In New Cannan, Conneticut, wildlife officials are searching for a doe that was reported by a local resident to have a tennis ball stuck in its mouth. According to a story in The Advocate, "An adjacent house has a tennis court, and the doe is one of several deer that routinely eats from a trough the homeowner fills with corn feed."

The Department of Environmental Protection is searching for the deer, with the intention of tranquilizing the deer and removing the ball. It is feared the deer could starve if the ball is not removed -- no kidding.

The story did not elaborate on the underlying issue, which appears to be overpopulation of deer over-running into suburban areas. Could hunting possibly be a responsible and wise solution to prevent this sort of scenario? What might the cost to taxpayers be to have government agencies hunting deer with tranquilizers in order to save them from tennis balls?

http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/localnews/ci_9904437

Source: The Sun Herald

GULFPORT --The seizure of 500 plants that looked like marijuana in Harrison County in 2003 did not violate the land-user's civil rights, the 5th Court of Appeals has ruled.

The decision upholds a federal judge's dismissal of Marion "Bucky" Waltman's civil lawsuit against former Sheriff George H. Payne Jr. The ruling was filed Thursday.

The crop was kenaf planted as deer food on land leased by the Boarhog Hunting Club. Waltman planted the crop based on research at Mississippi State University. The research concluded that kenaf, used to make paper, could also attract deer and provide larger hunting trophies...Read More

Left-Coast trend-setters are finally catching up with us deer hunters in the "cool" department -- almost. Apparently us antler-fanatics have occupied a higher rung up the "hip" ladder than even we realized. Get this: California designers at an ultra-contemporary apparel company called Rich-In-Craft, have introduced a deer antler handled purse -- the Folie à Deux bag. With custom CNC machined aluminum buckles, this purse is, according to them, "the quintessential duality of functional feminine artistry."

Hold on a minute. It's a deer antler. One has to scratch their head wondering how deer antlers -- which exist on male deer for the primary purpose of establishing masculine dominance for purposes of breeding -- have to do with being "feminine."

Further pushing the limits of the absurd, the purse's handle is not even a real antler, but an "exclusive amalgam of polyurethane and glass." Translation: plastic. Newsflash: We deer hunters admire antlers, and ours are made of bone, that come from real deer, thank you very much.

Now, before you read what they have to say about the antler handle itself, you might want to head to your local Starbucks, grab yourself an Arabian Mocha Latte' and cozy up to get in the mood:

"The handle symbolizes the sharp element of the wild."

Now THAT is deep. While we attempt to ponder that golden nugget of higher intellectualism, our question is: When will we see a camo version?