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@celticeagle It does sound that way and Ugh is right. I hate the thought of it.

@Mike197602 Killing is killing whether an elephant or a deer.

@Marcyaz elephants aren't eaten. I think this is utterly different.

Yes, but if they only found the heads, then they were probably hunted for the food, and the antlers were taken as trophies. Also, since no doe were found, that suggests that it was hunters who did it, because the does have the babies.

@purplealabaster ah, well I fell less horrible if it appears the meat was taken

@Jessicalynnt Hunting out of season is not right, but I don't think it is horrible when done for food.

@Mike197602 I don't understand why anyone would want to kill a poor deer.

@purplealabaster If they were so hungry they should have gone to a store and bought some food.

@Marcyaz and they'd have bought meat that has been killed. What's your actual issue? Is it the killing of the deer or the fact that they've killed out of season?

@Mike197602 I'm afraid I don't look at it that way they are killers pure and simple and then to cut off their antlers and since it is not deer season now they should be found and sent to jail.

@Mike197602 @Marcyaz I am not an expert, and it may vary from state to state, but I do not think that you go to jail for hunting out of season unless there are other violations as well. I think that if you are caught hunting out of season, then you get a fine. If you are caught more than once, then you might not be eligible for tags the following year, although the tag thing I am not sure about. I do know of someone that was not eligible for tags, and I think it was for hunting out of season, but again I am not sure.

@Marcyaz Do you eat meat? I do so I'm a killer in a way...not a direct killer so as far as I see I'd be hypocritical to condemn someone for hunting. The deer season and the laws around that are a somewhat different issue as I don't know about that and you didn't mention that fact in your original post. Yes, I'd agree they should be jailed for hunting out of season. But I don't see the problem with them taking antlers when they've killed the beast already and, from what I see, taken the body to cut up for meat. As far as I'm concerned anyone that hunts and uses the whole animal is ok by me. As I said, hunting out of season is another issue in my opinion.

@polyxena It is odd to just remove the head then the antlers.

@polyxena The fact that they only found the heads suggests that they did in fact use all the deer. They took the bodies for the meat and possibly the hide and the antlers for trophies. The head is useless unless they mount it with the antlers, so that was the only part that was left.

@Marcyaz I hope they get to the bottom of this because it is beyond normal.

@Asylum Probably so but I think they need to be caught and punished.

@Marcyaz There is no disagreement about that.

@wittynet I have always thought someone should be out in the wild tracking the hunters and letting them know what it is like.

@Mike197602 Not at all I just think this was completely wrong.

I guess you're a vegetarian.

But that is the thing ... only the heads were found. That suggests that the deer were killed for the food and the antlers were just the trophy. If the entire deer was found, then that would be a completely different story.

@nanette64 Yes they are sick and it is definitely cruel. I cannot understand people like this.

@Marcyaz Me either and there's too dang many of them.

They are loving to watch them and I hate to think of any of them being harmed like that.

@tuttiharris Ah thank you my friend, they are such beauties I can't understand the people who hunt them.

@Marcyaz I understand what you are saying. They are beautiful. Love to you my friend.

@fishtiger58 It is horrible just thinking about it, I hope they find and prosecute them.

@Marcyaz I do too.

They would not need to label the meat as beef or lamb, because venison is eaten in the US quite often.

@mawdest Truly horrible and hope they are caught.

@Tampa_girl7 It is weird to take off the antlers.

@sueznewz2 It is sickening and I hope they catch them also.

@DeborahDiane It is a mysery that needs to be solved.

@destimona Good question to find out the answer to.

@theBlock I am glad to hear you couldn't pull the triger and kill a deer. I would never be able to do it either.