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October 30, 2014

Antler Farm

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On these farms, deer with names like X-Factor, Big Rig and King of the Mountain have been bred to grow antlers that, at their largest,
can be so thick and bulbous that they look like patches of mushrooms sprouting out of the deer’s head or like thick growths of coral, surfaced from the sea. Sometimes the antlers will have errant branches that drip towards the ground like candlewax. Sometimes they’re just huge.... The largest of these, on wild deer, come in over 300 inches. The antlers that are being produced on deer farms grow much, much larger. In the past five years, farmers have produced non-typical antlers with scores of more than 500 — even more than 600 — inches.
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Posted by gerardvanderleun at October 30, 2014 7:11 PM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.

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600 inches? Bullshit.
That's 50 feet.

Posted by: ghostsniper [TypeKey Profile Page] at October 30, 2014 8:08 PM

I've hunted all my life; the idea of going to some place that breeds bucks for record racks so one can brag how they 'got' that deer sucks out loud. That isn't hunting, if the area is fenced, regardless of how large an area, that isn't fair chase.

This isn't hunting, it's killing.

Posted by: Vermont Woodchuck [TypeKey Profile Page] at October 31, 2014 4:14 AM

Posted by: Lands’nGrooves [TypeKey Profile Page] at October 31, 2014 5:54 AM

Q: When is 30', 3"?

A: When it's wound up inside a Fat Max tape measure.

Still bullshit.

Posted by: ghostsniper [TypeKey Profile Page] at October 31, 2014 11:17 AM

I've killed men and animals in a lot of different situations and the only circumstances I'd accept now would be in self-defense or for food.

Posted by: chasmatic [TypeKey Profile Page] at October 31, 2014 9:29 PM

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