| Freeloader123 |
| (.275 member) |
| 05/11/10 04:18 AM |
Re: UK's 'biggest stag' Exmoor Emperor found shot dead
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.... because it sounds better for the media hype
It was a big stag, but until the carcass is weighed and the head scored, no-one knows for sure. It may be that the hype was started by some misguided individuals in the stag hunting (i.e. on horseback with hounds) community who resent that hunting with hounds was banned and now only rifle hunting (stalking) is allowed. The park thing is nonsense.
I wasn't trying to be insulting by the use of the word. I was trying to get a sense of how thoroughly the deer herd is managed and catalogued in England.
Try to understand my perspective. I can't imagine the New York Times or Washington Post printing an article about the national tragedy of the largest Mule Deer or Elk in the country getting killed.