What does one do with a deer head?

[undeterred]

There was the head of a deer near the entrance of the woods where I walk my dog today... kind of like a hunter just got rid of it from his truck and left it there. Really creepy and I didn't want to touch it but didn't know what to do. My dog was uninterested but I'm sure other dogs will be interested.

I called Animal Control and they said they could only pick up a dead animal from a place with an address. :shrug:

[RandomKoolzip]

1. Scooter Libby would know. n/t

[Taverner]

2. mock it publically

HA HA you're out of the gene pool!

[Gold Metal Flake]

3. No joke.

Bury it. 2 feet minimum. Problem solved.

I understand it's icky, but it's the best way.

[undeterred]

4. Good idea. I'll put my garden shovel in my car,

I wish hunters wouldn't do stuff like this.

[Gold Metal Flake]

10. Yeah, that's just rude.

And very inconsiderate. Also, it draws predators and scavengers. And Godfather jokes. :-)

[Whoa_Nelly]

12. Take pics before burying it

And write a rant letter to the editor of your local paper.

[WeRQ4U]

5. Put it in the bed of your arch enemy.

Or their fridge.

[undeterred]

7. The first thing I thought of was the scene from the Godfather

Seeing it at the edge of the woods is bad enough- inside it would have been revolting.

I don't have any arch enemies. Maybe I could ship it to someone in Washington DC?

[WeRQ4U]

9. There are plenty of fine candidates in D.C.

I think you've solved your own problem. SHipping would be a bitch though.

[EstimatedProphet]

6. Take it to a taxidermist, if you are so inclined

[undeterred]

8. Antlers werent that impressive

and I'm not the kind who would want a dead animal on the wall.

[EstimatedProphet]

11. OK, however they may buy it from you for a few 'bucks'

Seriously. Taxidermists sometimes look for specimens to work on, so that they have some examples of their work for their shop.

[undeterred]

13. I don't really want it in my car!

Just the image of it in my head is giving me vegetarian thoughts, and I am not a vegetarian!

[woofless]

14. Just call a taxidermist and ask if he wants a little head.

I bet he'll come running.

[Gold Metal Flake]

15. Ewww!

You don't want to be close to it! You want to dig a hole a little bit away (from the smell), then drag the thing to the hole using some gloves you don't want anymore. Don't be looking at it, it's decomposing and critters like that. Drag it into the hole, throw in the gloves, bury as fast as you can. A mask would be good. Better yet, get some guy to do if for you. Pay a teenager?

Back when I was a kid, some foul death stench was emanating from the woods across from my grandparents house. I told my grandmother who took a shovel and investigated. She came back and said that a (forget what exactly it was, maybe a raccoon) had died, and she had buried it. It was all so matter-of-fact. Business as usual for folks in rural areas.

She was great.

[undeterred]

17. This didn't smell at all- I think it may have been frozen

in someone's vehicle. I'm hoping that somebody else takes care of it- and that nobody's dog gets ahold of it before they do.

Animals die in the woods all the time, and the dogs find that interesting, but usually you don't find the head of a large animal just appearing out of nowhere!

[REDKING]

16. Sell it .

[rug]

18. Who can you give it to?

[undeterred]

19. I could return it to the deers family, but that might be in poor taste...

considering that the rest of him has probably been used to make chili.

[rug]

20. True, under the circumstances giving head would be in poor taste.

[uppityperson]

21. Prop it next to the road with a funny hat on it

Now, how to use a deer head in a political statement?

[undeterred]

22. So when I went back there today the deer head was gone

I'm pretty sure Animal Control picked it up anyway. The thing is, it had been tagged by the hunter, so hopefully he'll get tracked down himself for not disposing of it properly.

[Deja Q]

23. I'll ask the doe and get back to you...

:wow: