Deer Fight Back!!! The only sport were the opponent don't know he's in the game!!!

Lol at the comment, but if you think the deer don't know, then you haven't been hunting before!

In June 1968, I graduated from Dundalk High School. In June 1969, I began guiding bear hunters - way up in the deep and wide woods of Northern Maine. When I was being turned into a Registered Maine Guide, the very first thing I was taught is, "You have to protect the hunters from themselves."

Fortunately for me, none of the bear hunters I guided ever got themselves shot or hurt in anyway.

One of the hunters I guided did come way-too-awfully-close to shooting me, though. And that darn fool was a genuine Washington D.C. rocket scientist. Swear to it!

Here's my story about that rocket scientist: http://www.maineoutdoorstoday.com/DavidCrews/stories/rocket_scientist.html

To make it a real even sport the animals should have guns to. Then see who has the kahunnas to go hunting

Hunting is cruel and unnecessary. And don't post a bunch of responses about controlling deer population, etc. for their own good. I really don't care to hear that. Killing beautiful, innocent animals is wrong, no matter how you try to justify it.

Just curious. Was your house built on land that was once a natural habitat for deer?
If so, when are you tearing it down?
Human incursions into deer habitat is one of the main problems, you know

How do you feel about the hunting of wild cats that kill humans in populated areas out west?

are you frickin' kidding me, "too bad it wasn't fatal"! YOU ARE SICK! You'd rather see a human life over an animal???!!!!???!?!? Obviously, you have never had a deer (in an over populated area) dart in front of your car and total it! Get real......You need to "keep your ass" in blinders.....Deer will totally destroy your gardens/yard. We are not talking "Bambi" here!!! Get over yourself.....You should be ashamed of yourself for even making the statement "too bad it wasn't fatal"...hope some day that you don't encounter the same incident.!

Sending thoughts and prayers that he will be ok.

Many thanks to Russ Jones for the photos

Couldn't agree with you more Nick & LB, There are so many people ignorant of the facts. Sorry but my opinion, the idiots out there that obviously have no clue of what dangers these animals cause and how we absolutely need to control the population. Maybe if these types of people encountered near deadly accidents, they would open their eyes & see what the hell goes on out there. Its not about being heartless, Iam a woman and have hunted since i was 8 years old, about 25 years now, and let me tell you im a hell of alot more caring and sensitive than the people making those obsurd comments!! Deer season, 1 more week to go! GOOD LUCK GUYS!!

If the hunters only killed the deer with disease then maybe you would have a point but they don't. Hunters always go after the biggest and best . The best specimens you need to keep the herd healthy.
Imagine if ranchers always killed their best what their herd would look like.

Actually the accidents are caused by hunting. The deer know they can't be shot from the road so they end up clustering near the road which in turn leads to the inevitable collision.

Hunting deer does tend to drive them into area's of heavy traffic.. good point..

The body shops win. My wife hit a possum the other day in her car. $900 in damage.

Yep $1,000 deductible.

The Patch should investigate why he was flown to Shock Trauma at great tax payer expense for a non life threatening injury. If the idiot shot himself trying to kill a defenseless animal, we shouldn't have to incur the cost for his stupidity.

http://dnr.maryland.gov/wildlife/Hunt_Trap/deer/deer_management/deerhuntastool.asp

Thats funny Robert. This DNR article seems to contradict everything you say. Do you have any proof to back up your assertions? Perhaps if you were so concerned about deer health you would help to reintroduce wolves and mountain lion to this area to do the job that hunters now do. The ignorance displayed on this website regarding hunting and its effect on ecology is really astounding. I urge anyone opposed to hunting to educate themselves about the topic before they make emotionally charged statements that aren't supported by any factual data at all. And don't post some peta or animal rights website in reply. If you have some actual scientific data supporting an anti hunting stance I would be interested in reading it.

E. Douglas - The key word is "trauma"! If this gentleman has health insurance, he WILL get billed. Just like you would! By his/your own insurance company...been in an ambulance lately...you'll pay for that too! How many "defenseless" turkeys, chickens, pigs, cows ....etc, have you "enjoyed" lately!! Hunting is a sport, as is fishing, gee, those poor defenseless fish!

Come take a hike with me and my kids around Loch Raven. Hunters kill fawns just to remove 2" of meat on either side of their spine and leave the carcass.

Hunting is an industry. In '68, I was a kid from the suburbs of Baltimore living up in the woods of Maine. I was only gonna stay in Maine for a week, but stayed for a year. Stayed for the country girls, snowmobiling, the woods, to live with the country folk in wholesome happiness. Some of my friends up there hunt to feed their family. They also fish for food and gather wild berries - often with their whole family. Some guide hunters and fishers from out of state - Maine men guide to make money for themselves and their family. Some Maine women earn money for themselves and their family by cooking and cleaning for hunting lodges. Various businesses up there rely on making money from hunters, hunting lodges and lodge employees.

Steel making is an industry. One that helped pollute waters where I had swum and fished as a young teenager. Polluted those waters so severely that swimmers' beaches had to be closed and fish grew awfully cancerous.

Skiing is an industry. Many people think the skiing business doesn't negatively effect wildlife. Ski slopes and lodges are on land cleared of woods where deer and other wildlife lived. Traffic in ski areas runs into and over wildlife. High tech polymers in skiing gear is made in polluting manufacturing plants, which is often hazardous to the health of wildlife.

When I was a young man comparing life in Northern Maine to life lived between a steel mill and a city, I saw that we industrious humans have to kill wildlife so we can live.

funny... . most people who shoot others , say it's an accident too :( gun ownership is a responsibility, every person who owns one knows that guns kill, so if you have one... . it's no accident if you harm somebody , or yourself... . It was no accident this man shot himself, it was stupidity, and his privilege should be taken away before some one gets killed! he should be charged for reckless used of a firearm, it may save a life

We were once hiking through Oregon Ridge Park and saw a big 10 point buck struggling with a badly broken front leg. As the Ranger there said: The only predator left today for the deer is the automobile. This poor animal would only suffer until he died of starvation.
I once saw a bloated deer carcass at the intersection of York and Ridgely Roads.
We have deer in the tiny patch of woods behind our house in the heart of Towson.
Humans have destroyed their habitat and destroyed their natural prey. That being said, we certainly can't bring back wolves and big cats to suburbia, and hunting really doesn't do enough to make a difference in the population.
It's a tough problem.

It would seem that nature has always managed to balance itself... we mere humans may think that our impact is irreversible .. but it is only a speck in the grand scheme...humans will be humans in all shapes and forms~we have a brain~ that complicates things ...

Why would anybody shoot a fawn anyway? (or a doe for that matter)

Anyone who shoots a fawn is a POS. No self respecting hunter would do that the vast majority of hunters would despise such an act. Doe on the other hand grow large and provide a good deal of meat. Since there are somewhere in the neighborhood of ten doe for every 1 buck, it is perfectly acceptable to take a doe. What is not acceptable is to take down a deer, cut out the backstraps (tenderloin), and leave the rest to rot. I don't know anyone who would do this but I know their are people out there who would. However, it is not fair to judge an entire group by the actions of a few.

Very true Nick, unfortunately a vast majority of hunters seem to be known as reckless rednecks but the thats far from the truth for most hunters. And as far as hunters pressuring and driving deer into traffic, the real problem is the land that is being taken from the deer and all of the building and over populated areas that is taking their habitat away, where does it leave them to go?? The has to be some type of control. Sure wish people would study the real facts before making such comments.

When we lived in Hydes someone hit a deer and left it on the side of road to die. One of the neighbors drove by and brought the deer home, cut open the deer and there where two live babies there. The children, who where accustomed to deer butchering where not prepared for that, and neither where the adults. Needless to say, nobody wanted deer for the rest of the winter.