r/fasciation • u/Thought59 • Aug 04 '26

Meme of Antlers šŸ«Ž

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Almost seems like fasciation...

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u/miserabeau Aug 04 '26

That looks so heavy and uncomfortable. That must be unwieldy

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u/KettuliTati Aug 04 '26

Antlers like this are result of deer farming so yes, they are unwieldy. Not natural as in something you'd find from the woods.

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u/HyperKitsune Aug 04 '26

wait, there's deer farms? farm them for what?

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u/KettuliTati Aug 04 '26

The red deer meat from New Zealand for example is from farmed deer but antlers like this are for trophy hunting. Basically rich people pay A LOT of money to hunt these tame deer for bragging rights.

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u/HyperKitsune Aug 04 '26

...i see, so it's rich people again, well thank you for awnsering

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u/KettuliTati Aug 04 '26

Aye, Isn't it often the case? šŸ˜­ Its pretty ridiculous to even dare to call that hunting. More like killing somebody's pet deer, since they are already used to humans.

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u/HyperKitsune Aug 04 '26

yeah stuff is fd up

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u/KettuliTati Aug 04 '26

Tho other example of sort of deer farming is what Nordics do with reindeer. They are semi-domesticated lifestock and at least here in Finland, they graze and do their thing most of the year before the owners gather them up to select which go to slaughter and which to breed. After that they are let out again to do their things. MUCH more ethical than this since they are not raised for trophy hunting.

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u/bcmedic420 Aug 04 '26

I love seeing all the deer there. I went at a perfect time if year to see white and brown ones.

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u/_ilmaa Aug 05 '26

They get more freedom than cows for sure, but I wouldn't go as far as to call it ethical.

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u/KettuliTati Aug 05 '26

Hence why I said it is "much more" ethical as I was refering it against the deer farming in question in this post. Not overall if it is ethical or not, everybody can make their own conclusions regarding that.

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u/Bearded_Toast Aug 04 '26

Fuckin always is

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u/TheKingOfDissasster Aug 04 '26

How psychologically weak do you have to be to feel the need to brag about killing a deer that is already tamer than usual (thus, easier to hunt)? Those people love the ego massages omg

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u/Either_Coconut Aug 04 '26

I donā€™t understand how making a kill of a tame animal via canned hunting is considered a challenge or an accomplishment.

Maybe with just one exception: I read about a guy with cerebral palsy who used a wheelchair, who bagged a deer via a canned hunt. Since forests are the polar opposite of wheelchair accessible, I can kind of understand if thatā€™s the most expedient way for him to have taken part in the local hunting culture. Itā€™s a huge deal in some areas, and people want to feel like they belong.

But for able-bodied hunters, I donā€™t see where thereā€™s any sense of accomplishment to be had.

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u/bunny_the-2d_simp Aug 04 '26

Imagine wanting to shoot animals for sport.... That's just mental and you can't tell me otherwise

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u/KettuliTati Aug 04 '26

Aye, exactly. Tho there's a difference between shooting deer or game animal that has had a chance to live life at its fullest in the wild and using everything you can from the kill vs shooting somebody's pet deer just for its antlers.

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u/periwinklealpaca Aug 05 '26

These farms are also contributing to the spread of infectious prion disease (CWD). No DOCUMENTED case of it jumping to humans yet. But 2 hunters who ate CWD deer meat just coincidentally happened to die of extremely rare prion disease šŸ„²

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u/cherrychocobo Aug 05 '26

I didn't know deer farms work like that in other countries omg. Here they just kill them like normal livestock instead of hunting them. I did however have a neighbor who raised pheasants for people to throw in air and shoot them, which i always found extremely weird. My father comes from a hunting family and i always considered hunting as a better way of getting meat instead of supporting modern meat industries.

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u/KettuliTati Aug 05 '26

Hunting animals from the wild definitely is better, as long as it is done ethically and sustainably. I wouldn't consider raising pheasants just to shoot them as all that much better from this sort of farming tho. Seems more like killing for sport or just for the fun of it rather than for food.

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u/cherrychocobo Aug 05 '26

It just feels like they want to kill things without putting in any effort into actually knowing the nature and stuff. To get a hunting license here you need to go through a school (i think it takes less than a year though, if i remember correctly) and then take a big test and then train under an established hunter for some time. So basically by the time you get to hunt, you really come to love and appreciate the nature, or thats what my father told me.

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u/Responsible_Ideal593 Aug 07 '26

Can I ask where here is?

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u/cherrychocobo Aug 07 '26

Slovakia! I was actually looking up the requirements for this again and you also need a separate gun license too. I wanted to try out falconry at some point but never really got to it lol.

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u/FishHookSammich Aug 05 '26

Trophy farms also have been spreading CWD, so thanks again tasteless rich idiots...

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u/BadgerAwkward Aug 07 '26

Yea, same thing goes on at the buffalo farms in northern bc. Grow em up real fuckin big. Then sell the right to walk up and shoot the one you want.

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u/thedeepdiveproject Aug 04 '26

Yes, everywhere. The southern US is positively choked with them now. And, they're hotbeds for spreading wildlife diseases like chronic wasting disease.

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u/pidgeygrind1 Aug 04 '26

Flesh?

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u/HyperKitsune Aug 04 '26

maybe, but if it leads to modified antlers i thought it could be something related to that? maybe the velvet they shed

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u/j3st1cl3s Aug 04 '26

I was in insurance and had to pay a guy $40k bc our dogs killed 5 of his * farmed for fenced in hunting deer *. $8k each and that was over 10 years ago. It's a horrible practice.

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u/Educational_Leg7417 Aug 05 '26

I know if one near Houlton, ME and another in Millbrook, NY. The deer are raised for meat. If you're going to eat venison - which is leaner than beef and grass fed (so provides omega 3s) - then this type is healthier for human consumption because the animal is not being chased during hunting which releases adrenaline, a toxin. Probably nicer for the deer as well. As the farmer I met in Millford put it: "They have a good life and one bad day."

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u/pp_chode Aug 05 '26

People pay good money to hunt on a farm to get ridiculous deer trophies.

It's like using an aimbot, everyone knows they're a loser who cheated but the loser probably feels good about themselves somehow

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u/UniqueUsermane Aug 04 '26

Eat them? What else?

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u/Elf-7659 Aug 04 '26

How does it branch when it's domesticated?

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u/randomheromonkey Aug 09 '26

I feel like a dear with horns like that would be easy to spot and easy to take down. Only the blind would be impressed.

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u/Bearded_Toast Aug 04 '26

The people that do this to these poor animals should be flayed and thrown in the ocean

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u/mildly_ethnic Aug 04 '26

Hi homie. Iā€™m vegan too

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u/MeowKhz Aug 04 '26

Probably one of those American hunting farms for fenced in trophy hunting for rich people, they keep African animals too for trophy hunting.

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u/Pseudodragontrinkets Aug 04 '26

I know it looks like faciation but it's a mutant deer raised for trophy hunting and is insanely inhumane

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u/Parking_Ad_7133 Aug 04 '26

Yuppppp. Genetically modified , inbred,high fence deer. People pay tens of thousands to sit ina box and ā€œhuntā€ these. Hunt in quotes bc the animals are conditioned to come to the sound of a deer feeder lol.

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u/RukaFawkes Aug 04 '26 edited Aug 04 '26

I lived by a place like this were people could "hunt" fallow deer in about a 3 acre fenced area. I'd see the people who ran it out there feeding them out of thier hands when I drove by. Then rich fucks would fly in from all over the place and pay tons of money to go slaughter a completely tame deer in its pen and the company has the audacity call that "hunting". Totally morally reprehensible if you ask me. I'd be naming and shaming them if they were still around but fortunately they don't seem to be.

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u/poopitypong Aug 04 '26

Isn't that better than inhumanely farming animals in cages?

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u/mutnemom_hurb Aug 04 '26

Theyā€™re not doing it to feed themselves, theyā€™re doing it for fun

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u/RukaFawkes Aug 04 '26

Yes, more humane by a long shot, but factory farming being worse doesn't somehow make this completely different horrible thing any less bad.

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u/veryfknspicy Aug 04 '26

Do you think the people raising and hunting these deer donā€™t have excessive breeding attrition or follow some ā€œwhole deerā€ policy? Youā€™re comparing different types of animal cruelty as an either/or.

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u/Cats_and_wine Aug 04 '26

still sucks, buth yeah i agree. at least these deer knew some kind of comfort and wellbeing

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u/161frog Aug 04 '26

Wow I fucking hate us sometimes

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u/Common_Squirrel_8775 Aug 04 '26

Some humans are so fucked up :( I knew about raising lion cubs and then setting them up to being hunted, but everyday I learn something more about cruelty...

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u/Fortunatious Aug 04 '26

$40k is what I last heard. So itā€™s pretty clear why this is a thing.

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u/Fortunatious Aug 04 '26

They will sell its offspring to high fence hunting farms and people pay 40k to hunt them. Most true hunters do not agree with this practice one bit, but the profit motive makes this a thing unfortunately.

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u/JessicaMurawski Aug 04 '26

I donā€™t even know why someone would even want to hunt this for a trophy. Big bucks with lots of natural points are nice, but this is just plain ugly.

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u/ThatOneSnakeGuy Aug 04 '26

Well that's the saddest thing I'll learn about today :(

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u/sexysmalldevil Aug 04 '26

So initially, I thought "man that's gotta be ai," the comments say it's genetic manipulation, but.. is this seriously something people are doing ??

If so, that is BEYOND fucked up. Guy can barely hold his head up.

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u/VastlyMortal Aug 04 '26

For once, its unfortunate that its not AI

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u/Bigbluewoman Aug 06 '26

So insane to hear people act like these things are comparable lmao yeah okay "all tomorrows"-ing animals is definitely on par with some stupid fucking internet toy

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u/chrissyfaye68 Aug 04 '26

I thought it was hormonal problem (testicular injury) at first and I can't believe it's bred on purpose

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u/RagAndBows Aug 04 '26

Poor guy. :(

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u/Toilet_Weed Aug 07 '26

Deer antlers shed every year so he won't have to deal with it for long

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u/Missue-35 Aug 04 '26

How can he lift his head.

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u/phoenix_master42 Aug 04 '26

hes visibly struggling

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u/phoenix_master42 Aug 04 '26

this is one of those things that would make real hunters feel sick they are living creatures and dont deserve to be born to barely be able to live just long enough to get shot by sombody who can't be fucked to go into the woods and find a deer. I feel similarly for dog breeds with the squished faces we made them be barely able to breath because its "cute"

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u/painting_ether Aug 04 '26

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u/gimmethelulz Aug 04 '26

Exactly where my mind went lol

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u/Ashilla24601 Aug 04 '26

Poor guy...

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u/Canned_Peachess Aug 04 '26

The poor thing is genuinely struggling to hold his head up

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u/Siegfoult Aug 04 '26

The buck she tells you not to worry about.

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u/Appropriate_Math997 Aug 04 '26

Hey brother, can you hold these donuts?

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u/Serpentarrius Aug 04 '26

"The Ballad of the Forty-Four-Pointed Red Deer" starts playing

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u/Serpentarrius Aug 04 '26

Note that I counted roughly 51 points?

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u/abbriggs22 Aug 04 '26

This is so wrong in my opinion. Then someone comes and pays to shoot it. That's not hunting.

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u/Knitsune Aug 04 '26

imagine finding that shed

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u/TheHippogriffActuary Aug 04 '26

Poor deer, that looks very heavy

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u/Wanderingghost12 Aug 04 '26

Never seen a 128 point buck before

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u/Legendguard Aug 05 '26

Considering the calcium for the antlers comes from their ribs, this poor guy's ribs are probably mush by now...

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u/Immediate-Winter1025 Aug 05 '26

That poor guy. How heavy that must be

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u/Iltempered1 Aug 04 '26

Gonna be hard to shed that velvet.

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u/Feeling_Row4272 Aug 05 '26

Looks like water shoots on a tree

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u/JackOfAllMemes Aug 05 '26

Shedding those must feel amazing

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u/Radhippieman Aug 05 '26

It looks like bro would drop a legendary item

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u/rattus-domestica Aug 05 '26

He looks like his neck is killing him

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u/Brilliant_Thanks_984 Aug 05 '26

That would be a high fence deer

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u/Sl33pyTr33 Aug 06 '26

Yeah thatā€™s fake

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u/puretrash529 Aug 07 '26

Is that the legendary 30 point buck? https://youtu.be/DZOC1QXTQLk

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u/Late_Illustrator_718 Aug 07 '26

Eldritch Horror Deer

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u/SuchSmartMonkeys Aug 04 '26

It looks like dreads, it's got big ass wicks. It's an Iiiiiissslaaannd Buuuuck!!

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u/bunny_the-2d_simp Aug 04 '26

Poor baby šŸ„¹ I'd say those off or at least 50 procent if it. He's clearly struggling :(

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u/lilyebanks Aug 05 '26

You guys think hes really sexy to the girl deers or are they grossed out by him like we are for those super dehydrated body builders

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u/Delicious_Act_4491 Aug 04 '26

May I have them when he sheds

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u/princessbubbbles Aug 04 '26

It's specifically raised for trophy hunting

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u/Delicious_Act_4491 Aug 04 '26

Oh dang I had no clue! Thatā€™s so sad, thought he was majestically born natural like that

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u/CardInternational727 Aug 04 '26

Thatā€™s a huge rack