! I'm waving my white flag! ...BOOM!
 
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