[BGHater]

‘the deer couldn’t cope with climate change.’

SUV ping.

[ohioman]

I believe this makes more sense than the silly theory that man wiped out the Wooly Mammoth - even though North America was sparsely populated by humans at the time.

[cripplecreek]

Guess I’m off the hook.

[Joe 6-pack]

I'm thinking .375 H&H as the minimum...

[Doomonyou]

Initial ideas ranged from the Biblical flood described by Genesis,

Missed the boat?

[digger48]

I don't think a .410 slug is gonna do much to that fella

[Hot Tabasco]

Females became attracted to and mated with males with ever larger antlers,

Thus the beginning of the term "horney"........

[a fool in paradise]

Yet why this giant animal, which had massive antlers spanning 3.6m, suddenly went extinct some 10,600 years ago has remained a mystery. Now a study of its teeth is producing tantalising answers, suggesting the deer couldn't cope with climate change.

This type of lifestyle is NOT sustainable. It is KILLING the planet and has been for thousands and thousands of years!!!

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

My money is extinction induced by either a large meteor strike or volcanic activity.

[Tijeras_Slim]

One of those bad boys bites your sister and it’s all over.

[conservativeharleyguy]

"...Females became attracted to and mated with males with ever larger antlers, according to the idea, and eventually the antlers became so unwieldy that the deer became mired in clay soils, where they perished."...

That's ludicrous. Female deer or elk do not "become attracted" to a Buck or Bull because of their "antler size". The males compete (sometimes to the death) by using their antlers, physical size, and sheer strength as weapons to dominate the other males, and keep "their" herd in line. The winner gets to rut - it's that simple.

The females don't "become attracted to" any males in the sense that they suggest. They are simply ready to breed and the males vie for the winner's choice. It's more likely that they just kept breeding with the dominant males, who were dominant by virtue of larger antlers and body size.

Although, there is now evidence (supported by DNA analysis) from Penn. game & fish that proves that Does will accept multiple bucks in one rut, even to the point where multiple birth fawns can have completely different sires. Winning the antler fight doesn't guaranteed monogamy, nor mean that another buck won't sneak in behind his back (hmmmmm, kind of like humans in that regard......).

But to suggest that female deer/elk have the capacity to "select a mate based on the size of its antlers" is preposterous. Oh, and the "their antlers got so big that their feet got stuck... so they all died off" is pretty dumb too.

Impressive rack though. Imagine the "trophy fees" on that thing.

[Tanniker Smith]

I think it was because the English deer took all the Irish deer’s food and didn’t leave them enough to survive on.

[ricks_place]

Females became attracted to and mated with males with ever larger antlers... size does matter. lol

[crusty old prospector]

Wonder how the timing of the extinction coincides with the migration of the evil humans over the land bridge.

[TexasRepublic]

Earth’s climate has fluctuated drastically many times, with no help from man. Solar activity, volcanoes, etc. That is why I think our impact on the environment is minimal.

[SunkenCiv]

Ten Extinct Beasts That Could Walk The Earth Again
News Scientist | 1/07/2009 | Staff Writers
Posted on 01/09/2009 10:20:15 AM PST by ex-Texan
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2161690/posts

Immigrants From The Other Side (Clovis Is Solutrean?)
CSFA | 11-3-2003 | Dennis Sanford
Posted on 11/02/2003 4:11:21 PM PST by blam
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1013315/posts

also

http://freerepublic.com/focus/news/1875557/posts?page=31#31

[SunkenCiv]

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The Cycle of Cosmic Catastrophes: Flood, Fire, and Famine in the History of Civilization by Richard Firestone, Allen West, and Simon Warwick-Smith

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• What killed the mammoths and other behemoths?
• Ancient Atomic Warfare - Religious texts and geological evidence
• Supernova debris found on Earth
• Deep freeze dealt death knell to bison (Ice Age)
• Supernova Storm Wiped Out Mammoths?
• Supernova Storm Wiped Out Mammoths?
• Scientist: Comets Blasted Early Americans
• Terrestrial Evidence of a Nuclear Catastrophe in Paleoindian Times
• Did comet start deadly cold snap?
• Diamonds tell tale of comet that killed off the cavemen
• Catastrophic Comet Chilled and Killed Ice Age Beasts (and Clovis people)
• Oregon Researchers Involved In New Clovis-Age Impact Theory (More)
• Comet May Have Doomed Mammoths
• Ice Age Ends Smashingly: Did A Comet Blow Up Over Eastern Canada? (More) (Carolina Bays)
• Climate alarmists lose another piece of evidence
• Comet Theory Collides With Clovis Research, May Explain Disappearance of Ancient People
• NSF Press Release: Comet May Have Exploded Over North America 13,000 Years Ago
• Research Team Says Extraterrestrial Impact To Blame For Ice Age Extinctions (More)
• Cosmic blast may have killed off megafauna: Scientists say early humans doomed, too
• Cosmic blast may have killed off megafauna: Scientists say early humans doomed, too
• Evidence for an extraterrestrial impact 12,900 years ago
• Site Provides Evidence For Ancient Comet Explosion (Topper - SC)
• The End of Eden: The Comet That Changed Civilization
• Great beasts peppered from space
• Did Comets Cause Ancient American Extinctions?
• Al Goodyear And The Secrets Of Ancient Americans
• The mysterious forest rings of northern Ontario
• Life Survived Catastrophic Space Rock Impact [Chesapeake Bay area]
• Research Casts New Light On History Of North America
• Exploding Asteroid Theory Strengthened By New Evidence Located In Ohio, Indiana
• First Humans To Settle Americas Came From Europe, Not From Asia....
• Diamonds Rained Down During Ice Age
• Diamonds Rained Down During Ice Age ($$$)
• First Humans To Settle Americas Came From Europe, Not From Asia Over Bering Strait -
• Tracking down abrupt climate changes (Rapid natural climate change 12,700 years ago)
• Mammoth Mystery: The Beasts' Final Years
• Scientists find signs of 13,000-year-old extinction event
• Scientists say comet killed off mammoths, saber-toothed tigers
• Diamonds Linked to Quick Cooling Eons Ago
• Six North American sites hold 12,900-year-old nanodiamond-rich soil
• Did a Comet Hit Earth 12,000 Years Ago?
• Mammoths wiped out by 'perfect storm?'
• Laser mapping may help solve the mystery of the Mima Mounds
• Humans to Blame for Extinction? - Not Necessarily So ...
• Did a Comet Cause a North American Die-Off around 13,000 Years Ago?
• Carolina bays gouged into the ground at a magnetic reversal
• North America comet theory questioned
• Mini ice age took hold of Europe in months
• Car-Sized Creature Whacked with Tail's Sweet Spot (until 10,000 years ago)s

[SunkenCiv]

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[coconutt2000]

We was hungry, so we ate them deer. Yes we did.