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Teen kills ‘monster’ deer in Alabama. Mystery remains how this rare species got there
Teen kills ‘monster’ deer in Alabama. Mystery remains how this rare species got there
Ledger-Enquirer ^
| 26 Nov 2022
| MARK RICE
Posted on 11/26/2022 4:29:03 PM PST by DUMBGRUNT
It’s tough to tell which fact is more surprising: That a red stag deer, not native to North America, was roaming around Randolph County, Alabama. Or that, after countless veteran hunters sought this elusive animal for months, a teenager who never harvested a deer in nearly 50 previous hunts, is the guy who killed it. Or that this specimen — estimated at more than 300 pounds — was so big, part of it dangled from his GMC Z71 pickup truck on the way to the processor, where it was too heavy for one scale and maxed out another. Or that he dropped this bodacious buck from 32 yards away with one shot from a crossbow. “A perfect shot,” said the victorious hunter, Coye Potts, 16, a junior at Handley High School in Roanoke.
Coye’s maternal grandfather, Phillip Taylor, lives about 6 miles from the Georgia border in Rock Mills, Alabama. About a year ago, he periodically saw a deer that “looked like a darn moose” venture out of the woods and into his goat pasture.
One week later, for a few hours before school on two consecutive days, Coye didn’t have a clear shot at all. Taylor encouraged his grandson to be patient. On his third day hunting that week, Nov. 3, Coye took one of his friends, Hudson Vowell, with him. Hudson, a 17-year-old homeschooler, used a rangefinder to spot for Coye.
Coye’s arrow was on target. It pierced the double lung and heart. The deer jumped. “He might have went 5 yards,” Coye said, “but he dropped right there.”
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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Food; Outdoors
KEYWORDS: big; crossbow; deer; learnhowtopost; mystery; reddeer
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To: Hiddigeigei
Does this hold true at WalMart, you think? Any definitive studies?
To: wardaddy
I was going to ping you, but you beat me to it ;)
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posted on
11/26/2022 6:22:32 PM PST
by
Bikkuri
(I am proud to be a PureBlood.)
To: Hiddigeigei
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posted on
11/26/2022 6:23:54 PM PST
by
Bikkuri
(I am proud to be a PureBlood.)
To: Dr. Sivana
We don’t need wokie Karen types inAlabama. Our deer are just fine the way they are!
To: dljordan
Maybe you’d be happier in Wisconsin.
No I don't like snow, and I'm not a deer hunter. We did move to Arizona. Not much in the way of deer or squirrels here. I really don't miss the fire ants. Georgia has a great Little League system, and reasonably priced housing once outside of Atlanta. Great people ... far more important than squirrel or deer.
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posted on
11/26/2022 6:32:35 PM PST
by
Dr. Sivana
(What was 35% of the Rep. Party is now 85%. And it’s too late to turn back—Mac Stipanovich )
To: Rlsau1
I shot a 6x6 mule deer in 1984 in eastern Washington. Hanging weight, fully dressed out (no hide, head, lower legs and hooves) was 265lbs. Made the other deer in locker look like goats. On the hook, his front shoulders were barely off the floor.
The locker owner called the game warden even though I had the head, hide, and legs in the truck.
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posted on
11/26/2022 6:32:40 PM PST
by
shotgun
To: Disambiguator
A headline worth repeating..
47
posted on
11/26/2022 6:36:26 PM PST
by
Adder
(ALL Democrats are the enemy. NO QUARTER!!)
To: wardaddy
Yes everything is Better up north obviously
I think some freepers misread my post as being anti-south. I was just making an observation about squirrel and deer, and mentioned Armadillos (who don't bother you if you don't bother them) and fire ants (which is something southerners don't like either).
I could also list a whole lot of things better about Columbus, GA than "The North". I left my home state of Connecticut for a reason, and when I visit, it is depressing.
The people in Georgia are great, the Little League is great. I didn't miss snow. The local Republican Party welcome a conservative transplant.
Also, the South has MUCH better interaction between black people and white people than the northern cities. Where Madison, Wisconsin had 30% India/Pakistan/Whateverstan employees, Columbus, GA had black Americans who spoke comprehensible English and knew their stuff, and cooperated.
Some of that might be because of nearby Ft. Benning, but not all of it.
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posted on
11/26/2022 6:40:59 PM PST
by
Dr. Sivana
(What was 35% of the Rep. Party is now 85%. And it’s too late to turn back—Mac Stipanovich )
To: No name given
Used to hunt in N WY and we had both mule and white tail and in places there were hybrids -not a lot of them but noticeable presence
Lots of elk and antelope, some moose etc
To: 2nd Amendment
I think some freepers misread my post as being anti-south. I was just making an observation about squirrel and deer, and mentioned Armadillos (who don't bother you if you don't bother them) and fire ants (which is something southerners don't like either). I could also list a whole lot of things better about Columbus, GA than "The North". I left my home state of Connecticut for a reason, and when I visit, it is depressing. The people in Georgia are great, the Little League is great. I didn't miss snow. The local Republican Party welcome a conservative transplant. Also, the South has MUCH better interaction between black people and white people than the northern cities. Where Madison, Wisconsin had 30% India/Pakistan/Whateverstan employees, Columbus, GA had black Americans who spoke comprehensible English and knew their stuff, and cooperated. Some of that might be because of nearby Ft. Benning, but not all of it. Speaking of Alabama, I was very pleasantly surprised to find a VERY good Italian restaurant in Phenix City, AL of all places, Giovanna's Pizzeria. Also liked the EWTN area for sites of interest to Catholics. I loved hearing the stories from Alabama co-workers about how to make a still. I thought that was a long-dead legend, but it is a very real thing, and very cool. (hint: Tums and Aquarium heaters are both used in the process). But despite it all I like venison in any size, but more is better.
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posted on
11/26/2022 6:48:19 PM PST
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Dr. Sivana
(What was 35% of the Rep. Party is now 85%. And it’s too late to turn back—Mac Stipanovich )
To: billorites
Eww. God made the world, and after he perfected his technique, he made Alberta.
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posted on
11/26/2022 6:52:12 PM PST
by
Bulwyf
To: Bulwyf
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posted on
11/26/2022 6:57:10 PM PST
by
Mears
(.)
To: Bulwyf
The best parts of Alberta are spillover from British Columbia, the jewel of creation...
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posted on
11/26/2022 7:01:34 PM PST
by
headsonpikes
(Mass murder and cannibalism are the twin sacraments of socialism - "Who-whom?"-Lenin)
To: Salamander
They re-introduced elk in Southern WV a couple of years ago.
Some were from KY and some from AZ.
Herd is doing pretty well according to DNR, if you can believe what they say. WV DNR has credibility problems here.
https://wvdnr.gov/plants-animals/elk/
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posted on
11/26/2022 7:07:21 PM PST
by
Roccus
(First we beat the Nazis........then we defeated the Soviets....... Now, we are them.)
To: Bulwyf
God made the world, and after he perfected his technique, he made Alberta.
Well, maybe if you really like canola fields and 40 below (C or F) temperatures. I found a great woman there, and married her. I think that a tiny village of 300 supporting a curling rink is kinda cool. I wasn't big on the 18 hour nights at Christmas time in Grande Prairie, though.
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posted on
11/26/2022 7:18:52 PM PST
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Dr. Sivana
(What was 35% of the Rep. Party is now 85%. And it’s too late to turn back—Mac Stipanovich )
To: Dr. Sivana
It’s only for a little while, and minus 40 doesn’t stick long heh.
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posted on
11/26/2022 7:27:31 PM PST
by
Bulwyf
To: billorites
I admit to being a little prejudiced. Albany, New York is as far West and as far South as I ever want to live. I'm glad to hear there are plenty of people that like New York, that way they'll stay there. I was born in Maryland and have lived all over the country during my family and my time in the military. When I got out it I moved to be near family in Mississippi and now split my off time between the family farm in Mississippi and a condo in Florida. My current job requires constant travel, I'm in Australia right now. I've been to every state in the union and somewhere around 40 countries so I've seen a bit of the world. One of the absolute last places I ever long to see again is New York, it's right next to China and India on my list of favorite places. The concept that someone would prefer a place like that to just about anywhere in the South is so unimaginable to me that I will never be able to wrap my brain around it. Everybody's got their preferences, but anyone who actually enjoys living in any part of lower New York state is befuddling to me. Having travelled almost the entirety of the country I can say that I'd rather live almost anywhere than there.
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posted on
11/26/2022 7:28:52 PM PST
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GaryCrow
To: enumerated
We’ve got timber rattlers in KY.
To: Roccus; gundog
After spotting an Emu standing in a cow pasture one day, an Elk was not really that impressive.
:)
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11/26/2022 7:37:21 PM PST
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Salamander
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To: DUMBGRUNT
Talk about a pop up advertising site my goodness that was annoying. But cool deer for that young man.
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posted on
11/26/2022 7:40:02 PM PST
by
TermLimits4All
(We all know the solution to preserve freedom. Who though has the will to fight for it.)
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