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Re: paintball guns

To: Drew Rogge <drew@pixar.com>
Subject: Re: paintball guns
From: Eric Murray <ericm@lne.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2002 14:32:43 -0700
On Tue, Jun 25, 2002 at 01:55:27PM -0700, Drew Rogge wrote:
> Did you ever try predator scent? I'm pretty sure there are places
> which sell things like mountain lion urine and such.

Haven't tried it.  But I have seen the local bobcats whizzing on
things (my truck, the well, the bbq) plus they and the local
coyotes leave markings on the driveway every couple days.
Yep, my driveway often has fresh predator shit on it.
So I have doubts about predator piss doing much to
discourage the deer..

> What about using arrows with a large blunt tip on them?

I'm imagining a giant 5-foot nerf arrow arcing across the lawn
and bopping a deer on the head.  Or perhaps a suction cup.
Thwock!

> Unfortunately I think that unless you can hide and not let the deer
> see you when you hurt them, the deer will learn to associate you
> with the pain and won't allow you to get close to them. And since
> you can't be around to protect your trees 24 hours a day, the deer
> will just come around when you're not there.

Could be, I had that thought as well.
I was sort of hoping that they'd associate the area with the
crazy human that shoots them and just decide to hang out elsewhere.
I don't think that they're smart enough to know when I'm around, but
I'm not positive about that.  One good thing is that deer are diurnal
meaning that they're active morning and evening, which is when I'm
around as well.  

Eric

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