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pjc50today at 9:13 AM1 replyview on HN

Yup. Or deer shaving, in this case. The punchline is he never actually got round to shooting a deer.

I do think he understated the difficulty of the hunt itself. He's planning to use the "supervision" rule to avoid needing his own firearm license, and male deer are indeed unlicensed for shooting (but not female deer!). Then you have to find one. He's right that they have reached "pest" status, since humans killed off the wolves. Every now and again someone suggests reintroducing the wolves, to cull the deer (and occasional tourists).

The open terrain (because the deer eat saplings) can make it easier. I have a great photo somewhere of a single majestic deer which I just happened to see from the road when I had my telephoto lens with me and mounted on the camera. I've even once seen a deer in Edinburgh itself, along a railway cutting.


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mkespertoday at 3:18 PM

Wolves are back to continental Europe. Takes some time to get everyone to accommodate again. Breeders are not amused.