Thursday, January 10, 2013

Watch this: A trip to B.C. almost turned deadly... almost... I'm glad it didn't... really. I'm happy for the deer


This video was filmed during a road trip from Arkansas Alaska to Texas, just outside of Radium Hot Springs in British Columbia.

A little fun fact from one commenter on Reddit: "Fun fact: When deer prance like that it's called stotting. It's used to display their agility and discourage predators from picking them."

Posted by Shawn at 1/10/2013 08:23:00 PM

34 comments:

  1. Lets see, if i am traveling from Arkansas to Texas, I always go through Canada

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    1. Anything is possible my friend. Anything.

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    3. Thoose laughs were. Classic.. worth the video

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    4. I'd shot those two assholes just for laughing like maniacs.

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  2. TRUE fact: That is how mule deer run all the time. It is called a "stot" but it has nothing to do with showing their agility or discouraging predators. It's how they run, the guy on Reddit should watch real wildlife more often.

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    1. Actually Mule Deer are capable of running and "Stotting" they will do either, but don't always Stot.

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    2. You are right, I used a glittering generality inappropriately. I do think you will agree that it doesn't have anything to do with showing their agility or discouraging predators. It is a highly efficient form of covering distance. Thanks for the correction. He just made it sound like they only stot at certain times and only in certain situations. Peace.....

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    3. I do agree, absolutely nothing to do with showing agility or discouraging predatation. Certainly it is one of the traits that makes them one beautiful animal. In case anyone were to wonder what they look like on a dinner plate, they are quite beautiful there as well :)

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    1. Straight from the funny farm.

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    2. Sounds like laughter induced by hydroponic weed.

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    1. Exactly. It wasn't that funny.

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    2. I guess you had to be there....and been extremely high or easily amused. That guys laugh would get annoying if he laughed at everything. Which he more than likely did.

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  6. Funny!! nice one. and lucky deer! and lucky all!

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  7. loonies finally found something real

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  8. The funny thing about deers is

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  9. The doe walked out of the woods and said......Whew, I'll never do that again for two bucks!

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  10. That was as gay as J Randi and his followers.

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    1. Now that actually IS funny. Cue the laugh track.

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  11. Too bad Smeja wasn't there he would've laughed too before turning his gun onto it to kill it and leave it there to rot.

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    2. Then onto the taxidermy sites:
      "I killed a weird looking deer"

      Enter the due diligence crowd, stage right.

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  12. Just exactly how did this trip "almost turn deadly?"

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    1. The two kids in their daddy's stolen car almost died from laughing.

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  13. B.C. has the nickname of "Better Cannabis" here in Canada. Now you know why.

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  15. Damn are those guys filming wasted or something? :-S
    irrelevant video

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    1. The video stopped here because their laughter changed to screams when they saw the group of squatches chasing the deer, they danced around too on the wet road but that sight wasn't nearly as funny.

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  16. Bigfoots are known to rub their greasey hair on the road to create an oil slick. They will then chase deer on to the road hoping that they will slip and break a leg. The driver and filmer missed a golden opportunity to gather evidence and possibly have an encounter.

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  17. Who else thinks the passenger riding shotgun and filmng had his left hand squeezing the drivers "package" trying to get a special delivery and that's the real reason for all the laughing - fun fact - that's called "stroking" and is used to attract male partners

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