April 8th, 2025
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Is it feasible to use a “deer frozen in headlights” to our advantage?
My weight causes me to be very loud in the woods and all the walking venison seems to escape before I get close enough to shoot it. Recently was reminded of the whole “deer in headlights” thing after my boss said it about me during a work presentation for which I was totally unprepared. Could a good strategy be that one Hunter drives a truck toward the deer, it freezes up, and another hunter, i.e. me, sneaks up and shoots it? I miss the thrill from when I was 250 pounds lighter.
April 8th, 2025
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Comments:
Beaverhuntr
So many things wrong:
1) Illegal
2) Fucking dangerous
3) Shitty hunting ethics combined with illegal hunting ethics
4) Stupid
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DonkeyWriter
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scubalizard
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LuciusDickusMaximus
What makes it illegal?
metamega1321
Regulations. It’s just way too easy to do and unsporting so basically everyone agreed not to allow it.
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LuciusDickusMaximus
I always found that line of argumentation so silly. We literally have guns and evolved human brains. Why are we pretending it was ever “fair” for the deer?
spizzle_
It’s not fair for game populations. Do you know anything about the North American game management system and why it exists?
Edit: this “guy” is 100% trolling. Looking at their posts they’ve been both a man an and a woman, a lawyer and a grocery store stocker, young and old, single and married in the span of less than a year. The list goes on and on. Downvote and move on.
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LuciusDickusMaximus
I’m a lawyer who is too busy with staying up to date on commercial trends to keep up with these things; could you summarize?
spizzle_
I basically already did. This has to be a shitpost. No way a lawyer can be this thick. I’m talking mentally.
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pharmakeion
No comment on whether OP is a lawyer, but as a lawyer myself, I can tell you that intelligence is not a prerequisite for passing the bar
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spizzle_
My stepbrother is one of the smartest people I know. His team won state knowledge bowl three years in a row in HS, he has near a photographic memory, he went to two Ivy League schools and one was for law school. He’s also a complete idiot in many ways.
This guy isn’t a lawyer as he’s claimed to be both male and female and married and single and divorced and tons of other stuff in other posts. He’s just a troll.
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spizzle_
Also just look it up real quick on wiki since you seem to have some time on your hands right now if you actually care.
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electricvelvet
You literally just said it was too hard for you to kill a deer with your gun and brain alone? Isn't that the purpose of this post and question?
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LuciusDickusMaximus
I am disadvantaged so I need something to level the playing feel
northernredneck77
Fat doesn’t equal disadvantaged! as a fellow fat guy, if your weight it holding you back from doing some thing you enjoy, then it’s time to make some lifestyle changes. Being a busy lawyer isn’t an excuse for that
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electricvelvet
I think this guy is trolling. A lawyer, "too fat to hunt" and can't change that, has never heard of spotlighting, and "levels the playing feel"? A lawyer doesn't know the term playing field? There's no way this is real and I feel dumb for engaging and commenting now lol
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northernredneck77
You’re probably right, the disadvantaged line struck a nerve that I couldn’t move past.
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electricvelvet
Clearly I couldn't resist either lol.
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kpalm08
Generally only works at night when the light is all the deer can see and legal hunting is restricted to daylight hours.
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scubalizard
Deer hunting at night, shooting from a vehicle, wildlife harassment; just to name a few. Not to mention the safety implications of shooting near your truck friend. And I do not know if you really understand how "deer in headlights" work. they are not frozen it is a prey reaction to stay still in order to confuse the predator. Once there hear a sound or see additional movement they'll run. You will be better using a ground blind or a tree stand.
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bob-hance-
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rememberall
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Grizblod
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novemberjagd
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chunkadelic_
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LuciusDickusMaximus
Fat what?
Kevthebassman
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Oylex
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StanTheManInBK
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SkepticAtLarge
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Loose_Carpenter9533
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localguideseo
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LuciusDickusMaximus
I literally cannot
Massivefrontstick
Ok 🤣
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Jar_of_Cats
Im out there putting in the work and I dont have no feet. You definitely can.
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LuciusDickusMaximus
Ok. I will try.
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localguideseo
Medical issues? Exercise is just a piece of it but just dieting will likely help a ton. My dad (70) is currently dieting and he lives a very sedentary lifestyle. So far he went from 320 to about 270 now. He replaced 2 meals with protein shakes and just has one meal a day now. He's been at it for less than a year. All of his blood work is looking much better and his doctor is happy with him.
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LittleBigHorn22
Is this serious? Deer in the headlights is a 30 second type of thing. So how are you sneaking in during that period?
You could (illegally) do this by being in the car and shooting them from it.
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LuciusDickusMaximus
I would already be close enough to the deer before the car arrived, then I would get close enough to shoot after it was frozen